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Waverley Steam Navigation Company
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On 8 August 1974, the world's last seagoing paddle steamer was sold by her owners for the princely sum of a pound. The PS Waverley has now spent more of her career in preservation than in service with the British Transport Commission and Caledonian MacBrayne. She is still a common sight on the Clyde, Bristol Channel, the Thames and around Britain's coastline.Purchased by members of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society, many millions have been spent on Waverley in the intervening years to keep her in tiptop condition. Originally built for service on the Firth of Clyde, the Waverley is the most travelled paddle steamer in the world and one of the most successful of all the restored tourist ships that still survive. Formed upon preservation, Waverley Steam Navigation Company was created to operate the Waverley and, subsequently, the Balmoral, and has successfully operated the two vessels over the past four decades. Nowadays, after a huge lottery-funded restoration, Waverley is capable of sailing for another ten or twenty years, giving pleasure to many thousands per annum on her voyages around Britain's coast.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Introduction – Iain Quinn
- The Scottish Transport Group Years – John Whittle
- Reflections – Douglas McGowan
- Forty Years of Waverley Preservation – Peter Reid
- A Pleasure Steamer Business – Terry Sylvester
- What is a Timetable? – Terry Sylvester
- Ports, Piers and Harbours Called at by Waverley, 1947–2014– Terry Sylvester, Iain Quinn and Alistair Deayton
- Events & Opportunities – Terry Sylvester
- A Captain’s Memories: Part 1 In the Beginning 1974/75
- A Captain’s Memories: Part 2 The Formative Years 1976–78
- A Captain’s Memories: Part 3 Building the Business 1979–89
- A Captain’s Memories: Part 4 Other Ships and Projects
- A Captain’s Memories: Part 5 The Slow Decline 1990–98
- A Captain’s Memories: Part 6 A New Beginning 1999 Onwards
- Forty Years of Waverley Steam Navigation Company: A Purser’s Eye View of the Early Years – Cameron Marshall
- Waverley Connections – Captain Murray Paterson
- Prince Ivanhoe Memories – Jim Buchanan
- Waverley Shop – Peter Brackenridge
- The Waverley Triple Expansion Engine Model – Robert McLuckie
- Waverley’s Preservation: An Enthusiast’s View – Alistair Deayton
- Crew Photos
- Timetables and Publicity
- Picture Section
- Further Reading
- Final Thoughts