Hugh Dougherty

Tall ship shipshape thanks to £1.8m grant

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Hugh Dougherty

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April 22, 2023

Words and photos: Hugh Dougherty GLASGOW’s tall ship, Glenlee, has been handed a lifeline with a £1.8 million grant from […]
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SOS CALL FOR WAVERLEY CHIEF ENGINEER!

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Hugh Dougherty

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February 18, 2022

Paul Semple, Waverley Excursions general manager, has put out an urgent, SOS appeal for a new chief engineer om PS […]
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EARLY SCOTTISH CANAL ENGINEERING ON ICE!

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Hugh Dougherty

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February 15, 2022

If you want to view the history of the early days of canal engineering on ICE, then set your sights […]
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Victorian railway swing bridge to be restored

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Hugh Dougherty

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November 22, 2021

SCOTLAND’s largest, surviving, counterweighted swing bridge, opened in 1874, to carry trains and road traffic to Leith’s Albert Dock, is […]
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SOS call goes out to save SS Sir Walter Scott

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Hugh Dougherty

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July 7, 2021

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

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Hugh Dougherty

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April 9, 2021

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

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Hugh Dougherty

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October 20, 2020

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

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Hugh Dougherty

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September 4, 2020

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

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Hugh Dougherty

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August 17, 2020

PS Waverley, the LNER-built last sea-going paddle steamer in the world, steamed down the Clyde for the first time in […]
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Take the boat train and enjoy a maid cruise

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Hugh Dougherty

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May 26, 2020

You can catch a boat train from Glasgow to Balloch Pier and take in the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond […]
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Council gives Forth Bridge viewing platfom green light

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Hugh Dougherty

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April 16, 2020

Network Rail has been given the green light by Edinburgh City Council’s development management sub-committee, to go ahead with a […]
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