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| Full steam ahead for Sir Walter | Full steam ahead for Sir Walter |
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| Plans to secure the long-term future of one of the last remaining steamships are set to be unveiled. | Plans to secure the long-term future of one of the last remaining steamships are set to be unveiled. |
| A charitable trust is taking full ownership of the Loch Katrine-based Sir Walter Scott and is planning to make a number of improvements. | A charitable trust is taking full ownership of the Loch Katrine-based Sir Walter Scott and is planning to make a number of improvements. |
| The Clyde-built ship, which carries 75,000 passengers a year, has been in operation since 1899. | The Clyde-built ship, which carries 75,000 passengers a year, has been in operation since 1899. |
| The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust is launching a campaign to raise extra funds to safeguard its future. | The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust is launching a campaign to raise extra funds to safeguard its future. |
| The trust also wants to ensure it has enough money to secure the future of the Trossachs Pier visitor centre. | The trust also wants to ensure it has enough money to secure the future of the Trossachs Pier visitor centre. |
| It is hoped the improvements will substantially increase visitor numbers. | It is hoped the improvements will substantially increase visitor numbers. |
| Based at Loch Katrine in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, the Sir Walter Scott is 110ft long and 19ft wide. | Based at Loch Katrine in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, the Sir Walter Scott is 110ft long and 19ft wide. |
| It is the only single screw propelled inland water steamship in the UK and has carried millions of passengers since its launch. |