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Looking up the covered walkway between pier and station at Wemyss Bay, probably around the 1930s.
Paddlebox crests from 3 steamers are on display in glass cases, sadly lost in the fire of 1977.
History
Wemyss Bay Steamboat Co. fleet
L. to R. : P.S. Largs, P.S. Lancelot, P.S. Lady Gertrude and P.S. Argyle at Wemyss Bay Old Pier.
Scan4.jpegLMS Fairburn class 4 2-6-4 leaving Inverkip
1965 Inverkip station
View of Inverkip Station, looking west. (Photo by F. G. McHaffie). The passenger train, 11.30 ex Wemyss Bay, is worked by a B.R. type 2 diesel locomotive (D7852). 1965.
Steam still supreme, leaving Inverkip Station 1965
Class V 4-6-0 tender engine, No. 45682, on the 9.30 ex Wemyss Bay, climbing out of Inverkip Station pn a murky March day in 1965 (Photo by F. G. McHaffie)
M.V. Cowal and a Maid at Wemyss Bay Pier
M. V. Cowal leaving Wemyss Bay Pier and a Maid in the Millport berth, c. 1960s.
M.V. Cowal at Wemyss Bay (1950s)
M. V. Cowal in the Millport berth at Wemyss Bay Pier, c. 1950/60
The old pier at Wemyss Bay : Steamers
The Marchioness of Lorne in the Millport berth, and P.S. Ivanhoe in the end berth.
The steam launch is possibly The Snark.
Wemyss Bay Pier:Steamers – P.S. Duchess of Fife
P. S. Duchess of Fife in the Millport berth at Wemyss Bay (L.M.S. period, 1923-48)
P.S. Mercury at W.B. pier
P.S. Mercury at Wemyss Bay Pier, 1930s.