CRSC charter: ‘relaxed and convivial’
We could not have made a more impressive start. While CRSC members and friends were gathering at McInroy’s..
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Photo of the month: June 2016
The early evening of Saturday 18 April 1936 was exceptional in the annals of the Firth of Clyde…
❯ Read MoreA Hebridean Circle
Scrutinising the ferry-route map of the Hebrides, and drawing a circle on it, is a regular pastime of..
❯ Read MorePoll on ferry names
A CRSC-sponsored poll on possible names for two new Scottish ferries has created sharp divisions of opinion among..
❯ Read MoreThe Big CalMac Carry-On
Was it a done deal? The announcement on 19 May 2016 that CalMac had won the Clyde and..
❯ Read MoreQueen Mary comes home
It was like the return of an ancient relic. A piece of shipping history, of Clyde history, battered..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: May 2016
Steamer calls at Girvan stopped when war was declared in 1939, and it was not until 29 April..
❯ Read MoreCRSC 2016 AGM
On 20 April 2016 CRSC enjoyed a cathartic finale to its winter session of meetings when, in the..
❯ Read MoreBalmoral for the Clyde
Balmoral will return to the Clyde in September for the first time since 2012. The classic 1949 motorship,..
❯ Read MoreShipbuilding exhibition at Clydebank Museum August 25-October 29
An exhibition on Clyde shipbuilding is being mounted later this year at Clydebank Museum (within Clydebank Town Hall)…
❯ Read MoreReturn of Queen Mary
Friends of TS Queen Mary, a charity set up in 2012 to save the former Clyde turbine, have..
❯ Read MoreNew contract for Clyde and Hebridean services
Speculation is mounting as to who will win the competitive tender to run Clyde and Hebridean ferry services…
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The latter half of CRSC’s winter session of meetings at Jurys Inn, Glasgow, was exceptionally rewarding, thanks to..
❯ Read MoreNew edition of ‘Clyde Steamers’
The 2016 edition of CRSC’s magazine takes ‘The human dimension’ as its theme, spotlighting the people who have..
❯ Read MoreWaverley 70th anniversary
This year marks the 70th anniversary of Waverley’s launch in October 1946. She begins her summer season with..
❯ Read MorePhoto of the month: April 2016
For those on board Hebridean Isles, it’s that magical moment when the alluring landscape of the Inner Hebrides..
❯ Read MoreCRSC excursion to Colonsay
Our Colonsay excursion on Saturday 13 February 2016 encapsulated three ferry crossings, a coach journey round the Kyles..
❯ Read MoreLunch with Martin Dorchester
It was a stunning admission: “I struggle with not being able to procure my own vessels.” CalMac managing..
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