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Barrow Steam Navigation Company

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The Barrow Steam Navigation Company was a steamship–operating transport company, owned by the Midland Railway, Furness Railway, and James Little & Company.[1][2] It was acquired by the Midland Railway in 1907.[3][4]

It operated a number of ships, including:

References

  1. ^ Easdown, Martin (2009). Lancashire's Seaside Piers: Also Featuring the Piers of the River Mersey, Cumbria and the Isle of Man. Wharncliffe Books. p. 165. ISBN 9781845630935.
  2. ^ Goodwyn, A. M. (1986). "Is this Any Way to Run a Shipping Line?: The Crisis in Manx Shipping Affairs". Manx Electric Railway Society. p. 25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ "Barrow Steam Navigation Company(Taken over by Midland Railway Company in 1907.):..." The National Archives. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  4. ^ "Wreck and Site Stories". forgottenwrecks.maritimearchaeologytrust.org. Retrieved 2016-08-08.