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Famous paddle steamer Waverley is a reminder of the Clyde's illustrious shipbuilding history.
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Enthusiasts are being invited to step aboard this winter for an exclusive behind the scenes tour, labelled as the perfect Christmas gift for family and friends.
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Passenger numbers on the iconic Waverley paddle steamer rose by 50 per cent compared to last year, the historic ship's operators have revealed.
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An exciting film show and talk by an expert on the iconic Waverley paddle steamer is coming to Irvine next month.
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The Waverley paddlesteamer was filmed steaming under Tower Bridge in spectacular footage on the Thames.
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The iconic vessel will be back in Scotland next month to end its 2023 season, with its final sailing on October 15.
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There was a rare and wonderful sight on southern coastal waters last weekend when two heritage steamships, both built in Scotland and today forming part of the National Historic Fleet, met up with one another on The Solent.
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Onboard the paddle steamer Waverley. Waverley is named after Sir Walter Scotts Waverley novels. She was built to replace the 1899 Waverley which was sunk by enemy action on May 29, 1940 at Dunkirk.
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Paddle Steamer Waverley will offer locals and visitors alike the chance to steam all the way round the Isle of Arran for the first time in more than a decade.
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Waverley will be back in Greenock tomorrow as her summer season continues.
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Will the delayed and over-budget Glen Sannox achieve the longevity of some of Scotlands oldest and much-loved ships?
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Discover Scotland's beautiful coastline direct from Glasgow on board the historic Paddle Steamer Waverley.
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Young adventurers can travel on the iconic Waverley paddle steamer for as little as £1 this summer.
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Sir Tim Laurence, husband of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, has accepted an invitation to become Patron for the Charity which owns the historic Paddle Steamer Waverley.
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As the Waverley paddle steamer sets off on its biggest UK tour in over a decade, we reminisce with pictures old and new.
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It was full steam ahead this morning as the Waverley set sail for her first cruise of the season.
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The Waverley is undertaking sea trials ahead of its opening days of the season later this month.
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PS Waverley, the Worlds last seagoing paddle steamer will, for the first time, set sail for a cruise from Warrenpoint Harbour, Co. Down on Tuesday, 30th May.
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Readers will be aware the paddle steamer Waverley returned to Glasgow last Wednesday after undergoing maintenance work and her annual survey at Greenock.
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Those keen to spend a summer on the high seas are being invited to check out the job opportunities currently available on board the Waverley.
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The historic Waverley paddle steamer is costing £13.50 per minute in fuel - although bosses are confident it will sail this summer after 60 per cent of £180,000 appeal target was raised within a month.
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A public appeal has been launched today to urgently raise funds to enable the historic Paddle Steamer Waverley to afford dry dock fees and re-commissioning costs, and therefore sail in 2023.
(Permalink) PS Waverley  Ayr Harbour: PS Waverley certainly seems to be doing well loading-wise and she is running well in the 2022 season. Normally she cruises at about 14 knots (car ferry speed) but recently according to AIS she's runni ... |
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The iconic Waverley has made its return to London for the first time in four years.
Passengers have been able to take trips along the River Thames during the ships visit to the city. (Permalink) PS Waverley |
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Earlier this evening Waverley reached the Isle of Wight after her epic non-stop journey from Campbeltown which saw the historic steamship cruise down the the Irish Sea passing the Isle of Man and down the Welsh Coast before rounding Lands End and making her way along the South Coast.
The journey was undertaken at reduced speed for much of the way to help reduce fuel consumption and therefore cost. The price of fuel remains high with the cost per minute set at around £12 when Waverley cruises at her normal service speed of 14.5 knots. (Permalink) PS Waverley |
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She has become a symbol of the Clyde who this weekend completes her main summer season on the river after three calamitous years caused by boiler repairs, Covid and colliding with a pier.
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We are delighted to announce that Steam Tug Challenge and Waverley will sail together in a 'Steam Parade' on Monday October 3. The two historic steam ships will meet up off Southend Pier before Challenge escorts Waverley to the Red Sands Fort. With steam whistles sounding and the beat of Waverley's paddles this is a cruise not to be missed.
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It was all steam ahead for a special class from St Patrick's Primary who enjoyed a trip 'doon the watter'.
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She has been a familiar sight to Clydebank residents for decades, sailing down the Clyde - now the Waverley has marked the 75th anniversary of her maiden voyage.
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There was a warm welcome waiting on the North Pier in Oban for paddle steamer Waverley as she docked in town for the first time since 2018.
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The paddle steamer Waverley is due to pay her first visit of the year to Kilcreggan on Tuesday but the ship's general manager admits he's 'deeply concerned' at the impact of rising fuel prices on the famous vessel.
