PS Tilbury

PS Tilbury was a passenger vessel built for the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway in 1883.

History

PS Tilbury was built by J and K Smit, Kinderdijk, Rotterdam for the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway as a Gravesend–Tilbury Ferry. She was their first twin-screw vessel. She was launched in 1883. She was fitted with double action steering gear. On 21 September 1883 she underwent a trial trip.
She was acquired by the Midland Railway in 1912 and scrapped in 1922.