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General view from W showing covered walk-way, clock-tower and pier
SC 774598
Description General view from W showing covered walk-way, clock-tower and pier
Date 16/2/1971
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 774598
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Pier, Wemyss Bay Station, Inverclyde This shows the relationship of the pier to the station, with the car ferry 'Glen Sannox' moored to the south side of the pier, and the curved covered ramp from the station on the left. The tower marks the south end of the station. The ship was on the Rothesay service. This complex is still in use, though the numbers of people using the interchange are much reduced from its designed capacity. The sub-structure of the pier was replaced in reinforced concrete in the 1980s when the structure was adapted to handle side and stern loading vessels. The first station and pier on this site were opened in 1865 by the Wemyss Bay Railway, to provide a railway pier for steamer services on the lower Clyde estuary. The company was absorbed by the Caledonian Railway, who rebuilt the facilities to provide an interface between its trains and steamers. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H35/71/8/38
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