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  • New Fiddley Lifted Aboard
    The small door on the side of the fiddley is to gain access to the scumming off valve which is designed to draw off any scum floating on top of the boiler water and eject it.
  • New Fiddley Lifted Aboard
    Jason arranges the chains for the crane to lift the new fiddley aboard. The lid on the top and the door on the back end are for gaining access to the boiler mountings, ie the main steam valve, the auxilliary valves port and starboard, the whistle valve, the safety valves and the low water level alarm.
  • New Fiddley Lifted Aboard
    The fiddley coming into land.
  • New Fiddley Lifted Aboard
    The fiddley is designed to fit very snugly over the top of the boiler which is here protected by sheeting.
  • New Fiddley Lifted Aboard
  • New Fiddley Lifted Aboard
    Roger, Jason and Chris check the positioning of the new fiddley over the boiler.

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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
  • More links…

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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