Wow, a real 'find' stein! A craft that would not look out of place on the Indus rather than the Indal river.
https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/slides/a-ferry-steam-boat-on-the-river-indus.jpg
And doing the same job by the look of it passenger and freight carriage to riverside settlements. She seems to have been built in 1887, in service till 1928 before becoming a floating cafe until scrapped in 1934. Very shallow draught ( as little as 1 ft) they could get close to banks for discharging cargo, with no sidewheels in the way. Steered by twin rudders just forward and either side of the wheel, however they tended to handle badly especially at low speed.
https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/slides/a-ferry-steam-boat-on-the-river-indus.jpg
And doing the same job by the look of it passenger and freight carriage to riverside settlements. She seems to have been built in 1887, in service till 1928 before becoming a floating cafe until scrapped in 1934. Very shallow draught ( as little as 1 ft) they could get close to banks for discharging cargo, with no sidewheels in the way. Steered by twin rudders just forward and either side of the wheel, however they tended to handle badly especially at low speed.
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