Neil
Deckhand
One of the oldest passenger ships still running day trips in the UK is the 1899 built screw driven steamer Sir Walter Scott which operates on Loch Katrine near Callander in Scotland.
She was built by Denny Bros Ltd at Dumbarton in 1899 and then stripped and re-assembled after being transported to the loch.
She has sailed on the loch since 1900 and in 2007 she has converted to run on bio-fuel having previously run on coal and then smokeless type fuels.
She still has her original 3-cylinder triple expansion engine and two locomotive type boilers.
She is licenced to carry about 300 passengers.
Photos of her below as built and as she is today.
She was built by Denny Bros Ltd at Dumbarton in 1899 and then stripped and re-assembled after being transported to the loch.
She has sailed on the loch since 1900 and in 2007 she has converted to run on bio-fuel having previously run on coal and then smokeless type fuels.
She still has her original 3-cylinder triple expansion engine and two locomotive type boilers.
She is licenced to carry about 300 passengers.
Photos of her below as built and as she is today.