Name 1905-1960TSS Wyvern Out of service June 1960 Launched 10 October 1905 Draft 3.38 m | Yard number 164 Fate Scrapped Length 34 m Builder Ferguson Shipbuilders | |
Operator 1905-1923Midland Railway1923-1948London, Midland and Scottish Railway1948-1960British Railways Tonnage 215 gross register tons (GRT) | ||
TSS Wyvern was a passenger vessel built for the Midland Railway in 1905.
History
TSS Wyvern was built by Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow for the Midland Railway. She was launched on 10 October 1905. She was named the Wyvern after the company crest of the Midland Railway.
She was used for pleasure excursions from Heysham to Fleetwood until 1939. She was acquired by the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923 and British Railways in 1960. and disposed of in 1970.
References
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