PS Thomas Dugdale (1873)
PS Thomas Dugdale was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from 1873 to 1883.[1]
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| Route: | 1873-1883:Belfast – Fleetwood |
| Builder: | A. Leslie and Company, River Tyne |
| Out of service: | 1893 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
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| Tonnage: | 1,000 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 260ft |
History
She was built by A. Leslie and Company on the River Tyne for the London and North Western Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway for their services from Fleetwood.
She was named after one of the directors of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
In 1882 she received new engines by Rankin and Blackmore.
She collided with PS Azalea of Glasgow, in Lough Foyle, on or about 4 September 1888.[2]
She was renamed P.S. Laurel around 1890.
gollark: Wow, stargates dial slowly.
gollark: If you look at PB2, what killed that was ultimately, if I remember it right, more poor performance than anything done by players.
gollark: I thought you were noping lur.
gollark: Oh yes, right.
gollark: Sometimes just for purposes of pure evil.
References
- Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
- Board of Trade Wreck Report for Azalea and Thomas Dugdale, 1888
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