Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
A short trip on the restored Steam Yacht "Gondola" on Coniston Water in Cumbria, England. Filmed with a cellphone, I apologize for the quality.
Gondola was built in 1859 to carry passengers from the Furness Railway and Coniston Railways.
Retired in 1936, she eventually was sold into private hands and turned into a houseboat, later falling into disrepair.
In the 1970's she was acquired by a group of enthusiasts who lovingly restored her and re-launched her in 1980, resuming passenger service on Coniston Water.
She has a steel hull LOA: 90' 0", Beam: 15' 0", Draft: 4' 10", Displacement: 90000 lbs. Spoon bow, counter stern, midships varnished saloon. 86 seats, wheel steering, serpent figurehead.
Her boiler is a locomotive type Built 1979 by W. Bertram & Sons Ltd. at South Shields. Fuel is very "eco friendly" compressed sawdust logs, steam pressure 150 psi.
Her engine is a vee twin, 7" + 7" cylinders with an 8" stroke. It has slip-eccentric valve gear, and is non-condensing. The exhaust is directed up the funnel and provides draft for the fire, much like a steam locomotive.
More about Gondola and her schedule:
nationaltrust.org.uk/steam-yacht-gondola
visitcumbria.com/amb/coniston-steam-yacht-gondola
steamboatassociation.co.uk/page-1117882
To learn more about Steam Boats, visit:
thesteamboatingforum.net/forum
steamboatassociation.org.uk
northweststeamsociety.org
facebook.com/AuckSteamEngineSociety
http://www.steamboat.com.au/
spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htm
facebook.com/groups/2899623766742351
steamlaunch.com
reliablesteam.com/new
steamboating.de/steamboat/steamboat-register-radow.php
facebook.com/groups/470324726502425
kineticsteamworks.org/#:~:text=We%20are%20in%20the%20middle%20of%20the%20Art
youtube.com/@UCJT5xIpN-c739xD84TrBFSw
If you like what I create, and are willing to help me afford the camera equipment and fuel to get to the places I film... every penny is greatly appreciated.
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A short trip on the restored Steam Yacht "Gondola" on Coniston Water in Cumbria, England. Filmed with a cellphone, I apologize for the quality.
Gondola was built in 1859 to carry passengers from the Furness Railway and Coniston Railways.
Retired in 1936, she eventually was sold into private hands and turned into a houseboat, later falling into disrepair.
In the 1970's she was acquired by a group of enthusiasts who lovingly restored her and re-launched her in 1980, resuming passenger service on Coniston Water.
She has a steel hull LOA: 90' 0", Beam: 15' 0", Draft: 4' 10", Displacement: 90000 lbs. Spoon bow, counter stern, midships varnished saloon. 86 seats, wheel steering, serpent figurehead.
Her boiler is a locomotive type Built 1979 by W. Bertram & Sons Ltd. at South Shields. Fuel is very "eco friendly" compressed sawdust logs, steam pressure 150 psi.
Her engine is a vee twin, 7" + 7" cylinders with an 8" stroke. It has slip-eccentric valve gear, and is non-condensing. The exhaust is directed up the funnel and provides draft for the fire, much like a steam locomotive.
More about Gondola and her schedule:
nationaltrust.org.uk/steam-yacht-gondola
visitcumbria.com/amb/coniston-steam-yacht-gondola
steamboatassociation.co.uk/page-1117882
To learn more about Steam Boats, visit:
thesteamboatingforum.net/forum
steamboatassociation.org.uk
northweststeamsociety.org
facebook.com/AuckSteamEngineSociety
http://www.steamboat.com.au/
spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htm
facebook.com/groups/2899623766742351
steamlaunch.com
reliablesteam.com/new
steamboating.de/steamboat/steamboat-register-radow.php
facebook.com/groups/470324726502425
kineticsteamworks.org/#:~:text=We%20are%20in%20the%20middle%20of%20the%20Art
youtube.com/@UCJT5xIpN-c739xD84TrBFSw
If you like what I create, and are willing to help me afford the camera equipment and fuel to get to the places I film... every penny is greatly appreciated.
venmo.com/code?user_id=2041531309490176263&created=1765993545
NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: goo.gl/8NDLUV
