Occasionally she also undertook excursion runs, for example on 28 June 1890 there was an advertised trip from Portsmouth, Southsea and Ryde to Bournemouth. The fare was 2s 6d (equivalent to £14.64 in 2021)[3] (excluding Pier Tolls).[4]
In 1923 she passed to the Southern Railway and was scrapped in 1928.
Referencesedit
^Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
^"Portsmouth and District". Portsmouth Evening News. England. 15 November 1889. Retrieved 14 November 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^"Joint Railway Companies". Portsmouth Evening News. England. 27 June 1890. Retrieved 14 November 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
April 13, 2024
duchess, albany, 1889, duchess, albany, passenger, vessel, built, london, south, western, railway, london, brighton, south, coast, railway, 1889, historynameps, duchess, albanyoperator1889, 1923, london, south, western, railway, london, brighton, south, coast,. PS Duchess of Albany was a passenger vessel built for the London and South Western Railway and London Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1889 1 HistoryNamePS Duchess of AlbanyOperator1889 1923 London and South Western Railway and London Brighton and South Coast Railway 1923 1928 Southern RailwayPort of registryBuilderScotts GreenockYard number271Launched7 November 1889Out of service1928FateScrapped 1928General characteristicsTonnage256 gross register tons GRT Length170 4 feet 51 9 m Beam22 1 feet 6 7 m History editThe ship was built by Scotts of Greenock and launched on 7 November 1889 2 She was constructed for a joint venture between the London and South Western Railway and the London Brighton and South Coast Railway for the passenger trade to the Isle of Wight Occasionally she also undertook excursion runs for example on 28 June 1890 there was an advertised trip from Portsmouth Southsea and Ryde to Bournemouth The fare was 2s 6d equivalent to 14 64 in 2021 3 excluding Pier Tolls 4 In 1923 she passed to the Southern Railway and was scrapped in 1928 References edit Duckworth Christian Leslie Dyce Langmuir Graham Easton 1968 Railway and other Steamers Prescot Lancashire T Stephenson and Sons Portsmouth and District Portsmouth Evening News England 15 November 1889 Retrieved 14 November 2015 via British Newspaper Archive UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark Gregory 2017 The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain 1209 to Present New Series MeasuringWorth Retrieved 11 June 2022 Joint Railway Companies Portsmouth Evening News England 27 June 1890 Retrieved 14 November 2015 via British Newspaper Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title PS Duchess of Albany 1889 amp oldid 1094893209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
