Poster
Collection object
1987.0198
L. 89.3 x W. 57.2
Poster. Obv: Printed black and red, poster white. Railways (Ireland) Act, 1896. / (British royal coat of arms, lion, unicorn, mottoes) / Shannon Lake Steamers / "Duke of York Route" / line / Time Table / Summer Service (Daily, Sundays excepted), / 29th May to 30th September, 1899. / (Weather and other circumstances permitting.) / (line) / Lough Derg Service. / (time table of Daily Up Service and Daily Down Service, Athlone to Killaloe and vice versa, and 10 other stops between - also notes at bottom re. frequency of stops at particular locations, and a note re Flag. Steamers will only call at Stations marked Flag when signalled for, or to land Passengers) / (line) / Lough Ree Service. / (timetable - Athlone to Rooskey, and two other stations, and vice versa) / (line) / Rooskey and Carrick Service. / (timetable - Rooskey to Carrick (on Shannon), and another station, and vice versa) / (line) / Local Service on Lough Derg. / Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. / (timetable for Scariff to Killaloe, and three other stations between, and vice versa) / (line) / Wednesdays and Saturdays for Limerick Market. / (line) / (Timetable from and to four stations on Lough Derg) / (line) / (left) F.W. Crossley, Man. Dir., / The Shannon Development Co., Limited, / 118 Grafton Street, Dublin. / (right) By Order. / (below) Tickets may be had from the Agents of the Grand Canal Company, from the Company's own Agents at the various Stations, / and from Messrs. Gaze & Sons, Ltd., and Thos. Cook & Son. / (bottom) Limerick and District - Apply to T.H. Cleeve, 131 George Street, Limerick. At various points in the timetables, handwritten in red ink, has been written arr, which amends items which might otherwise be interpreted as departures.