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TrSS Greenore (1912)

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Yard number
  
782

Launched
  
20 February 1912

Draft
  
4.42 m

Out of service
  
1926

Length
  
93 m

Builder
  
Cammell Laird

Name
  
1912-1926 TrSS Greenore

Owner
  
1912-1923 London and North Western Railway 1923-1926 London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Operator
  
1912-1923 London and North Western Railway 1923-1926 London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Route
  
1912-1926 Holyhead - Greenore

TrSS Greenore was a steam turbine passenger and cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1912 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1926.

History

She was built by Cammell Laird for the London and North Western Railway in 1912 and put on the Holyhead - Greenore route to replace the paddle steamer Edith.

She was the only London and North Western Railway to be equipped with the Direct-Drive Triple-Screw arrangement.

She was scrapped in 1926.

References

TrSS Greenore (1912) Wikipedia