First PSPS Visit to P.S. Waverley at Great Yarmouth
Report Part 1
Words and Pictures by Martin Longhurst
On 15 March over 100 members of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society (PSPS) visited George Prior Engineering at Great Yarmouth to see the work in progress on the Completion Phase of Waverley's Heritage Rebuild.
Waverley is berthed facing up river
Her two old masts stacked out of the way while some members arrive
The newly refurbished crankshaft from the main engine
The majority of the work is on the forward part of the paddler
Meanwhile, the 1986 steel wheelhouse is stored nearby, waiting to be refitted
An RAF Sea King flew by
PSPS Chairman, Nick James, welcomed the assembled company and introduced ...
... George Prior.
Project Manager Gordon Reid organised us into five parties