Caledonian Steam Packet Company

The Caledonian Steam Packet Company provided a scheduled shipping service, carrying freight and passengers, on the west coast of Scotland.

The CR failed to attract private ship owners to their new extension from Greenock to the fishing village of Gourock.

With nationalisation in 1948, the LMS and LNER fleets were amalgamated as Clyde Shipping Services,[5] under the control of the British Transport Commission.

In 1957 a reorganisation restored the Caledonian Steam Packet Company name,[5] and in 1965 a red lion was added to each side of the black-topped yellow funnels.

At the end of December 1968 management of the Caledonian Steam Packet Company passed to the Scottish Transport Group, which gained control of David MacBrayne's the following June.

PS Caledonia in 1960, in CSP yellow and black funnel livery
PS Waverley in 1970, funnels in CSP livery with red lion rampant
PS Waverley restored to its original LNER livery
Paddle Steamer Duchess of Montrose
The Queen of the Lake at Kenmore . Dundee Courier Wednesday 2 November 1932
TS Queen Mary laid up in harbour at Greenock in 1981. The funnel was later removed and replaced with two smaller ones, as the ship originally had.
Paddle Steamer Maid of the Loch at Balloch Pier .
Motor Vessel Maid of Ashton leaving Blairmore .