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John Davies interview
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1980-09-17 [date recorded] (Creation)
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Railroading in B.C. : John Davies RECORDED: [location unknown], 1980-09-17 SUMMARY: John Davies, a former CPR shop foreman, discusses: railroad shop practices; machinist apprentices; all components of steam locomotives required attention at specific intervals; describes different roundhouses in B.C.; class two repairs were much more extensive than class three ones; job was to keep the traffic moving through the roundhouse; foreman was very connected to floor of shop but also to office demands; Revelstoke shop maintained a large number of locomotives. (Rest of interview is not transcribed).
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Robert D. Turner, 1979-1980
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Unedited partial transcript on file.
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- Use Restriction: For private and educational use only. Not for broadcast or commercial use without permission of the B.C. Archives.
- Copyright Status: Copyright British Columbia Archives.
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Excerpts from this interview appeared in the publication "Railroaders", Sound Heritage Series no. 31.
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Accession number(s): T3810
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speaker: John Davies, interviewer: Robert David Turner
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- Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Subject)