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Old Photograph Paddle Steamer Wemyss Castle Elie Fife Scotland
Old photograph of the paddle steamer Wemyss Castle at the pier in Elie, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. This Scottish paddle steamer was built in 1872 originally for for North British Steam Packet Co's Clyde services. The North British Railway was earlier than its rivals in operating its own steamers rather than relying on private owners to provide connections at the railheads. The Railway established the North British Steam Packet Company to run services from the railhead at Helensburgh to Dunoon and Rothesay and also to Ardrishaig, in competition with the route to the West Highlands operated by David Hutcheson. Two large steamers were ordered for the 1866 season which ended in operational and financial failure. A more limited service was resumed in 1869 and a regular service was established from the north bank of the Clyde.
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