PS Greenore (1896)
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PS Greenore was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway
from 1896 to 1922.
in 1894. She was the smallest and the last paddle steamer operated by the company. The was used for passenger services on Carlingford Lough
.
She was renamed PS Cloughmore when a new Greenore
was ordered in 1912.
She was sold in April 1922 to the Ribble Passenger Transport Company Ltd who renamed her Ribble Queen. She was put to work on excursion services from Preston to Southport
and Liverpool
, but these were not successful and they finished in 1925, and she was broken up in 1928.
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
from 1896 to 1922.
History
She was built by J.P. Rennoldson for the London and North Western RailwayLondon and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
in 1894. She was the smallest and the last paddle steamer operated by the company. The was used for passenger services on Carlingford Lough
Carlingford Lough
Carlingford Lough is a glacial fjord or sea inlet that forms part of the border between Northern Ireland to the north and the Republic of Ireland to the south. On its northern shore is County Down and on its southern shore is County Louth...
.
She was renamed PS Cloughmore when a new Greenore
TrSS Greenore (1912)
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:...
was ordered in 1912.
She was sold in April 1922 to the Ribble Passenger Transport Company Ltd who renamed her Ribble Queen. She was put to work on excursion services from Preston to Southport
Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England...
and Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, but these were not successful and they finished in 1925, and she was broken up in 1928.