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  • Construction Almost Complete
    The new boiler is almost complete. Note the small handhole in the back end for removing boiler mud, the boiler door on the side and the lifting lugs on the top. The arrangement of the lagging is as on the 1961 boiler.
  • Construction Almost Complete
    The front of the boiler with the new smoke box attached. The valves shown from the top to the bottom are: the scumming off valve for removing scum from the top of the boiler water, the main boiler water feed non return valve half way down and at the bottom the blow down valve for blowing water out of the boiler and overboard if the water level needs to be lowered.
  • Construction Almost Complete
    Chris emerging from inspecting the inside of the furnace with Alan. The mounting on the right hand side of the boiler is for the auxilliary boiler feed water. The furnace door has been removed from the old boiler and has found a second life, with pride of place, attached to the new one. The smoke box doors have yet to be fitted so the ends of the smoke tubes can clearly be seen leading into the smoke box from whence the smoke goes up to the funnel.

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  • Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Boat Company
  • Paddle Steamer Preservation Society
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  • PS Maid of the Loch
  • PS Medway Queen
  • National Historic Ships UK
  • Books by John Megoran
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Contact Us

For all enquiries about sailings and bookings visit the Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Boat Company website www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk or call 01803 555 872.

For anything which is not an enquiry or booking you can contact us here.

Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle Trust Ltd. is run entirely by volunteers and is a company limited by guarantee no. 755216 and a charity no. 299931.

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It is now more than thirty-five years since we returned Kingswear Castle to service on the Rivers Medway and Thames.

A year-long major rebuild commenced in winter 2021 that will see her return to service again in 2023.

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