The Finneston Crane.
Two of three gunboats for The Sultan of Brunei, built here at Yarrows Scotstoun, and waiting for the cheque! The type 45 for the Royal Navy is in the background. 192150July07. Update on the Brunei gunboats is that they have paid the bill and immediately put the boats up for sale. The twist on that is the headroom on the boats will only accomodate persons of 5'6" or less, as they were made to measure for the Brunaians who are quite petite in stature. The other story is that the boats are to sophisticated for there sailors. Although I would take that with a pinch of salt.
A wee laddie thought they were trying to empty thr river using this bucket, who am I to spoil an illusion.
Cruiser pulls into the channel without as much as a call, forcing the POTC to a halt, as he goes down river through the Millennium bridge. Thanks Bob.
Monday evening. Day of today to attend ENT clinic. Been busy over week end, will need to keep a written Log as it is difficult to remember what took place. Took a few shots so will post the best of them from Friday to Sunday, the river has been busy. Had a charter on Saturday evening which went well. (50 for a birthday party.)
Bridge warf being upgraded, presumably more housing and office space. I just wish that they would put some river users infrastructure in as there is very little. We need more pontoons, and we need a slipway in the city centre. how about a marina facility and some light marine engineering facilities. I started on the river in 2000 with a company called Glasgow Ducks, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?grid=T6&xml=/travel/2001/04/19/etwkd18.xml which sadly folded. Mainly because we had to travel down to Renfrew to access the river on the only slipway we could get, and even that has now been gobbled up by Braehead. Glasgow Ducks was based on a WW2 amphibious troop carrier, which was converted to a bus, and took people on a tour of the city and then into the river. Colin and Laura Graham were very courageous and brave starting this business, but the maintenance costs brought on by the running down to Renfrew, crippled the company before it got going. We were all angry and gutted as they had put together a good team, who worked hard to make it work. These tours are going strong in London. http://www.londonducktours.co.uk/
Glasgow needs a slipway. Glasgow made the Clyde, and the Clyde made Glasgow, lets bring the river to life again, and start using it, not being ashamed of it and trying to ignore it.
