PS Telegraph (1853)
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PS Telegraph was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway
from 1859 to 1874.
for the Belfast Steamship Company
, and in 1856 passed to the Chester and Holyhead Railway
, which was taken over by the London and North Western Railway
in 1859.
She ran aground on 27 January 1881 at Cooley Point
, Ireland. She was salvaged but was beyond economical repair and scrapped in the same year.
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
from 1859 to 1874.
History
She was built by J & G Thomson of GovanGovan
Govan is a district and former burgh now part of southwest City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick....
for the Belfast Steamship Company
Belfast Steamship Company
The Belfast Steamship Company provided shipping services between Belfast and Liverpool from 1852 to 1975.-History:The company started life in 1824 as the Liverpool and Belfast Steam Packet Company. operated by Langtry & Herdman. They began a steam ship service from Belfast to Liverpool...
, and in 1856 passed to the Chester and Holyhead Railway
Chester and Holyhead Railway
The Chester and Holyhead Railway was incorporated out of a proposal to link Holyhead, the traditional port for the Irish Mail, with London by way of the existing Chester and Crewe Railway, and what is now the West Coast Main Line...
, which was taken over by the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
in 1859.
She ran aground on 27 January 1881 at Cooley Point
Cooley peninsula
The Cooley Peninsula is a hilly peninsula in County Louth, Ireland, which includes towns such as Omeath, Carlingford and Greenore.-Geography:...
, Ireland. She was salvaged but was beyond economical repair and scrapped in the same year.