Scottish Shipping.

CodeNameDescriptionPrice
1110Caledonian Steam Packet Company Steamers by Alistair DeaytonThe book tells the history of the company formed in 1899 as the steamer arm of the Caledonian Railway Company and its ships in war and peace on the River Clyde.   
 
 

1152Steamers of the Clyde: The NBR and LNER ships by Alistair DeaytonSteam ships have been synonymous with the River Clyde since the Comet introduced the first regular steamship service in 1812. The unique geography of the Firth of Clyde made shipping a natural mode of transport as is well illustrated in this book.   
 
 

1112Clyde Shipping:The Twilight Years by James Pottinger   
 
 

1129Orkney and Shetland Steamers by Alistair DeaytonOver 200 images of ships, piers and people to tell a century of the ferry services linking the islands to the mainland.   
 
 

1122Macbraynes Steamers by Alistair Deayton   
 
 

1146Passenger Steamers of Glasgow and SW Rail by Roy WilsonAn illustrated history of Clyde Steamers from late Victorian times to the time of railway grouping in the 1920s. Over 100 illustration with vessel details.   
 
 

1155Shipping of the River Forth by William HendrieFor thousands of years the Firth of Forth has been utilised by man. It has been navigable from Stirling to its mouth and had a buoyant coal trade at ports no longer surviving. The huge Naval dockyard at Rosyth is but a shadow of its former self. Bo'ness was a shipbreaking area that saw the end of many famous ships. The book tells the story in beautifully illustrated detail.   
 
 


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