Canadian Pacific No. 283
Canada 1883 1 produced
Number 283 was a 4-4-0 locomotive, of which no class designation is known today. Built in 1883 by the Hinkley Locomotive Works, it had 62-inch diameter coupled wheels. It is said to have been used generally in front of passenger and freight trains.
It is best known for drawing the funeral train of Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. This was pulled on June 10, 1891 through Ontario from Ottawa to Kingston. The photo shows it decorated for the occasion. The 283 was eventually scrapped in 1897.
Technical data
General
- Built
- 1883
- Manufacturers
- Hinkley
- Wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0 (American)
- Gauge
- 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)
Power plant
- Driver diameter
- 1,575 mm
- Expansion type
- simple expansion
- Cylinders
- two, 432 x 610 mm
Power
- Power source
- steam
- Estimated power
- 298 kW (405 PS)
