CalMac’s unsung heroes: the ‘Island’ class (2)
Lawrence Macduff continues his survey of the ‘Island’ class ferries by examining how these small bow-loading vessels opened..
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Snapping Alfred at Campbeltown: a long day’s journey into night
Eric Schofield thought a trip to Campbeltown to photograph MV Alfred’s berthing trial would make an easy day’s..
❯ Read More‘It was fan-dabi-dozi’: Stuart Craig’s latest Hebridean jaunt
Anyone familiar with Stuart Craig’s books needs no introduction to the character and style of his island hops…
❯ Read MoreFerry News March-April
The latest edition of Scottish Ferry News covers all known movements by members of the CalMac fleet in..
❯ Read MoreA Complete Photographic Diary of Waverley’s Triumphant West Highland Week 23-29 May 2023
Welcome to our latest ‘Members Only’ post, designed not only to share the experience of Waverley’s 2023 west..
❯ Read MoreThe Alfred Experience
Rob Beale is one of many enthusiasts who have converged on Ardrossan over the past week to satisfy..
❯ Read MoreDr Joe McKendrick’s 100 best Waverley photos: the early 1980s
The early 1980s found Waverley encompassing a wider geographical range than almost any Clyde steamer before her, a..
❯ Read MoreObituary: Robin Urie
The sudden death of Robin Urie on Sunday 30 April at the age of 71 has left those..
❯ Read MoreThe Last of the Island Hops — a seven-part series by Stuart Craig
The Last of the Island Hops — Part 1 Between 1989 and 2013 Stuart Craig, accompanied by a..
❯ Read MoreOn the Spot: Jane Liston
Jane Liston lives in St Andrews where, as a longstanding Fife councillor, she has kept up a tireless..
❯ Read MoreTransport of Delight to Islay
We were lucky with the weather. We were lucky with the ship. We were lucky with the captain…
❯ Read MoreAGM Report: ‘We are an active, busy Club’
This was an unusually upbeat annual business meeting for CRSC, with more than a few laughs. Carrie MacKinnon..
❯ Read MoreAGM Videos 2023, including Stuart Craig’s ‘Bear With Me’
CRSC held its 2023 Annual General Meeting at Leonardo Hotel, Glasgow, on 19 April. The proceedings are documented..
❯ Read MoreObituary: Jim McFadzean
As Waverley’s purser for 23 seasons, Jim McFadzean became a legend in his own lifetime. News of his..
❯ Read MoreMore treasures from the CRSC Collection
This second selection of artefacts and photographs from the CRSC Collection has the same aim as the first..
❯ Read More‘Why does every ferry route make a loss except for Western Ferries?’
As Western Ferries celebrates the 50th anniversary of its unsubsidised service on the Clyde, Andrew Clark asks chairman..
❯ Read MoreWe’re going to Islay on Sunday 23 April!
You are invited to join us for a special three-ferry Spring excursion to Islay on Sunday 23rd April. This will..
❯ Read MoreHull 802 Named!
In a leaked email this morning to the CRSC Membership Secretary it has been revealed that the new..
❯ Read MoreIt was 50 years ago today
Early on 22 March 1973 Loch Seaforth struck a rock and was holed in Gunna Sound while on..
❯ Read MoreFerry News January-February
The latest edition of Scottish Ferry News covers all known movements by members of the CalMac fleet in..
❯ Read MoreTS Duchess of Hamilton rigging plan: large prints for ship enthusiasts
The builder’s rigging plan for the 1932 Clyde steamer Duchess of Hamilton is one of a number of A3-size..
❯ Read MoreVideo of Robert Morrison’s presentation
Robert Morrison, Director of Operations at CalMac Ferries Ltd, enthralled his CRSC audience on 8 March at Leonardo..
❯ Read MoreRobert Morrison: ‘CalMac is going through troubled times but we have a hell of a lot in the pipeline’
‘Is it perfect? No, it’s not.’ Robert Morrison’s acknowledgement of CalMac’s less-than-perfect performance was, ironically, the perfect way..
❯ Read MoreWilliamson & McQueen: The Arran Connection, Part One
In the latest in his series on the pioneering books of Captain James Williamson (Clyde Passenger Steamers from..
❯ Read MoreCalMac’s unsung heroes: the ’Island’ class (1)
To open a series celebrating Caledonian MacBrayne’s 50th anniversary, Lawrence Macduff looks back at the small bow-loading vessels..
❯ Read MoreRob Beale: Windermere, the highway
A good crowd of CRSC members and friends was in attendance on Wednesday 8 February 2023 for Rob..
❯ Read MoreSteamer Records: a talk given by CRSC founder John Wood in February 1933
During CRSC’s first year of existence, its 16-year old founder, John Wood, gave a talk on a subject..
❯ Read MoreRecords Old and New: an article written by our founder John Wood for the 1971 edition of ‘Clyde Steamers’
When CRSC founder John Wood set a new record for steamer hopping on the Firth of Clyde in..
❯ Read MoreCRSC@90: the 1950s
After the heady innocence of its 1930s infancy, and the travails of wartime and postwar austerity, CRSC enjoyed..
❯ Read MoreCRSC Reviews 1953-59
CRSC’s annual Review of west coast shipping, for many years an invaluable and widely respected publication, was first..
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