Speke was bought initially to operate part of what eventually became a rail, ship and road route between the Uganda Railway and Lake Albert. The first stage of this route was the Busoga Railway between Jinja and Lake Kyoga. The original lakeside terminus for the railway was Kikundu, but when that site was found unsuitable the terminus was moved a few miles north to Namasagali. Speke was the first vessel to operate the route across Lake Kyoga to Masindi, from where Albion cars later provided a road service to Lake Albert at Butiaba.[4]
Although Speke began operating in 1910, delays in laying railway track delayed completion of the Busoga Railway until 1913.[4] The Uganda Railway later augmented the service by adding the stern-wheelers PS Stanley in 1913 and PS Grant in 1925.[2][4] All three Lake Kyoga vessels resembled typical Mississippi steamboats of the era.[4] After Stanley entered service, Speke and her barges were used mainly to carry cotton for export from nearby plantations.[4]
When the railway operator's successor, the East African Railways and Harbours Corporation (EARH), completed its northern Uganda extension from Tororo to Pakwach it superseded the Victoria Nile ferry service.[2] EARH withdrew Speke, Stanley and Grant from service in 1962[2] and offered Speke for sale in September of that year.[1] The track of the Busoga Railway was lifted in 1964.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefg"Gazette Notice No 4179; East Africa Railways & Harbours; "Tender for the Purchase of the Stern-Wheel Steamer "Speke" and Five Lighters". Kenya Gazette. Vol. LXIV. 1962-09-18. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
^ abcd"Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Mombasa and East African Steamers, Y30468L". Janus. Cambridge University Library.
^McCrow, Malcolm. "Mbulamuti for Namasagali - Congo, Sudan and Egypt". East African Railways and Harbours. Malcolm McCrow. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
speke, british, stern, wheel, paddle, steamer, uganda, built, uganda, railway, 1910, operate, lake, kyoga, victoria, nile, first, second, class, passengers, travelled, aboard, steamer, also, pushed, barge, lighter, which, cargo, third, class, passengers, trave. PS Speke was a British stern wheel paddle steamer in Uganda She was built for the Uganda Railway in 1910 to operate on Lake Kyoga and the Victoria Nile First and second class passengers travelled aboard the steamer but she also pushed a barge or lighter on which cargo and third class passengers travelled 3 History NameSpeke NamesakeEnglish explorer John Hanning Speke OperatorUganda Railway 1910 29 Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours 1929 48 East African Railways and Harbours Corporation 1948 62 Port of registry RouteLake Kyoga and the Victoria Nile In service1910 2 Out of service1962 1 General characteristics Typeriver ferry and pusher tug Tonnage90 tons 1 Installed power175 IHP compound steam engine 1 Propulsionstern wheel paddle 1 Capacity6 first class amp 4 second class passengers 1 Crew20 1 Speke was bought initially to operate part of what eventually became a rail ship and road route between the Uganda Railway and Lake Albert The first stage of this route was the Busoga Railway between Jinja and Lake Kyoga The original lakeside terminus for the railway was Kikundu but when that site was found unsuitable the terminus was moved a few miles north to Namasagali Speke was the first vessel to operate the route across Lake Kyoga to Masindi from where Albion cars later provided a road service to Lake Albert at Butiaba 4 Although Speke began operating in 1910 delays in laying railway track delayed completion of the Busoga Railway until 1913 4 The Uganda Railway later augmented the service by adding the stern wheelers PS Stanley in 1913 and PS Grant in 1925 2 4 All three Lake Kyoga vessels resembled typical Mississippi steamboats of the era 4 After Stanley entered service Speke and her barges were used mainly to carry cotton for export from nearby plantations 4 When the railway operator s successor the East African Railways and Harbours Corporation EARH completed its northern Uganda extension from Tororo to Pakwach it superseded the Victoria Nile ferry service 2 EARH withdrew Speke Stanley and Grant from service in 1962 2 and offered Speke for sale in September of that year 1 The track of the Busoga Railway was lifted in 1964 4 References edit a b c d e f g Gazette Notice No 4179 East Africa Railways amp Harbours Tender for the Purchase of the Stern Wheel Steamer Speke and Five Lighters Kenya Gazette Vol LXIV 1962 09 18 Retrieved 2011 05 23 a b c d Cambridge University Library Royal Commonwealth Society Library Mombasa and East African Steamers Y30468L Janus Cambridge University Library McCrow Malcolm Mbulamuti for Namasagali Congo Sudan and Egypt East African Railways and Harbours Malcolm McCrow Retrieved 2011 05 23 a b c d e f Amin Mohamed Willetts Duncan Matheson Alastair 1986 Railway Across The Equator The Story of the East African Line London The Bodley Head pp 15 138 141 ISBN 0 370 30774 7 nbsp This ferry article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Uganda related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title PS Speke amp oldid 1066205807, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
