Maid of the Loch: Crowdfunder smashes £40,000 target to fund vital repairs [Helensburgh Advertiser]





Date: 09/04/2022

A whopping £43,000 has been raised through a crowdfunder aimed to help restore the paddles of Loch Lomond's most famous pleasure steamer.


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'PS Maid of the Loch' out of the water for inspection on the slip at Balloch Pier in July 2021. The pier and former station are just beyond.
Location: Balloch Pier
Company: Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
29/07/2021 Ewan Crawford
Pier in use - see the heaving line being thrown - as [[PS Maid of the Loch]] berths in 1976. Note the catenary at Balloch Pier station on the far right. Originally opened as Balloch Wharf in 1850, the station closed to passengers in September 1986.
Location: Balloch Pier
Company: Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
//1976 Colin Miller
The engine room on board the Maid of the Loch in April 2017. According to a recent News Item, the public will be able to view the engines at work again in the Spring of 2020.
Location: Balloch Pier
Company: Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
27/04/2017 John McIntyre


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