Name 1868-1913 PS Thames Fate Withdrawn Length 32 m | Out of service 1913 Launched 1868 Draft 2.59 m | |
Operator 1868-1879 London and North Western Railway1879-1882 Great Western Railway1882-1912 London, Tilbury and Southend Railway1912-1913 Midland Railway Builder Bowdler, Chaffer and Company, Liverpool. Tonnage 125 gross register tons (GRT) | ||
PS Thames was a passenger vessel built for the London and North Western Railway in 1868.
History
PS Thames was built by Bowdler, Chaffer and Company, Liverpool and launched in 1868. She was used for services on the River Mersey.
In 1879 she was acquired by the Great Western Railway where she was used as a tender at Plymouth.
In 1882 she was acquired by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. In 1912 she was then owned by the Midland Railway and withdrawn in 1913.
References
PS Thames (1868) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA