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  • Removal of Old Boiler
    Off comes the funnel.
  • Removal of Old Boiler
    A bare top to the fiddley.
  • Removal of Old Boiler
    The old fiddley sitting on the dockside.
  • Removal of Old Boiler
    The fiddley has now been removed and strops have been placed under the boiler ready for hoisting.
  • Removal of Old Boiler
    Out she comes.
  • Removal of Old Boiler
    An empty hole in the boiler room.
  • Removal of Old Boiler
    The old boiler is removed at the Acorn Shipyard at Strood. One traditional coal-fired boiler for sale - one careful owner!
  • Removal of Old Boiler
    Does anybody want me?

Links

  • Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Boat Company
  • Paddle Steamer Preservation Society
  • Waverley Excursions
  • 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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Help!

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.

Find out how you can help secure her future for the next thirty-five years.

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