PS Tredagh (1876)
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PS Tredagh was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the Drogheda Steam Packet Company
from 1876 to 1902 and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
from 1902 to 1912.
for the Drogheda Steam Packet Company
and transferred to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
in 1902 when they took over the business of the Drogheda
company.
The name Tredagh is a corruption of the name Drogheda.
In 1904 she was sold and scrapped in Preston.
Drogheda Steam Packet Company
The Drogheda Steam Packet Company was founded in 1826 as the Drogheda Paddle Steamship Co. It provided shipping services between Drogheda and Liverpool from 1825 to 1902, in which year it was taken over by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.-History:...
from 1876 to 1902 and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. It was incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways...
from 1902 to 1912.
History
She was built by A. & J. Inglis of GlasgowGlasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
for the Drogheda Steam Packet Company
Drogheda Steam Packet Company
The Drogheda Steam Packet Company was founded in 1826 as the Drogheda Paddle Steamship Co. It provided shipping services between Drogheda and Liverpool from 1825 to 1902, in which year it was taken over by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.-History:...
and transferred to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. It was incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways...
in 1902 when they took over the business of the Drogheda
Drogheda
Drogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea....
company.
The name Tredagh is a corruption of the name Drogheda.
In 1904 she was sold and scrapped in Preston.