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Ribblesdale

Status: No longer a Steamer - Converted to Electric

Owner: Thames Steam Launch Co. Ltd.

Area: UK-Chiltern


Hull

Cabin/Saloon Launch. Construction: Carvel iroko on oak.
Built 1985 by Peter Freebody & Co. at Hurley
LOA: 47' 0", LWL: 43' 0", Beam: 9' 0",
Black, varnished deck and aft saloon, hydraulic steering.

Boiler

Locomotive type Built 1986 at Storrington
Pressure: 250 psi,
No.L26, shell 32" dia, overall length 66". 78 x 1¼" od tubes 19½" long.

Engine

Two (handed), Triple Expansion. 3" + 6" + 8" X 6"
Built 1990 by Langley Engineering at Storrington
Design: Sisson style sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Kcond., 200 rpm, 50 IHP each, engine driven fp.

Propeller



History

New launch built to owners requirements, first steamed 1990. Steamed approx 100 hours during 1992 and 150 hours during 1993. Steam plant thought to have been removed 2012. One of the engines now fitted to Windsor Belle - KJS


Last Modified: 2015.05.21.


(Owners)