The Royal Hudson excursion used other locomotives during the 2000 and 2001 seasons, such as back up locomotive No. 3716 (an ex-Canadian Pacific 2-8-0 which is also provincially owned and as of 2024 operates on the Kettle Valley Steam Railway in Summerland).

A Brief Look at Engine 3716. Besides the Royal Hudson another steam locomotive that was completely rebuilt in 1975 was CPR 3716, a 2-8-0 Consolidation built in 1912. This engine saved from scrap in 1966 was to be displayed in Port Coquitlam BC. For years however it sat derelict outside the CPR Drake St. Roundhouse. In 1974 it was

The #3716 Steam Locomotive. Our beautiful engine was built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1912, the Spirit of Summerland 2-8-0 Class N2b. This engine was originally built as a coal-burning locomotive, however, it was rebuilt in 1929 and converted from coal to oil.

3716 was used on the British Columbia Museum Train for many years, also serving as a backup locomotive to the 2860 Royal Hudson. It was leased by the Kettle Valley Steam Railway in 2003, and there it hauls the excursions.

Jan 24, 2025 · BC Rail ex CPR 2860 Royal Hudson and ex CPR 3716 Consolidation are both out of service un-serviceable due to need for major firebox and boiler work. It has just been announced by Mark Mudie Pres. & CEO of BCRail that the promised $4million for both overhauls will NOT be forthcoming from the newly elected BC government.

Royal Hudson 2860 – a former Canadian Pacific locomotive was operated by BC Rail on its main line, usually between North Vancouver and Squamish. Here we see the locomotive on a cross-Canada tour at Red Deer, Alberta late on the night of 4 May 1978.

C.P.R. 3716 (Canada) New Location at Kettle Valley Steam Railway, Summerland, BC, Canada . This locomotive was originally built in 1912 by Montreal Locomotive Works as #3916, Class N3b. It was built as a coal-burning locomotive. #3916 was rebuilt in 1929 and given a new class and number, N2b #3716.

Primary purpose of the ex CP 3716 was as a backup for the ex CP 2860 on the BC government operated Royal Hudson excurison trains from North Vancouver to Squamish, BC. It also operated on the BC Provincial Museum train which travelled the province for a while.

Jan 30, 2025 · Includes recordings of the Royal Hudson #2860 steam locomotive (T3848:0001-0003); railway yard switching and freight trains, North Vancouver (T3848:0003); Provincial Museum train steam locomotive #1077, steam donkey engine, steam locomotive #3716, and locomotives at the Cowichan Forest Museum (T3848:0003); shipyard sounds, various B.C. …

Canadian Pacific No. 3716 is a class N2-b 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1912 for the Canadian Pacific Railway. It worked for many years in the Kootenays and put in many miles in the Crowsnest area of …