Directory of Clyde Paddle Steamers
Title | Directory of Clyde Paddle Steamers PDF eBook |
Author | Alistair Deayton |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-08-30 |
Genre | Paddle steamers |
ISBN | 9781445614878 |
The first book to have every Clyde paddle steamer listed in detail.
200 Years of Clyde Pleasure Steamers
Title | 200 Years of Clyde Pleasure Steamers PDF eBook |
Author | Alistair Deayton |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012-07-15 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 9781445602554 |
In August 1812, two centuries ago, the River Clyde would see a transport revolution - one that would change the economy of the river for ever. A Helensburgh hotel owner began to operate Europe's first ever commercial steam ship from Glasgow to Greenock. No longer would ships be dependent on the tide or the wind. The Comet, as his ship was known, had been built by John Wood, of Port Glasgow, and was fitted with paddle wheels. Her first voyage from Glasgow to Greenock was made at about 5mph against a headwind. Advertised to sail on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Glasgow, the Comet operated the first scheduled steamship service in Europe. It was the start of a revolution that would see the Clyde as the greatest shipbuilding river in the world, and the river's estuary as a haven for pleasure steamers and puffers calling at the remote loch-side piers and inlets. Companies such as David MacBrayne's and the Caledonian Steam Packet Co. would be formed to operate steamers far and wide, a legacy kept alive today by the Paddle Steamer Waverley. Alistair Deayton and Iain Quinn take us through the two centuries of Clyde paddle steamers, illustrating the most famous, such as the Columba, Jeanie Deans and Waverley, illustrating not just the ships themselves but the piers they sailed from, from Rothesay to Helensburgh and from Loch Goil to Loch Long.
Turbine Excursion Steamers
Title | Turbine Excursion Steamers PDF eBook |
Author | Alistair Deayton |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | 288 |
Release | 2013-09-15 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1445619555 |
A new book looking at the history of the turbine pleasure steamer in short sea and coastal service on the Clyde, Irish Sea and Cross Channel routes.
Waverley Steam Navigation Company
Title | Waverley Steam Navigation Company PDF eBook |
Author | Alistair Deayton |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | 460 |
Release | 2014-07-15 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1445641690 |
A new book that explores the history of the Waverley Steam Navigation Company.
Streater's Directory
Title | Streater's Directory PDF eBook |
Author | R. A. Streater |
Publisher | Anchor Books |
Total Pages | 190 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Merchant marine |
ISBN |
The Caledonian Steam Packet Company
Title | The Caledonian Steam Packet Company PDF eBook |
Author | Alistair Deayton |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | 128 |
Release | 2014-11-15 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1445639319 |
The follow-up to Alistair Deayton’s David MacBrayne history tells the story of the other constituent company of Cal-Mac. Founded by the Caledonian Railway, the CSP vessels once flourished on the Clyde, sailing to points in Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and Argyll.
Kilkenny city and country guide and directory
Title | Kilkenny city and country guide and directory PDF eBook |
Author | George Henry Bassett |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 368 |
Release | 1884 |
Genre | |
ISBN |