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Saturday 17 November 2012
Friday 16 November 2012
Sunday 11 November 2012
Craigendoran Pier
Craigendoran pier was opened to steamers on the 15 May 1882,
Trains from the North British ran from Queen Street station
Glasgow straight to the pier head to connect with the steamers.
The pier and station lies approximately 1 mile south of
Helensburgh,the pier at Helensburgh was deemed unfit for steamers due its shallow
depth water ,it was also considered to be to far from the train station.
Craigendoran pier closed in 1972, with the cessation of
steamer services, after 90 years in operation.
Not much survives today of the pier, its difficult to
imagine steamers pulling in with hundreds of Glaswegians on their holidays
,walking round the area you can still spot cobble stones under the undergrowth,
the odd bollard ,shards of broken posts.
Tuesday 6 November 2012
HMS Queen Elizabeth
HMS Queen Elizabeth lower block four departing from Govan ship yard on her way to Rosyth Fife,the journey is expected to take about nine days.
The journey from Glasgow to Greenock was over 4 hours long.
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