| Name: | OLD TRAFFORD |
| Launched: | 12/08/1907 |
| Completed: | 10/1907 |
| Builder: | JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 263 |
| Dimensions: | 156grt, 2nrt, 100.0 x 20.2 x 9.9ft |
| Engines: | 2 x L1cyl (30 x 54ins), 66nhp, 400ihp |
| Engines by: | Hepple & Co Ltd, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 124285 |
| History: | |
| 31/12/1907 | Manchester Ship Canal Co; registered at Manchester |
| 09/1950 | Ridley Steam Tugs Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| 11/1951 | Renamed RELIANT; registered at Newcastle |
| 03/1955 | Company restyled Ridley Tugs Ltd, Newcastle |
| 09/1956 | Seaham Harbour Dock Company, Seaham |
| 06/1969 | National Maritime Museum, London |
| 1996 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 10/1907: Cost £6,400 |
| 09/1950: Cost £1,650 | |
| 09/1956: Cost £4,000 | |
| 12/06/1969: Arrived on the Thames, towed by DHULIA | |
| Broken up by the NMM to create space for more displays |
Above photo as OLD TRAFFORD on the Manchester Ship Canal. Photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as OLD TRAFFORD is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as OLD TRAFFORD is copyright of South Tyneside Libraries
Above photo as OLD TRAFFORD is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as OLD TRAFFORD is courtesy of Ed Norfolk
Above photograph as RELIANT for Ridley Tugs, is courtesy of Alfred Turner
Above photograph as RELIANT for Ridley Tugs, is courtesy of Alfred Turner
Above photograph as RELIANT for Ridley Tugs, is courtesy of Alfred Turner
Above photograph as RELIANT for Ridley Tugs, is copyright of Glen Fairweather
Above: On the Bill Quay slipway of RB Harrison Ltd. Photo is courtesy of Robert Amess
Above photo taken at Seaham Harbour is copyright of Graham Walker
Above photo taken at Seaham Harbour is courtesy of Alfred Turner
Above photo taken at Seaham Harbour on 01/04/1969 is copyright of Dennis Maccoy
Above photo taken at Seaham Harbour on 01/04/1969 is copyright of Dennis Maccoy
Above photo taken at Seaham Harbour on 01/04/1969 is copyright of Dennis Maccoy
Above photo of RELIANT on the Thames is copyright of South Tyneside Council
Above photo is copyright of the National Maritime Museum
Above photo is copyright of the National Maritime Museum
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George C Dickinson got in touch on the 28/02/2012. George is the Honorary Secretary of the Markham Grange Steam Museum Association and also an active volunteer. He said: The two main engines from RELIANT (which was unfortunately cut up at Greenwich) have survived. The starboard engine is still on display at Greenwich. However the port engine and a complete paddle wheel is on display at Markham Grange Steam Museum at Doncaster, now driven by a discreet 3/4 HP motor onto the paddle wheel rim. The feathering gear is arranged so that it can be demonstrated as a radial wheel and moved into the feathered mode. This is of course a unique demo! A copy of the write-up of the re-construction of the port engine and wheel was deposited with South Tyneside Council Local Studies Library in Prince Georg Square, South Shields in August 2007, in recognition of the help they gave me with information when we were struggling for any information. The Alley & MacLellan "Sentinel" steering engine from RELIANT is also at Markham Grange, restored to steamable condition, complete with a reconstructed "deck" and a simulated rudder quadrant, also part of the working exhibit. There is also a detailed write-up of this, a copy of which was given to Glasgow Transport Museum. You can see the main engine here |