PADDLE STEAMERS - TURBINE STEAMERS - EXCURSION SHIPS - TRAMWAY PHOTOGRAPHS


Click below to go to the websites of the Foundation for Paddle Steamers Worldwide, the Clyde Turbine Steamer Foundation and other websites brought to you by Tramscape


The Foundation for Paddle Steamers Worldwide
incorporating the paddlesteamers.info database

The internet's leading worldwide paddle steamer database, promoting the world's remaining paddle steamers, including decommissioned and laid-up vessels and providing historical details for paddle steamers and operations of the past.

Go to the paddlesteamers.info website


Note: This was formerly the Paddle Steamer Resources by Tramscape database - please note new address

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The Clyde Turbine Steamer Foundation

This database includes detailed information about the fleet of paddle steamers on the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. However, no analysis of Clyde excursion ships is complete without reference to the fleet of magnificent turbine steamers which, from 1901, sailed alongside the paddlers. The Clyde Turbine Steamer Foundation aims to remember these magnificent ships and support anyone who looks after the last survivor, Queen Mary (right, seen in London in 2007 when in use as a bar/restaurant), which was withdrawn from service in 1977 and remains with us. A review of the world's few surviving turbine-powered passenger steamers is included in the website.

Go to Clyde Turbine Steamer Foundation Website
  

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Selected Steam-Powered Passenger Excursion Steamers

A selection of photos and photograph catalogue covering steam-powered passenger excursion steamers from the webmaster's collection.

Includes photos from Loch Katrine (Scotland), River Spree (Germany), Gothenburg (Sweden) and Stockholm (Sweden).  SS Storskar (seen right in 2008 approaching Waxholm pier) is one of four historic ships retaining steam power regularly sailing from the Swedish capital city.

Also covered are the eight Glasgow-built steamers from 1961 which sailed on the Bosphoros ferry service until the final withdrawal of the last of the set in 1994

Go to website

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The Tramscape Webmaster's Favourite Motor Ships

Motor ships might be more economical then steamers both in fuel consumption and in manpower needed to run and maintain, but they can never offer the smoothness and quiteness of the ride offered by steamers. Without the engines to see, there is also something missing for the interested passenger, but nevertheless, there have been and remain many excellent traditionally styled passenger ferries.

MV Maltepe which served on the busy Bosphoros crossing from Istanbul from 1962 until 2010 was one of a number of the webmaster's favourites.


Go to website

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Tramscape Tramway Photographs

Tramscape has a collection of over 20,000 photographs of over 100 mainly European tramways taken from 1980 until the present day. Photos and photo series are available for purchase with all money raised going towards Paddle Steamer preservation. The website has a downloadable spreadsheet catalogue for each tramway system and thumbnails of all photos are posted for inspection

Just as paddle steamers add something extra to a boat trip, modern tramway systems add something special to the cities in which they operate. Not only do they provide an efficient and reliable mass transport system - they make moving around cities easy and comfortable. They also add to the cityscape making excellent photographs possible

Go to the Tramscape Tramway Photographs Website

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