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Joined: Dec 2009
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I'm glad you enjoyed it, it was great to meet up with Claude in the Royal Castle bar I expected the place to be full of the group but I think you were all preparing for dinner.
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Aaaaah Peter- must have beautiful to see. Isn’t she normally moored up further the Lago towards Como Town. She reminds me of our favourite ferry, Milano...
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Happy birthday Alis and best wishes to you both. k&g One day we will make it to Como.
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Needs to Get Out More!
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Was it a walking beam engine? Steam engines are a thing of beauty with all the exposed moving parts.
All I've found is that ps Lincoln Castle had a triple expansion diagonal beam engine of 850 shp. She was built in the early 1940's and a little more refined than the other two sister ships used as Humber ferries.
Richard
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We went on a trip on the Waverley, from Ilfracombe to The Isle of Lundy in 2009.
Great trip even allowed down in the engine room while under power 👍 . We had a trip from Porthcawl to Minehead, then a steam train ride on the Somerset line.A great classic day out. Unfortunately it was a few years ago.
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Was it a walking beam engine? Steam engines are a thing of beauty with all the exposed moving parts.
All I've found is that ps Lincoln Castle had a triple expansion diagonal beam engine of 850 shp. She was built in the early 1940's and a little more refined than the other two sister ships used as Humber ferries. Thank you Richard👍 Made in 1940’s means it was a real “modern” triple expansion engine..
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I too remember many happy trips on Kingswear Castle when it was based at Chatham. Some where I have a photo of the Memsahib and I sailing our gaff rigger past it by Chatham dockyard.
We have also had Tower Bridge raised on another trip on it, it is a beautiful ship.
Here for a good time not a long time!!
Reg
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Another reason to visit the area.
My wedding reception was in Kew Bridge Steam Museum. We had the 90" bore three storey beam engine running as people arrived and a cross compound horizontal engine running throughout the evening.
I have a very understanding wife.
"this means the end of the horse-drawn Zeppelin!" - N Seagoon
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