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Historic paddle steamer PS Waverley will make an appearance in Greenock this weekend.
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The operator of the famous Paddle Steamer Waverley has issued a warning about its long-term viability without more support, saying it otherwise faces a serious financial crisis amid higher fuel costs that are now averaging more than £7,000 a day.
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Two special visits to Arrochar will be included in the paddle steamer Waverley's programme for the famous ship's 75th anniversary year.
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Waverley is set to cast off from Glasgow on Saturday May 28 on the first cruise of the summer season when she makes her way Doon the Watter to Rothesay and then through the stunning Kyles of Bute to Tighnabruaich. With tickets now on sale the famous steamship will offer a variety of sailings on the Firth of Clyde over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, including trips to Arran, Bute and up Loch Fyne to Tarbert on the Queens Platinum Jubilee Holiday.
On Monday June 6 Waverley will offer the chance to sail all the way from Glasgow to Oban, giving those aboard a costal cruising experience that only Waverley can offer as she steams round the Mull of Kintyre before sailing between Islay and Jura. (Permalink) PS Waverley |
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The Waverley is to make several stops in Ayrshire this year as part of its summer tour.
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Stephen Henry took the impressive photograph from Lyle Hill in Inverclyde on Thursday evening.
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A Waverley enthusiast born in the same year as the iconic paddle steamer brought his vintage tractor - which was also built in 1947 - to Custom House Quay to help launch the ship's 75th anniversary celebrations.
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The Waverley paddle steamer has had to cancel plans for sailings 'south of the Clyde' due to staff shortages.
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Passengers aboard the last sea-going paddle steamer in the world were ushered into Greenock by a pod of dolphins.
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An iconic Ercol settee has been reupholstered in a Waverley print fabric to help raise funds for the paddle steamer.
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The paddle steamer Waverley paid her first visit of the year to Kilcreggan on Tuesday, June 29.
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The Paddle Steamer Waverley cast off from Largs pier earlier today (Tuesday, June 29) as her 2021 summer sailing programme got underway, remarkably her 46th season in preservation since she was sold off for £1.
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The long-awaited return of historic paddle steamer Waverley to Clyde cruises has been delayed by a crew shortage.
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She is the last operational Clyde steamer, the last sea-going paddle-steamer in the world, the ship famously sold for £1 and a cherished Scottish institution buoyed through the decades by a kindly press and a reputation for being deliciously accident-prone.
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Waverley bosses must show how they won't smash the world's last seagoing paddle steamer into a Clyde pier again before getting clearance to dock there for this summer's cruising season.
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The worlds last sea-going paddle steamer is preparing to return to service following the lifting of Covid restrictions and repairs after crashing into Brodick pier on Arran last year.
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Iconic paddle steamer Waverley has left Greenock after her annual dry-docking.
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A victim of the Waverley paddle steamer crash has secured a five-figure sum in damages the first confirmed payout over the 2020 incident.
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Over £200,000 has been raised to get the iconic Waverley paddle steamer back on the water.
(Permalink) PS Waverley  Kilcreggan Pier: In a view taken from the Oban to Glasgow seaplane service on 4 July 2008 PS Waverley is seen leaving Kilcreggan Pier and sailing west down the Clyde. |
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A rare bottle of an Arran Malt Distillery Exclusive Single Cask will be auctioned to support the historic Waverley Paddle Steamer.
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The Waverley paddle steamer needs a new bow in the wake of her crash into Brodick Pier which cut short an already clipped sailing season curtailed by coronavirus.
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More than £130,000 has been raised for the Waverley as part of a Covid-19 Relief Appeal.
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Lawyers representing two passengers are starting proceedings after the paddle steamer collided with a pier on Arran with 200 passengers on board.
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New Waverley face coverings are now on sale as part of a fundraiser for the famous paddle steamer.
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The famous paddle steamer may have had a difficult return to the waves but stories inspired by one of the Waverley's most famous skippers are about to sail onto the airwaves.
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The Waverley paddle steamer has returned to the city after colliding into a pier on the Isle of Arran last week.
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The Ardrossan to Brodick ferry ensured that passengers who were stranded on Arran last night following the Waverley crash were taken safely back to the mainland.
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An emergency response has been launched after a paddle steamer collided with Brodick Pier in Arran.
Police and paramedics are at the scene of the incident involving The Waverley and the coastguard has set up a helicopter landing site nearby. One eyewitness has told BBC Scotland she saw passengers falling over when the vessel crashed at about 17:15. (Permalink) Brodick PS Waverley Paddle Steamer Pier collision |
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The operators of the paddle steamer Waverley have launched a new emergency appeal for donations to make sure the famous ship is back in service in 2021.
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The 70-year-old PS Waverley welcomed passengers for the first time in years after repairs were finished.
