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no.1720

Paddle Tug Walney

Post 1904

What looks like an overloaded paddle tug at sea, possibly entering Walney Channel near Piel. Passengers look to be mainly men. A football trip maybe? Built 1904, it was operated by the Furness Railway as a tug and passenger transport.

https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=8879

no.1720

Paddle Tug Walney

Post 1904

What looks like an overloaded paddle tug at sea, possibly entering Walney Channel near Piel. Passengers look to be mainly men. A football trip maybe? Built 1904, it was operated by the Furness Railway as a tug and passenger transport.

Location: Walney Channel, Roosecote, Barrow-in_furness, Cumbria Archives Reference: BDB 86/1/6828
Sankey Number: 1720

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