The Paddle Steamer Lincoln Castle
was the last of the river Humber ferries to be built prior to the construction
of the Humber Bridge, which brought the service to a close. The Lincoln
Castle was built in 1940 at the A & J Inglis boatyard on the river
Clyde in Scotland. Owned by the London and North Eastern Railway Company
(LNER) she was powered by a triple expansion diagonal reciprocating
steam engine. After the war, Lincoln Castle, along with her sister ships,
Wingfield Castle and Tattershall Castle continued their ferry services
between Hull and New Holland. They also ran a sunday excursion schedule
from Hull, providing evening cruises to Read's Island, and daytime trips
to Grmsby. This continued until the opening of the Humber Bridge in
1981 when, as the countries last coal-fired paddle steamer, Lincoln
Castle was laid up. |