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    JOHN MACLEOD: Happy 80th birthday to the Waverley! How a bunch of nerds bought the grand old lady of the Clyde for £1... and saved her from the scrapheap

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    October 1, 2026
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    JOHN MACLEOD: Happy 80th birthday to the Waverley! How a bunch of nerds bought the grand old lady of the Clyde for £1... and saved her from the scrapheap

    Essentially, the beloved paddle steamer Waverley - launched at the A & J Inglis shipyard, by the Kelvin estuary, 80 years ago today - is in the happiness business.

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