West Highland Steamers

West Highland Steamers PDF Author: The West Highland Steamer Club
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445644304
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Book Description
Using photos from two collections donated to the West Highland Steamer Club, the best are shown here in this new book on West Highland Steamers.

West Highland Piers

West Highland Piers PDF Author: Alistair Deayton
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445624370
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description
The fascinating history of piers 'on the West Highland coast of Scotland illustrated through a wonderful collection of images, from the nineteenth-century to the present day.

The West Highland Railway

The West Highland Railway PDF Author: John A. McGregor
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 1788855728
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
The West Highland Railway, which opened to Fort William in 1894 and to Mallaig in 1901, follows a scenic route by Loch Lomond, Breadalbane and Lochaber to the west coast of Scotland and is one of the most famous railway lines in the world. This book describes the late-nineteenth-century 'railway mania' in the Highlands, addressing the politics of promotion and the disputes over state assistance for the Fort William–Mallaig line, rather than the heroics and the romance of construction and operation. It discusses the uneasy alliances and battles between the railway companies of Scotland, as well as those between Scottish lines and their English counterparts. It also reviews other schemes, more or less successful, and examines the expectations bound up with railway development, asking how far these had been achieved, or remained relevant, by 1914. 'This is a meticulously researched book . . . a unique and comprehensive history of the origins of the West Highland Railway . . . an essential addition to the library of anyone with an interest in Scottish railway history' - Ewan Crawford, University of Glasgow 'a fascinating and revealing study of rail development issues in the western Highlands between the 1840s and 1914' - Tom Hart, University of Glasgow

West Highland Steamers

West Highland Steamers PDF Author: Christian Leslie Dyce Duckworth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastwise shipping
Languages : en
Pages : 239

Book Description

Piers of the Hebrides & Western Isles

Piers of the Hebrides & Western Isles PDF Author: Alistair Deayton
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445623846
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 170

Book Description
The companion volume to West Highland Piers, this fascinating selection of photographs traces the history of piers on the Islands of the West Coast of Scotland.

To Western Scottish Waters

To Western Scottish Waters PDF Author: Robert N. Forsythe
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445624273
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
This is a detailed and beautifully illustrated book which looks at how goods have travelled to the Isles over the years.

Western Ferries

Western Ferries PDF Author: Roy Pedersen
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857908634
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description
In the late 1960s, drawing on Scandinavian experience, Western Ferries pioneered roll-on roll off ferry operations in Scotland's West Highlands and Islands. This innovative company's original focus, was Islay, where its hitherto undreamt of frequency of service transformed that island's access to the outside world. The company's profitable and efficient operation was, however, deliberately sabotaged by heavily subsidised predatory pricing by the feather-bedded state owned competitor. This shameful policy, initiated at the highest political level, has been uncovered by recently released official correspondence held in the Scottish archives. The Islay service eventually succumbed, but the company's service across the Firth of Clyde between Inverclyde and Cowal, not only survived, but, in the face of many challenges, flourished to become by far Scotland's busiest and most profitable ferry route. Its modern cherry red ferries run like clockwork, from early till late, 365 days a year, employing some 60 people locally. It contributes much back into the community it serves including free emergency runs, whenever required, in the middle of the night.What made all this possible was the extraordinary dedication of a succession of enthusiastic, determined and above all colourful individuals. This is their story.
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