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The Roundhouse
1913 establishments in British Columbia Buildings and structures in Victoria, British Columbia Buildings and structures on the National Historic Sites of Canada register National Historic Sites in British Columbia Railway roundhouses in British Columbia Transport infrastructure completed in 1913 {{Canada-rail-transport-stub
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Roundhouse in Victoria
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, British Columbia
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, was completed in 1913 and designated a historic building in 1992.
The roundhouse has been virtually unchanged since its construction. It is surrounded by railway shops and outbuildings, representative of the steam railway era in Canada, once serving its namesake railway.
See also
*Island Rail Corridor
The Island Rail Corridor, previously the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway (E&N Railway), is a railway operation on Vancouver Island and is the only remaining railway on Vancouver Island after the closure of the Englewood Railway in November 2017. T ...
* List of historic places in Victoria, British Columbia
This is a list of historic places in the City of Victoria, British Columbia entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, whether they are designated federally, provincially or municipally. For a list of historic places in the remainder of ...
* Railway turntable
In rail terminology, a railway turntable or wheelhouse is a device for turning railway rolling stock, usually locomotives, so that they can be moved back in the direction from which they came. Naturally, it is especially used in areas where e ...
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The Roundhouse
1913 establishments in British Columbia Buildings and structures in Victoria, British Columbia Buildings and structures on the National Historic Sites of Canada register National Historic Sites in British Columbia Railway roundhouses in British Columbia Transport infrastructure completed in 1913 {{Canada-rail-transport-stub