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The 70-year-old paddle steamer sets sail for the first time since 2018 after repairs to its boilers.
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The Waverley's first passenger sailing on the Clyde since 2018 has been cancelled after operators encountered an 'unexpected technical and administration issue'.
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Punters can board the famous paddle steamer for trips on the Firth of Clyde after major restoration work on the 73-year-old vessel.
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The paddle steamer Waverley's operators have announced that the famous ship will return to service on the Clyde this weekend.
(Permalink) PS Waverley Paddle Steamer  Wemyss Bay: PS Waverley at speed off Wemyss Bay on 11 July 2017. Unfortunately she has been off service for several days now due to repairs to her air-pump. Not ideal at the height of the Clyde season.  Rothesay Pier: PS Waverley, before the breakdown, is seen on 26th July 2018 as she leaves Rothesay Pier astern. |
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The world's last seagoing paddle steamer has returned to the water for the first time in almost two years - following major repairs.
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Iconic paddle steamer Waverley made her return to the River Clyde yesterday after her boiler refit and overhaul was completed. The new electric systems and boilers have been tested and it is expected that she will start trials next week after being towed to Custom House Quay yesterday, pictured, from nearby James Watt Dock.The replacement of the ship's boilers at Dales Marine in Greenock followed a successful campaign to raise £2.3 million to keep the iconic vessel operating.It's not yet known when Waverley - the world's last sea-going paddle steamer - will be able to carry passengers again.A spokesperson for Waverley Excursions said: 'Given the overwhelming support for Waverley we will strive to return her to service when it is right to do so.A final decision on whether she can operate this season with passengers has yet to be made.If Waverley is returned to service this year she will only be able to operate a short programme of cruises on the Clyde.'
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Waverley is looking shipshape again after the second of her iconic funnels was reinstated yesterday. The delicate operation to hoist the stack back into place was completed successfully at the Dales Marine Yard in Greenock.
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Operators of the world's last sea-going paddle steamer are to decide within weeks whether to resume Clyde sailings this summer ahead of the completion of major repairs to save the historic vessel next month.
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The operators of the iconic paddle steamer Waverley are not giving up hope of the vessel visiting Argyll and Bute this year - but Helensburgh wont be on the famous ship's itinerary.
(Permalink) PS Waverley Paddle Steamer  Helensburgh Pier: Having arrived pretty much on time, PS Waverley departed Helensburgh around 100 minutes late on 25 August 2018. The steamer is seen heading west on what was supposed to be a trip to Rothesay, t ... |
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A ship repair firm in Greenock has started work on the £2.3 million boiler refit of the iconic Waverley paddle steamer. The world famous vessel was towed from her berth in Glasgow to Greenock's James Watt Dock last week to begin her boiler refit at Dales Marine Greenock.
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The iconic Waverley Paddle Steamer will return to operation next summer after more than £2million was raised for essential repairs.
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Hundreds of passengers on board The Waverley paddle steamer were left stranded when it broke down in the middle of the Clyde.
The ship was stuck between Greenock and Helensburgh for several hours but later made it to Greenock. Waverley Excursons Ltd said it was due to a problem with boiler controls and it regretted the inconvenience and disappointment of passengers. Specialist engineers will now try to repair the ship. (Permalink) PS Waverley Paddle Steamer Wemyss Bay: PS Waverley at speed off Wemyss Bay on 11 July 2017. Unfortunately she has been off service for several days now due to repairs to her air-pump. Not ideal at the height of the Clyde season.  Erskine Ferry: PS Waverley heads to Glasgow in 1993 passing the old Erskine Ferry slipway, viewed from the Erskine Bridge. Arrochar Pier: PS Waverley at Arrochar Pier in September 1955. |
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The world's last sea-going paddle steamer has sustained 'minor damage' after it struck the pier at Rothesay in the Firth of Clyde.
The Waverley was on a regular passenger-carrying trip when the incident took place at about 15:00. It is not thought anyone was injured. The steam ship, which was launched in 1946, is operated by a charity, the Waverley Steam Navigation Company. Passengers have been told all weekend cruises will be cancelled. (Permalink) PS Waverley Paddle Steamer Pier collision Rothesay Wemyss Bay: PS Waverley at speed off Wemyss Bay on 11 July 2017. Unfortunately she has been off service for several days now due to repairs to her air-pump. Not ideal at the height of the Clyde season. Erskine Ferry: PS Waverley heads to Glasgow in 1993 passing the old Erskine Ferry slipway, viewed from the Erskine Bridge. Kilcreggan Pier: In a view taken from the Oban to Glasgow seaplane service on 4 July 2008 PS Waverley is seen leaving Kilcreggan Pier and sailing west down the Clyde. |
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