A list of the shipping facilities of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway is shown below:
Location Pre-grouping company Alloa CR Ayr G&SWR Barrow FR Bowling CR Bristol (Avonside and Kings Wharf) MR Deganwy Quay LNWR Fairlie (Clyde Pier) G&SWR Fleetwood LNWR & L&YR Joint Foryd Pier LNWR Garston LNWR Gourock (Clyde Pier) CR Grangemouth CR Gravesend (Town and West St Piers) MR Heysham MR Highbridge S&DJR Holyhead LNWR Kyle of Lochalsh HR Largs (Clyde Pier) G&SWR Lydney S&WJR Oban (Railway Pier) CR Poplar MR Poplar NLR Renfrew (Clyde Pier) G&SWR Stranraer P&WJR Tilbury (Riverside) landing stage MR Troon G&SWR Wemyss Bay (Clyde Pier) CR Wyre Dock LNWR (L&YR)
List of ships of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Vessel Name Built by Launched Usual route Notes GRTCambriaLMS1949Holyhead-DublinOrdered by the LMS, but by the time she arrived, the LMS had been incorporated into the British Transport Commission. 1976 sold to Saudi Arabia, renamed Altaif4,972Duke of ArgyllLMS1928Heysham-BelfastRenamed Duke of Argyll II in 1955. Scrapped in 1956.3,604Duke of LancasterLMS1928Heysham-BelfastRenamed Duke of Lancaster II in 1955. Scrapped in 1956.3,608Duke of RothesayLMS1928Heysham-BelfastRenamed Duke of Rothesay II in 1955. Scrapped in 1956.3,606Duke of YorkLMS1935Heysham-BelfastWar service 1939-1945 including Normandy landings. Re-fitting completed in 1947 after a delay and re-entered Heysham-Belfast service that year. Transferred to Harwich-Hook of Holland service in May 1948. Sold in 1963 for conversion to a cruise vessel. Broken up in 1976. 3,743Glen SannoxLMS1925ClydeScrapped 1954690HiberniaLMS1949Holyhead-DublinOrdered by the LMS, but by the time she arrived, the LMS had been incorporated into the British Transport Commission. Sold to Greece in 1976 becoming the Express Apollon4,973Hampton FerryLMS1934Dover-Dunkirk, Stranraer-LarneOwned by Southern Railway, requisitioned as HMS Hampton 1939. Used on Stranraer-Larne route 1940–44. Returned to Southern Railway 1947. Sold to Bermuda in 1969 becoming the Tre-Addur.2,839Princess MargaretLMS1931Stranraer-LarneSold to Hong Kong in 1962 becoming the Macau2,523Princess MaudLMS1933Stranraer-LarneSold to Cyprus in 1965 becoming the Venus2,886LMS1939HMS Princess Victoria was part of the Humber Force and was involved primarily in the laying of the East Coast barrier to protect the convoys. Sunk by a mine on 19 May 1940 off the River Humber.2,197LMS1946Stranraer-LarneCapsized and sank in a severe storm in January 19532,197Slieve BawnLMS1937Dublin-HolyheadScrapped 19721,573Slieve BearnaghLMS1936Heysham-BelfastScrapped 19721,450Slieve BloomLMS1930Heysham-BelfastScrapped 19651,297Slieve LeagueLMS1935Dublin-HolyheadScrapped 19671,343Slieve MoreLMS1932Heysham-BelfastScrapped 19651,409Duke of ClarenceL&Y1892Fleetwood – Belfast, Hull – Zeebrugge, Liverpool - DroghedaScrapped 19301,458GSS1886Scrapped 1930698AltGSS1911Goole – Hamburg, Goole-RotterdamScrapped 19541,004GSS1887Scrapped 1931704GSS1888Goole - RotterdamScrapped 1926830HodderGSS1910Goole - HamburgScrapped 19561,016IrwellGSS1906Scrapped 19541,040MerseyGSS1906Goole-Hull-RotterdamSunk by a mine on 20 April 19401,037GSS1900Goole-AntwerpScrapped in 1933996GSS1911Goole-HamburgSunk in 1940 after a collision with SS Rye1,004GSS1914Goole-CopenhagenScrapped in 1956986GSS1890Goole-RotterdamScrapped in 1933914Duke of ArgyllL&Y and LNWR joint services1909Fleetwood-BelfastSold to Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace, renamed Alsacien, in 1927.2,052Duke of ConnaughtL&Y and LNWR joint services1902Fleetwood-BelfastScrapped in 19341,680Duke of CornwallL&Y and LNWR joint services1898Fleetwood-Derry, Fleetwood-BelfastSold to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company in 1928 becoming Rushen Castle1,540Duke of CumberlandL&Y and LNWR joint services1909Fleetwood-BelfastSold to Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace, renamed Picard, in 1927.2,052AngliaLNWR1920Holyhead-DublinScrapped 19353,460ArvoniaLNWR1897Holyhead-DublinWas named Cambria until 1920. Scrapped 19251,842CambriaLNWR1920Holyhead-DublinRenamed Cambria II in 1948. Scrapped 19493,445CurraghmoreLNWR1921Holyhead-Dublin / GreenoreRenamed Duke of Abercorn in 1930. Scrapped 19351,587Galtee MoreLNWR1921Holyhead-Dublin / GreenoreScrapped 19261,112GreenoreLNWR1912Holyhead-Dublin / GreenoreScrapped 19261,488HiberniaLNWR1912Holyhead-DublinRenamed Hibernia II in 1948. Scrapped 19493,458RathmoreLNWR1908Holyhead-DublinSold to Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace, renamed Lorrain, in 1927.1,569RosstrevorLNWR1895Holyhead-Dublin / GreenoreScrapped in 19261,065MeneviaLNWR1902Holyhead-DublinSold to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company in 19281,872ScotiaLNWR1920Holyhead-DublinBombed by German aircraft and sunk at Dunkirk on 1 June 19403,454Slieve BawnLNWR1905Holyhead-DublinScrapped 19351,061Slieve DonardLNWR1921Holyhead-DublinScrapped 19541,116Slieve GallionLNWR1907Holyhead-DublinScrapped 19371,116SlievemoreLNWR1904Holyhead-DublinScrapped 19321,053SnowdonLNWR1904Holyhead-Dublin / GreenoreScrapped 19351,021South StackLNWR1900Holyhead-Dublin / GreenoreScrapped 1931977Princess MaudPWJR1904Stranraer - LarneScrapped 19321,746Princess VictoriaPWJR1912Stranraer - LarneScrapped 19341,678AntrimMR1904Heysham-BelfastSold to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company in 1928 becoming Ramsey Town2,100City of BelfastMR1893Barrow in Furness - BelfastSold to Greece in 1925 becoming Nicolaos Togias1,055Duchess of DevonshireMR1897Barrow in Furness - BelfastSold to Gibraltar in 1928 becoming Gibel Dersa1,265LondonderryMR1904Barrow in Furness - BelfastSold to Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace, renamed Flamand, in 1927.2,086
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