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British Railways operated a number of ships from its formation in 1948 on a variety of routes. Many ships were acquired on nationalisation, and others were built for operation by British Railways or its later subsidiary, Sealink .
Ships that sailed for British Rail from 1948 to 1997. for the rail company predecessors before 1948 see sub categories of Category:Ships by company some were operated by the British Transport Commission up to 1962 (when the BTC was abolished) from 1982 many were operated by Sealink (BR subsidiary)
Owned by Southern Railway, requisitioned as HMS Hampton 1939. Used on Stranraer-Larne route 1940–44. Returned to Southern Railway 1947. Sold to Bermuda in 1969 becoming the Tre-Addur. 2,839 Princess Margaret: LMS: 1931: Stranraer-Larne Sold to Hong Kong in 1962 becoming the Macau: 2,523 Princess Maud: LMS: 1933: Stranraer-Larne
List of British Railways steam locomotives as of 31 December 1967; C. ... List of London and North Western Railway ships; List of London railway stations;
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission, it became an independent statutory corporation in January 1963, when it was formally renamed the British Railways Board.
The British Rail Class 99 were a fleet of train ferries, most of which were owned by Sealink, that carried rail vehicles between Britain and mainland Europe. When British Rail implemented the TOPS system for managing their operating stock, these ships were incorporated into the system in order to circumvent some of the restrictions of the ...
List of London and North Western Railway ships; List of shipping facilities of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway ... Transport vessels for the British invasion ...
Acquired from the Chester and Holyhead Railway in 1859. [1] Hibernia: 1847 573 Acquired from the Chester and Holyhead Railway in 1859. Sold in 1877 to the Waterford and Limerick Railway. [2] [3] Hibernia: 1899 1,862 Requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1915 as HMS Tara. Torpedoed and sunk by U-35 on 5 November 1915 in Sollum Bay, Mediterranean ...