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TSS Earnslaw

Posted in More NZ Steamers, TSS Earnslaw on February 4th, 2010 by Webmaster

Located in beautiful Queenstown, the Earnslaw now makes several ninety-minute cruises on Lake Wakatipu each day, with a further two on Summer evenings. Earnslaw is one of only 3 operating large Steamers in New Zealand. The others being the Steam Tug Lyttelton (1905) in Christchurch and the Steam Tug William C Daldy (1935) based in Auckland.

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Steam Tug Lyttelton

Posted in General News, Running Mates, Steam Tug Lyttelton on May 2nd, 2008 by Webmaster

The Tug ‘Lyttelton’ Preservation Society is a non-profit organisation whose aims and objects are to restore and maintain the vintage steam Tug ‘Lyttelton’ in working order, to promote public interest in the vessel and make it possible for passengers to travel on it by means of public cruises and chartered voyages.
The tug Lyttelton and her engines were built in Scotland in 1907 by Fergusson brothers Ltd. of Glasgow, and was sailed out to Lyttelton through the Suez canal which had only recently been opened.

Steam Tug Lyttelton