SCOTLAND’s largest, surviving, counterweighted swing bridge, opened in 1874, to carry trains and road traffic to Leith’s Albert Dock, is to be restored for pedestrian
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Author: Hugh Dougherty
SOS call goes out to save SS Sir Walter Scott
An urgent call has gone out from the Loch Katrine Steamship Trust for enthusiasts, businesses and public bodies to rally round to help raise £500,000 before the end of 2021 to ensure the 1899-built, fresh water steamer, can sail again in 2022.
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Maid has it made thanks to historic environment Scotland’s £94,000 grant
A £94,108 grant by Historic Environment Scotland will allow the Maid of the Loch’s steam slipway at Balloch to be fully rebuilt.
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Sweet taste of Maid of the Loch’s silver jubilee
The Loch Lomond Steamship Company marked 25 years on Saturday 10 October since PS Maid of the Loch was presented to the charity by announcing that Sir Boyd Tunnock CBE has become the charity’s patron.
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Waverley strikes Brodick Pier
Twenty-four passengers were injured, some requiring hospital treatment, when PS Waverley hit the pier at Brodick, Isle of Arran, around 5.00pm, on Thursday 3 September.
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Waverley back in steam on the Clyde for the first time in 22 months
PS Waverley, the LNER-built last sea-going paddle steamer in the world, steamed down the Clyde for the first time in 22 months, on Thursday 13
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Take the boat train and enjoy a maid cruise
You can catch a boat train from Glasgow to Balloch Pier and take in the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond from the decks of PS
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Council gives Forth Bridge viewing platfom green light
Network Rail has been given the green light by Edinburgh City Council’s development management sub-committee, to go ahead with a £10m viewing platform and visitor
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