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Princess Margaret
Operating Area : Portsmouth-Ryde railway connections
Built in 1893 by Scott, Greenock (Yard no 311)
Length : 170.6 feet - breadth 22.1 feet (52.0 x 6.7 metres)
Gross tonnage : 260
Engine : Compond diagonal
Built to maintain railway connections from Portsmouth to
Ryde on the Isle of Wight for the LSWR / LBSCR
Launched : 17/4/1893
Scrapped 1928
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