TSS Cambria (1920)
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TSS Cambria was a twin screw steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway
from 1921 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
from 1923 to 1948.
of Dumbarton and launched in 1920, but she did not come into service with the London and North Western Railway
until 1921.
In 1948 she was renamed TSS Cambria II in preparation for a new vessel of the same name, the motor vessel Cambria
and the following year she was scrapped by the British Transport Commission
.
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 1921 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
from 1923 to 1948.
History
She was built by William Denny and BrothersWilliam Denny and Brothers
William Denny and Brothers Limited, and often referred to simply as Denny, were a Scottish shipbuilding company.-History:The Company was founded by Peter Denny in 1840 and based in Dumbarton, on the River Clyde. Although the Denny yard was situated near the junction of the River Clyde and the River...
of Dumbarton and launched in 1920, but she did not come into service with the London and North Western Railway
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...
until 1921.
In 1948 she was renamed TSS Cambria II in preparation for a new vessel of the same name, the motor vessel Cambria
MV Cambria (1949)
MV Cambria was a twin screw motor vessel operated by the British Transport Commission from 1948 to 1962 and British Rail from 1962 to 1976.-History:...
and the following year she was scrapped by the British Transport Commission
British Transport Commission
The British Transport Commission was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain...
.