PS Tilbury (1883)

British passenger vessel

Tilbury in 1883

History
Name| 1883–1922: PS Tilbury
Operator|

* 1883–1912: London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
* 1912–1922: Midland Railway

Port of registry|
Builder| J and K Smit, Kinderdijk, Holland
Launched| 1883
Out of service| 1922
Fate| Scrapped 1922
General characteristics
Tonnage| 269 gross register tons (GRT)
Length| 140 feet (43 m)
Beam| 22.05 feet (6.72 m)
Draught| 8.15 feet (2.48 m)

PS Tilbury was a passenger vessel built for the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway in 1883.[1]

## History

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PS Tilbury was built by J and K Smit, Kinderdijk, Rotterdam for the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway as a Gravesend–Tilbury Ferry. She was their first twin-screw vessel. She was launched in 1883. She was fitted with double action steering gear. On 21 September 1883 she underwent a trial trip.[2]

She was acquired by the Midland Railway in 1912 and scrapped in 1922.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
2. ^ "Trial Trip of the 'Tilbury' Railway Steamer". Chelmsford Chronicle. Chelmsford. 21 September 1883. Retrieved 17 October 2015 - via British Newspaper Archive.
3. ^ Haws, Duncan (1993). Merchant Fleets-Britain's Railway Steamers – Eastern & North Western Companies + Zeeland and Stena. Hereford: TCL Publications. p. 118\. ISBN 0-946378-22-3.