Not Easily Forgotten
One-O-Three
When I lived in Hamilton as a kid in the 70’s, I used to enjoy coming downtown from where I lived on the mountain and seeing the old TH&B Railway steam locomotive No. 103 that was on display at Gage Park. A point came when my family left the province of Ontario but when I returned to Hamilton later in life, I was shocked to see 103 was no longer there. It turns out that old engine and caboose are still well-preserved at the Westfield Heritage Village. Not many of such pieces of engineering exist anymore, and it’s a pleasure to see that this one hasn’t been dismantled, melted down and lost forever.
Actually, I would never say that old things are beautiful and more durable a today’s streamlined boxes that put off at first the cold or the heat. But it is so. They are beautiful and raises emotions in us that few other things do.
Yes, wonderful nostalgia . . . fond memories.
What a machine . . . . great shot Allan!
It was a brief childhood fantasy to be a train conductor.
A great machine & a great shot. We still have a few old steam trains that travel close to us on the West Somerset Railway. Such a great sound as they pass by. I really do love them.
That is a great sound; there’s nothing like it.
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