tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post7824046868804773940..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Languishing in Largs [Day 5]fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-86872714540092935802012-06-27T23:41:39.773+01:002012-06-27T23:41:39.773+01:00Based on http://www.heritagesteamers.co.uk/waverle...Based on http://www.heritagesteamers.co.uk/waverleytitle.htm I think it is unlkelyRichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873684146448441448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-85486884475093116752012-06-27T23:15:46.698+01:002012-06-27T23:15:46.698+01:00I have a vague recollection that the "Waverle...I have a vague recollection that the "Waverley" had a short sojourn on the Hull - New Holland ferry in the early 1970's (pre Humber Bridge), This would have been during a period when one of the pontoons was undergoing repair/maintenance so could not be accessed by any of the usual 'Castles' (Lincoln, Tattershall or Wingfield). Unfortunately, I can't find any reference to this anywhere on the web, so perhaps I am imagining it. However, if it did occur, it would presumably have been in an off-season before 1973 when she wasn't required for Firth of Clyde duties. <br /><br />Just wondered if your research on the Waverley had produced any evidence which might support this theory. (Though on reflection, it seems unlikely - as the sea journey from the Clyde to the Humber would not have been straightforward !)NMcBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05494964262745285249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-70570109104898392012012-06-27T22:41:12.923+01:002012-06-27T22:41:12.923+01:00NMcB: Waverley tomorrow, Cumbrae Friday, via Bathg...NMcB: Waverley tomorrow, Cumbrae Friday, via Bathgate sometime next week as I need some more info not readily available whilst away from base. Thanks for your continued interest.fatbusblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-81775727465765634412012-06-27T18:35:22.120+01:002012-06-27T18:35:22.120+01:00Very much looking forward to the reports on the Wa...Very much looking forward to the reports on the Waverley and Cumbrae trips. Don't suppose there's any chance of a short report of Monday's trip to Edinburgh via Bathgate as well ?NMcBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05494964262745285249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-86218780716818393272012-06-27T17:41:17.936+01:002012-06-27T17:41:17.936+01:00Thank you MofK. I was aware of the Tilbury link bu...Thank you MofK. I was aware of the Tilbury link but have been looking for a vessel called "Keppel". I did, however, enjoy and quick pout and back to Millport with Mrs fbb's father only a year or so before the service was withdrawn.fatbusblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-62448218992731352332012-06-27T10:10:06.675+01:002012-06-27T10:10:06.675+01:00Secondhand vessels are nothing new - that lovely p...Secondhand vessels are nothing new - that lovely picture of the Keppel reminds me that it was previously the Rose, a 1961 built ferry (I think by Denny's of Dumbarton) for BR's Gravesend-Tilbury route.<br />Alas, my only chance to use it in CalMac days co-incided with one of the not infrequent strikes that the company was prone to in the 1980s.Man of Kentnoreply@blogger.com