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The Renfrew pier and slipway, with the Ferry Inn and the preserved marine engines from the paddle tug Clyde of 1851. One of the two Clydelink passenger ferries introduced in 2010 The second Clydelink passenger ferry introduced in 2010. The Renfrew Ferry is a passenger ferry service linking the north and south banks of the River Clyde in
Snagged and sunk at Paringa 1862. Too large for River Murray, she failed to sail to New Zealand, [212] and went to the Brisbane River in 1864, [213] where she was still working in 1921. [214] Shamrock: 1884: Matulick & Oliver 1892 F. Matulick 1895: Bill Hoff J. Gillon 1886 (Mudie p. 231) Low-draught steamer was destroyed by fire 1895 Shannon
Ships built in Scotland along the River Clyde — including ships built in Glasgow, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire, and on the Clyde's lower tributaries.
The river was then dredged to allow large ships to sail upriver to Glasgow. This brought a requirement of a ferry service between Erskine and Old Kilpatrick. Initially, a passenger-only service was available. The Clyde Navigation Trust acquired the service in 1907 and added a vehicle ferry boat to the crossing.
The Barge Canal's new route took advantage of rivers (such as the Mohawk River, Oswego River, Seneca River, Genesee River and Clyde River) that the original Erie Canal builders had avoided, thus bypassing some major cities formerly on the route, such as Syracuse and Rochester. However, particularly in western New York State, the canal system ...
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The River Clyde (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh, pronounced [ˈavɪɲ ˈxl̪ˠuəj]) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde, in the west of Scotland. It is the ninth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland after the River Tay and the River Spey. It runs through the city of Glasgow.
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