Vital Spark

This article is about the fictional ship. For the TV series, see The Vital Spark. For the philosophical concept, see Vitalism.
Fascination with the puffers still continues.

The Vital Spark is a fictional Clyde puffer, created by Scottish writer Neil Munro. As its captain, the redoubtable Para Handy, often says: "the smertest boat in the coastin' tred".