Lincoln Castle

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P.S. Lincoln Castle

Lincoln Castle berthed at Grimsby on 21st October 2008 : Photo courtesy David Ornsby

Built in 1940 by A&J Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow, Scotland
Engines : Triple Expansion Diagonal
Dimensions : 208'9" long
598 Gross Registered Tonnes

Operated on London & North East Railway's Hull-New Holland ferry service on the Humber Estuary in England
Similar to her quasi-sisters Tattershall and Wingfield Castle except for the boiler being forward (ie the boiler placed ahead of the engines in the hull)
With her funnel forward of the paddle wheels her looks were more conventional than her sisters
Retained on the service after the withdrawal of her quasi-sisters, running alongside the paddle car ferry Farringford
Withdrawn in 1978 with a defective boiler, having remained coal-fired to the end, the last vessel of her type in the UK
Opened as a pub at Hessle close to the Humber Bridge which had, since 1981, rendered the ferries obsolete
Resold and moved to Immingham for refurbishment in 1987
Opened as a bar and restaurant at the Heritage Centre at Alexandra Dock, Grimsby in 1989
Closed to the public since late 2006 for refurbishment

LINCOLN CASTLE IS FOR SALE :

September 2009 : Placed in the hands of agents to negotiate a sale : see this web page for details http://commercial.apolloduck.com/display.phtml?aid=124525

The Paddle Steamer Preservation Society have set up a working party to examine options for her future : Please contact the chairman if you are able to help in any way

Lincoln Castle's steam engine remains aboard (right). has anyone got the ambition, resources and know-how to return her to steam in a revenue earning capacity ?

LC Crankshaft s.jpg

View of Lincoln Castle on October 21st, 2008 by David Ornsby

Wikipedia page : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_Lincoln_Castle

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