Windermere ships

Nine photos of passenger ships on Lake Windermere, including former railway ships Tern, Teal and Swan, and the Hawkshead ferry Mallard.

Tern, Lake Windermere, Sat 23 July 2011 1: Between Bowness and Waterhead. Tern was built in 1891 by Forrest & Sons of Wyvenhoe, Essex, as a coal-fired steamer for the Furness Rly. British Railways converted her to diesel operation in 1958. The Troutbeck valley is in the background, with Ill Bell (2476 ft) beyond at centre.

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Tern, Lake Windermere, Sat 23 July 2011 1: Between Bowness and Waterhead. Tern was built in 1891 by Forrest & Sons of Wyvenhoe, Essex, as a coal-fired steamer for the Furness Rly. British Railways converted her to diesel operation in 1958. The Troutbeck valley is in the background, with Ill Bell (2476 ft) beyond at centre.

Windermere Tern Furness Railway