North British Steam Packet Company
Dates
| / /1863 | North British Steam Packet Company The North British Railway is authorised to create the North British Steam Packet Company by the North British Railway (Steamboats) Act, giving permission to 'build or buy or hire' steamboats. |
| 16/01/1864 | North British Steam Packet Company
Silloth Bay Steam Navigation Company The North British Railway takes over the Silloth Bay Steam Navigation Company and forms the North British Steam Packet Company. The company operates in connection with the Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock to extend services to England (Liverpool), Ireland (Belfast and Dublin) and the Isle of Man (Douglas). |
| /05/1864 | North British Steam Packet Company SS Silloth and PS Ariel in operation from Silloth to Douglas [IoM] and Dublin. Doddington in operation as a lighter and from Silloth to Dumfrees and Annan. Tug PS Arabian also in operation. |
| /08/1864 | North British Steam Packet Company Newly built PS Waverley [I] introduced on Silloth to Dublin service, but returned to builder again shortly afterwards due to an engine defect and several breakdowns. |
| 31/08/1864 | North British Steam Packet Company PS Carham built by A & J Inglis at the Pointhouse Shipbuilding Yard to operate the Silloth to Dumfries and Annan service. This was the first vessel the NB ordered from Inglis. |
| /09/1864 | North British Steam Packet Company PS Waverley [I] returned to service but then permanently withdrawn and returned to engine maker due to several further breakdowns. |
| /07/1865 | North British Steam Packet Company New A & J Inglis built PS Waverley [II] introduced on Silloth to Dublin service. Services also reached Belfast and Liverpool. |
| / /1866 | North British Steam Packet Company Places order for its first two Clyde steamers with A & J Inglis, ready for the 1866 season, PS Meg Merrilies [I] and PS Dandie Dinmont [I]. |
| / /1866 | North British Steam Packet Company SS Kittiwake built by Wingate of Whiteinch for the Silloth to Liverpool service (particularly carrying goods from Dundee). |
| 13/02/1866 | North British Steam Packet Company SS Dunlop and SS Black Dwarf launched by A & J Inglis for the Silloth services. |
| / /1867 | PS Meg Merrilies [I] Meg Merrilies put up for sale by North British Steam Packet Company. After some time at Bowling Harbour is sold and sailed to Constantinople. |
| / /1868 | North British Steam Packet Company PS Waverley [II] sold to the London and South Western Railway for Southampton to Channel Islands. |
| /09/1872 | PS Carham Sold by the North British Steam Packet Company to the Dingwall and Skye Railway to operate the Strome Ferry to Portree service. |
| / /1878 | North British Steam Packet Company SS Albatross, built in Leith, added to the Silloth fleet for the Liverpool traffic. By this date the Ardrossan Shipping Company had, by arrangement, taken over the Dublin traffic. |
| /07/1879 | Ardrossan Shipping Company North British, operating the route formerly of the North British Steam Packet Company wrecked at the Isle of Man. Replaced on the route by Caledonian. |
| / /1882 | PS Sheila Bought by the North British Steam Packet Company to be used from the new Craigendoran Pier when it opened in 1882. Operated the Craigendoran Pier to Rothesay Pier service. |
| / /1883 | North British Steam Packet Company PS Meg Merrilies [II] built by Barclay, Curle & Co. Did not perform well enough and returned to the builder. |
| / /1884 | North British Steam Packet Company PS Jeanie Deans [I] built by Barclay, Curle & Co as a replacement for the unsuccessful PS Meg Merrilies [II]. |
| / /1885 | North British Steam Packet Company PS Diana Vernon built in 1885 by Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd in 1888 for the North British Steam Packet Company. |
| / /1888 | North British Steam Packet Company PS Lucy Ashton built by T B Seath & Co for the North British Steam Packet Company in 1888. Engine by Hutson & Corbett. |
| 31/10/1888 | Lochlomond Steam Boat Company Company absorbed by the North British Steam Packet Company. PS Prince of Wales, PS Prince Consort, PS The Queen and PS Empress transferred. |
| 31/05/1891 | North British Steam Packet Company Launch date of PS Lady Rowena built by S McKnight & Co, Ayr, for the Loch Lomond service. Engine by Hutson & Corbett. |
| 29/05/1899 | North British Steam Packet Company PS Waverley [III] launched at A & J Inglis's Pointhouse Shipbuilding Yard. |
| / /1901 | PS Diana Vernon Sold by the North British Steam Packet Company to Lee Ltd of Brighton. Renamed PS Worthing Belle. Later sold to J Reid, Hove. |
| / /1902 | North British Steam Packet Company Vessels transferred directly to the North British Railway. |
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
Craigendoran Pier was a pair of piers of unequal length served by a single platform terminus station directly alongside the main Craigendoran station. The northern pier was the longer and the southern was rail served with a single goods siding. The station had a long curving single platform on the north side of a run round loop.
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See also
Craigendoran Pier Deviation
Brian Haslehust 29/05/1965
Brian Haslehust //1965
Brian Haslehust //1965
Brian Haslehust //1963
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