PS Emmylou

PS Emmylou is a paddle steamer operated by Murray River Paddlesteamers in Echuca, used for both day and overnight accommodation cruises.

[4] Built in an effort to pay tribute to the steam powered vessels of the Murray before her, the Emmylou began life as three lengths of steel in a shed at Barham, in 1980.

Following a three-month search expedition, a 1906 Marshall, Sons & Co. portable steam engine was located in a shed at the old Moulamein Timber Mill.

When launched in 1982 by owner Anthony Bowell, the PS Emmylou could comfortably accommodate 16 overnight passengers in twin stacked berth cabins (that included basins) and offered shared showers and bathrooms.

Guests are offered the opportunity to step back in time and let the Emmylou connect them to Australian history, geography, culture and cuisine.

The Marshall, Sons & Co. badge displayed on the 1906 steam engine of the PS Emmylou
PS Emmylou moored at Barmah , Victoria in 2021
The Emmylou Suite , the premier cabin of the PS Emmylou