C8433 : MV Balmoral at Coleraine

taken 21 years ago, near to Coleraine, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland

MV Balmoral at Coleraine
MV Balmoral at Coleraine
MV Balmoral passes the railway bridge at Coleraine on a special trip.
Ships on the River Bann :: C8432


A collection of photographs of ships which have visited the River Bann and Coleraine.

Bann railway bridge, Coleraine


The present bridge, carrying the Belfast – Londonderry railway across the River Bann, opened in 1924 replacing an earlier bridge slightly further upstream. It is 800 ft long and has eleven spans. It cost £100,000. The span to the west of the operating house is known as a bascule span and lifts to allow ships to pass below. It has a signalling arrangement which prevents a train being the block section when the bridge is not lowered.

Motor Vessel Balmoral

The Balmoral was built in 1949 and initially operated as a ferry carrying up to 10 cars on the Southampton to Cowes crossing.
In the late 1960s she became part of P&A Campbell's White Funnel Fleet based in the Bristol Channel.
Since 1986, owned by the Waverley Steam Navigation Co. Ltd, she continues to operate excursions in the Bristol Channel and other UK coastal areas.
The Balmoral is on the Register of British Historic Ships.

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C8433, 40 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Saturday, 7 June, 2003   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 16 April, 2011
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ship   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! C 847 333 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:8.3790N 6:40.3079W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! C 846 331
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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