TSS Olga (1887)
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TSS Olga was a steam turbine cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway
from 1887 to 1908.
for the London and North Western Railway
in 1888 and put on the Holyhead
- Dublin route. She was one of a trio of ships built over 4 years for this route, all of a similar size. The other ships were the TSS Irene
and TSS Anglesey
.
Olga was the first in the London and North Western Railway
fleet to be fitted with triple engines.
She was disposed of in 1908.
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 1887 to 1908.
History
She was built by Cammell LairdCammell Laird
Cammell Laird, one of the most famous names in British shipbuilding during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, came about following the merger of Laird, Son & Co. of Birkenhead and Johnson Cammell & Co. of Sheffield at the turn of the twentieth century.- Founding of the business :The Company...
for 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...
in 1888 and put on the Holyhead
Holyhead
Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland....
- Dublin route. She was one of a trio of ships built over 4 years for this route, all of a similar size. The other ships were the TSS Irene
TSS Irene (1885)
TSS Irene was a steam turbine cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1885 to 1906.-History:She was built by Harland and Wolff for the London and North Western Railway in 1885 and put on the Holyhead - Dublin route. She was one of a trio of ships built over 4 years for...
and TSS Anglesey
TSS Anglesey (1888)
TSS Anglesey was a steam turbine cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1885 to 1906.-History:She was built by Harland and Wolff for the London and North Western Railway in 1888 and put on the Holyhead - Dublin route. She was one of a trio of ships built over 4 years for...
.
Olga was the first in 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...
fleet to be fitted with triple engines.
She was disposed of in 1908.