British Railways Board (BRB)
Overview
The British Railways Board (BRB) was a nationalised industry in the United Kingdom that operated from 1963 to 2001. Until 1997 it was responsible for most railway services in Great Britain, trading under the brand name British Railways and, from 1965, British Rail.
TS Minster – Past and Present
8th February 2022
TS Minster – Past and Present
HMS Minster Ex Minster TS Minster Steel twin screw steamer, built and engined by D. & W. Henderson, Glasgow, in 1924 (Yard No 634) as a Cargo ship. Technical Data…
TS Tonbridge – Past and Present
6th February 2022
TS Tonbridge – Past and Present
HMS Tonbridge Ex Tonbridge TS Tonbridge Steel twin screw steamer, built and engined by D. & W. Henderson, Glasgow, in 1924 (Yard No 633) as a Cargo ship. Technical Data…
TS Ringwood – Past and Present
3rd February 2022
TS Ringwood – Past and Present
TS Ringwood Ex HMS Ringwood, Ringwood TS Ringwood – British Railways Board Steel twin screw steamer, built and engined by D. & W. Henderson, Glasgow, in 1926 (Yard No 730)…
MV Sea Freightliner II – Past and Present
5th January 2022
MV Sea Freightliner II – Past and Present
MV Sea Freightliner II Sea Freightliner II – Sealink News Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1968 at John Redhead & Sons Ltd., West Yard, South Shields. England (Yard…
MV Sea Freightliner I – Past and Present
5th January 2022
MV Sea Freightliner I – Past and Present
MV Sea Freightliner I Sea Freightliner I – © Tim Webb ( Harwich, August 1984) Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1968 at John Redhead & Sons Ltd., West…
TS Antwerp – Past and Present
18th October 2020
TS Antwerp – Past and Present
TS Antwerp Ex HMS Antwerp, Antwerp Antwerp Steel twin screw turbine vessel, built in 1920 by John Brown & Co, Ltd., Clydebank (Yard No. 493), for Great Eastern Railway. Technical…
TS Bruges – Past and Present
18th October 2020
TS Bruges – Past and Present
TS Bruges Bruges Steel twin screw turbine vessel, built in 1920 by John Brown & Co, Ltd., Clydebank (Yard No. 494), for Great Eastern Railway. Technical Data Length: 98.43 m (overall)…
TS Malines – Past and Present
18th October 2020
TS Malines – Past and Present
TS Malines Ex HMS Malines, Malines Malines Steel twin screw motor vessel, built in 1920 by High Walker yard of Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd., Newcastle (Yard No. 972), for…
TS Amsterdam (II) (1930) – Past and Present
18th October 2020
TS Amsterdam (II) (1930) – Past and Present
TS Amsterdam (II) Ex Hospital Carrier No 64, Amsterdam Amsterdam Steel twin screw turbine steamer built in 1930 at John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank (Yard No 529) as a…
TS Vienna (II) (1929) – Past and Present
28th April 2022
TS Vienna (II) (1929) – Past and Present
TS Vienna (II) Ex HMS Vienna, Vienna Vienna Steel twin screw turbine steamer built in 1929 at John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank (Yard No 527) as a passenger and…
TS Prague (1930) – Past and Present
18th October 2020
TS Prague (1930) – Past and Present
TS Prague Ex Hospital Ship 61, Prague TS Prague Steel twin screw turbine steamer built in 1930 at John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank (Yard No 528) as a passenger…
MV Dalriada – Past and Present
18th April 2021
MV Dalriada – Past and Present
MV Lampung Ex Mesuji, Wolin, Sarmacja, Trailer, Trader, Stena Trader, Viking Trader, Dalriada, Stena Trailer Dalriada – Nigel Thornton Collection Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1971 at Bröderne…
TS Princess Margaret (1931) – Past and Present
20th November 2021
TS Princess Margaret (1931) – Past and Present
TS Macau, ex Princess Margaret - Steel twin screw steam turbine vessel built in 1931 by William Denny & Brothers Ltd., Dumbarton (Yard No 1252) as a passenger, vehicle and…
TS Princess Maud (II) – Past and Present
13th May 2020
TS Princess Maud (II) – Past and Present
TS Nybo, ex Venus, Princess Maud (II) - Steel twin screw steam turbine vessel built in 1934 by William Denny & Brothers Ltd., Dumbarton (Yard No 1265) as a passenger,…
MV Pointer – Past and Present
28th April 2020
MV Pointer – Past and Present
MV Kapetan Christos, ex Alastair, Fehim Bey, Zebbug, Pointer, Preseli, Antwerpen, Isartal - Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1970 at Krögerwerft G.m.b.H., Rendsburg, Germany (Yard No 1356) as…
MV Bardic Ferry – Past and Present
18th April 2020
MV Bardic Ferry – Past and Present
MV Nasim II, ex Bardic Ferry - Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1957 at Wm. Denny & Bros., Dumbarton, Scotland (Yard No 1489) as a Passenger/RoRo Cargo/Ferry for…
MV Shanklin – Past and Present
21st February 2020
MV Shanklin – Past and Present
MV Prince Ivanhoe Ex Shanklin Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1951 at Wm. Denny & Bros., Dumbarton, Scotland (Yard No 1452) for The British Transport Commission (Southern Region)…
MV Brading – Past and Present
5th December 2019
MV Brading – Past and Present
MV Brading Brading © Ted Ingham Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1948 at Wm. Denny & Bros., Dumbarton, Scotland (Yard No 1412) as a TM Ferry/General Cargo vessel.…
MV Southsea – Past and Present
18th October 2020
MV Southsea – Past and Present
MV Southsea Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1948 at Wm. Denny & Bros., Dumbarton, Scotland (Yard No 1411) As a TM Ferry/General Cargo vessel. Technical Data Length: 61.04 m…
