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Great Western Railway
Page 2: Weymouth Services
This page is still under construction!
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the South Coast steamers of the Great Western Railway.
An alphabetical list of ships
shown on this page is shown below.
The Table
beneath gives links to complete history pages on selected individual ships. Below the table is a
Fleet List
in chronological order.
The Great Western Railway Company (GWR) commenced Milford Haven and Fishguard to Waterford (Cork), Ireland, passenger services in 1872. Weymouth-Channel Islands and French ports services started in 1889. Alone amongst the pre-grouping railway companies, the GWR retained its identity in 1923, and the GWR set about replacing its fleet in 1925 with the new passenger steamers
St Helier
and
St Julien
, plus cargo-only
Roebuck (2)
and
Sambur
. On 1st January 1948 the GWR became part of the British Transport Commission (British Railways), the
St Patrick (3)
having been delivered the previous year. Subsequent deliveries to BR are shown at:
British Railways/Sealink - Page 5
.
Ships on This Page:-
Antelope
1889-1913
Gazelle
1889-1925
Ibex
1891-1925
Lynx
1889-1925
Reindeer
1897-1928
Roebuck (1)
1897-1915
Roebuck (2)
1925-1965
Sambur
1925-1964
St Helier
1925-1960
St Julien
1925-1946
St Patrick (3)
1947-1972
Associated Pages:-
British Railways
- Header page for all UK railway-owned services
British Railways/Sealink - Page 5
- Weymouth/Southampton/Portsmouth Services
Great Western Railway - Page 1
- Irish Services
Great Western Railway - Page 2
- Weymouth Services
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Merchant Fleets No.25
-
Britain's Railway Steamers
by Duncan Haws (1993)
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Great Western Railway
Page 2: Weymouth Services
Antelope
(GWR: 1889-1913)
Antelope
was built in 1889 for the GWR's Weymouth-Channel Islands services. She was one of three similar ships, the others being
Gazelle
and
Lynx
. From 1910 she ran from Plymouth to Brest. In 1913
Antelope
was sold to Greece, and renamed
Atromitos
. She was 672 gross tons.
Gazelle
(GWR: 1889-1925)
Gazelle
was built in 1889 for the GWR's Weymouth-Channel Islands services. She was one of three similar ships, the others being
Antelope
and
Lynx
. She was scrapped in 1925, after running cargo-only since 1908 and was 672 gross tons.
Lynx
(GWR: 1889-1925)
Lynx
was built in 1889 for the GWR's Weymouth-Channel Islands services. From 1910 she operated between Plymouth and Nantes.
Lynx
was one of three similar ships, the others being
Antelope
and
Gazelle
. She was scrapped in 1925 and was 672 gross tons.
Reindeer
(GWR: 1897-1929)
Reindeer
was built in 1897 for the GWR's Weymouth-Channel Islands services. She was one of three similar ships, the others being
Ibex
and
Roebuck (1)
.
Reindeer
was scrapped in 1928. She was 1,193 gross tons.
Postcard of
Reindeer
,
Ibex
or
Roebuck (1)
at Guernsey.
Postcard of
Reindeer
,
Ibex
or
Roebuck (1)
at Weymouth.
Postcard of
Reindeer
at Jersey.
Ibex
(GWR: 1897-1925)
Ibex
was built in 1897 for the GWR's Weymouth-Channel Islands services. She was one of three similar ships, the others being
Reindeer
and
Roebuck (1)
.
Ibex
was scrapped in 1925. She was 1,062 gross tons.
Postcard of
Ibex
at Jersey.
Photographic postcard of
Ibex
.
Roebuck (1)
(GWR: 1897-1915)
Roebuck (1)
was built in 1897 for the GWR's Weymouth-Channel Islands services. She was one of three similar ships, the others being
Reindeer
and
Ibex
.
Roebuck (1)
also ran between Milford-Waterford, and Fishguard-Rosslare. In 1914 she became
HMS Roedean
, and sank in 1915 after a collision. She was 1,186 gross tons.
Postcard of
Roebuck (1)
.
Postcard of
Roebuck (1)
at Jersey.
Postcard of
Roebuck (1)
at Jersey.
Variation on card above.
Postcard of
Roebuck (1)
at Jersey.
Postcard of
Roebuck (1)
at Jersey.
Variation on card above.
Postcard of
Roebuck (1)
at Jersey.
Roebuck (2)
(GWR: 1925-1947)
(BR: 1948-1965)
Roebuck (2)
was built in 1925 for the GWR's Weymouth-Channel Islands freight services. In 1942 she became the
HMS Roebuck II
, and in 1945 was returned to her owners.
Roebuck (2)
was scraped in 1965, and was 776 gross tons.
Photographic postcard of
Roebuck (2)
at Weymouth.
Sambur
(GWR: 1925-1947)
(BR: 1948-1964)
Sambur
was built in 1925 for the GWR's Weymouth-Channel Islands freight services. In 1942 she became the
HMS Toreador
, and in 1945 was returned to her owners.
Sambur
was scraped in 1964, and was 776 gross tons.
Photographic postcard of
Sambur
.
St Helier
(GWR: 1925-1947)
(BR: 1948-1960)
St Helier
was built in 1925 for the GWR's Weymouth-Channel Islands services. Her sister was
St Julien
.
St Helier
was delivered with a second dummy funnel, which was soon removed. In 1940 she became
HMS St Helier
, and in 1945 was returned to her owners, passing to British Railways on 1st January 1948.
St Helier
was scrapped in 1960, replaced by the new
Caesarea
and
Sarnia
. She was 1,885 gross tons.
Postcard of
St Helier
at Jersey, with original dummy funnel.
Maiden arrival on June 17th, 1925.
Postcard of
St Helier
, after dummy funnel was removed.
Post-1948 card of
St Helier
at Weymouth, with yellow funnel and white paint area increased.
Post-1948 card of
St Helier
at Weymouth, with yellow funnel and white paint area increased.
Post-1948 card of
St Helier
at Weymouth, with yellow funnel and white paint area increased.
Post-1948 photographic card of
St Helier
at Weymouth.
Post-1948 photographic card of
St Helier.
St Julien
(GWR: 1925-1947)
(BR: 1948-1961)
St Julien
was built in 1925 for the GWR's Weymouth-Channel Islands services. Her sister was
St Helier
.
St Julien
was delivered with a second dummy funnel, which was soon removed. In 1939 she became a hospital ship, and was returned to her owners in 1946, passing to British Railways on 1st January 1948.
St Julien
was scrapped in 1961, replaced by the new
Caesarea
and
Sarnia
. She was 1,885 gross tons.
Postcard of
St Julien
at Jersey, with original dummy funnel.
Postcard of
St Julien
at Weymouth, after dummy funnel was removed.
Postcard of
St Julien
, after dummy funnel was removed.
Postcard of
St Julien
, after dummy funnel was removed.
Postcard of
St Julien
, after dummy funnel was removed.
Variation on card above.
Post-war card of
St Julien
, with windows plated in on main deck, and white forecastle.
Retains red funnel.
Post-1948 card of
St Julien
at Weymouth, with yellow funnel.