Slides — 1979 - ’82
These early slides are undated so I have relied on non-comprehensive diary notes to recreate the timeline.
Waverley to Tighnabruaich — Saturday, 5 August 1978
Waverley on the Clyde — Summer 1979 probably
Waverley at Granton — Saturday, 30 May 1981
Waverley on the Clyde — Summer 1981
Waverley to Campbeltown — Summer 1981
Waverley to Tighnabruaich — Saturday, 5 August 1978
These are not slides and it's not 1979 but since this is my first recorded trip on Waverley, I have decided to include it here.
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| Renfrew Ferry |
Queen of Scots at Bowling | Tighnabruaich |
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| Mike, Johnnie, Linda |
Dave, Linda, Johnnie, Val | Leaving Tighnabruaich |
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| HMY Britannia at the Tail of the Bank |
HMY Britannia at the Tail of the Bank | HMY Britannia at the Tail of the Bank |
| HMY Britannia was due at Greenock from Friday July
28 prior to The Queen's arrival on Monday August 7. She (Britannia, not the Queen) was unable to berth because of industrial action by civilian workers at the RN bases (who were to have provided the tugs) so anchored off at the Tail of the Bank. |
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Doon the Watter — Summer 1979 probably
There is a logic to this sequence, from Glasgow to Rothesay, and the people featured suggest an office outing from Dalkeith. However, I do not remember Largs as a standard Saturday call which leads me to think that images from more than one trip may have been merged in a sort of "logical route" scheme. It is also possible that some were taken in 1980.
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| Overtaking the bulk carrier Staffordshire on the
way down the river |
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| Maran refitting at Scott Lithgow | Custom House Quay, Greenock |
The Esplanade, Greenock |
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| An oil rig off Rosneath |
The same oil rig | Kilcreggan |
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| A puffer (VIC 32?) and Staffordshire, now moving under it's own steam |
Jupiter at Dunoon |
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| Isle of Cumbrae at Largs |
Keppel in the Largs Channel | Keppel approaching Largs |
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| Chris and Paul |
seagulls | Richard on deck |
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| engine room |
Waverley at Rothesay | Waverley leaving Rothesay | |
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| Waverley leaving Rothesay | Richard in Rothesay Castle | |
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| Jonnie in Rothesay Castle |
Chris and Paul in Rothesay Castle |
Rothesay |
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| mv "Glen Sannox" | The Renfrew Ferry | "Flying Foam" passing Yorkhill Quay |
| Glen Sannox (1957, Ailsa Shipyard, Troon) working Dunoon - Gourock | ||
PS Waverley on the Forth — Saturday, 30 May 1981
Waverley was over-booked for this cruise - as far as I remember an agent had sold X tickets rather than tickets for X passengers - and a lot of people were left at Granton, including me and some others from the office.
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PS Waverley on the Clyde — Saturday, 4 July 1981
Slightly odd for a Saturday sail but I have a diary entry for Waverley on that date. Again, this might be a conflation from more than one cruise.
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| Renfrew Ferry at Yoker |
Redundant Erskine Ferry at Renfrew | Oil rig off Helensburgh |
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| Port Glasgow/Greenock behind |
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Rothesay Castle doocot |
So far so good, but if I was ashore at Rothesay, how did I get to Loch Striven? And Millport on a Saturday?
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| Mothballed "Nestor" in Loch Striven | Millport |
Greenock |
Waverley to Campbeltown — a Wednesday
This appears to be Ayr to Campbeltown and Sanda, but, judging by the light, the first four were taken on a previous evening.
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| A large vessel at the coal quay, Ayr
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Looking up the River Ayr |
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| The North Wall, Ayr
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| Coal for Kilroot |
The pilot launch waiting to turn Waverley | A cautious fishing boat |
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| The coast north of Ayr |
Newton-on-Ayr |
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| A faint Ailsa Craig beyond the Heads of
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Heads of Ayr | Ailsa Craig |
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| North Arran |
Davaar |
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| Campbeltown |
Sanda | Sanda |
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Holy Isle |
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Lamlash |
And back to Ayr where we waited to see Waverley leaving.
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And that's it for Waverley sailings. Off to Paris next.
Waverley sailings in 1983
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John Reynolds - February 2015