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122:. A sketch-map of 1571 shows evidence of two jetties, the one on the north bank leading to a northward road crossing the marsh. There are also houses marked on the marsh itself, which was important for sheep grazing; and there is some evidence to suggest that the ferry was used for the cross-river transport of animals and wool.
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controlled from the bridge. The first of three sister vessels. In 1976 this statutory service was no longer viable and the High Court refused permission to close it, but the following year a compromise was reached when permission was granted to replace the vessel with a smaller one. The vessel's
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for service on their Largs-Millport route. Ownership transferred to
Scottish Transport Group in 1969. Continued in service on the Largs-Millport route until it closed in 1986, after which the vessel served as an excursion vessel. Withdrawn from service in 1992 and sold locally and renamed
152:(LTS) was authorised to operate a ferry but only for its own passengers. In 1862, the northbound Gravesend Town Council ferry was purchased by the LTS, and the southbound Board of Ordinance ferry was leased. The railway company and its successors continued to operate the ferry until 1984.
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in 1985 by Marine and
General Engineers Ltd, Guernsey for Condor ferries. She traded between Sark and the hydrofoil service. Also served in Torbay and Jersey for a short time before moving to the Thames and Medway for Jetstream Tours. She serves as a relief ferry from time to time.
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Although the 17th-century drawing might suggest a boat too small for large consignments, the long-established
Gravesend market encouraged such traffic, and a contemporary account suggests that one of the boats used was a
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Whitehorse ferries. The vessel spent some time in London as a tender vessel to cruise ship before being laid up in Tilbury Docks. She was sold to Jetstream Tours in 2017 when the ferry contract changed operators.
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by the same builder. Did relief work on the Humber when local vessels were being overhauled and in 1984 whilst based at
Grimsby was sold to the Whitehorse Group to be used as a floating restaurant and bar.
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Jetstream Tours until 30 March 2024, and ran every 30 minutes between about 6 am and 7 pm from Monday to Saturday. The ferry operation was subsidised by both
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Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., at Lytham. Launched new vehicular ferry service in October 1924, which operated until 31 December 1964 when competition from the new
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passenger certificate was suspended in 1984 and she was withdrawn from service. She was sold in 1990 to Open
Leisure Ltd and converted in North Shields to a sternwheeler and renamed
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obtained the right to a ferry in the opposite direction. This originally operated from within the fort, but was later moved to a ferry house (now the World's End
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474:built at Canning Town. Retired in 1960 and renamed
348:in 1882 and re-boilered in 1892. Scrapped in 1905.
1276:. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 159.
1059:Simplon Postcards – The Passenger Ship Website.
556:London, Midland and Scottish Railway car ferries
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952:(2nd ed.). Thurrock Local History Society.
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452:before being towed to Belgium for breaking up.
8:
400:. Re-boilered in 1897 and scrapped in 1922.
87:, launched in 1905, pictured in 1924 or 1925
1344:. Hereford: TCL Publications. p. 164.
1316:. Hereford: TCL Publications. p. 163.
1291:. Hereford: TCL Publications. p. 126.
1229:. Hereford: TCL Publications. p. 125.
1170:. Hereford: TCL Publications. p. 124.
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1086:"Simplon Postcards – Great Expectations"
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366:Built by Bowdler, Chaffer and Company,
846:Lower Thames and Medway Passenger boat
717:by the same builder. Sold in 1967 to
560:Car ferries introduced to service by
190:instead of the West Street terminal.
182:From 17 September 2012, ferries from
106:The principal ferry operated between
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562:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
550:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
279:London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
273:London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
150:London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
114:and was under the ownership of the
645:Eastern Region of British Railways
137:At the same time, the governor of
27:Passenger ferry service in England
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1029:. Thurrock Local History Society.
1025:Christopher Harrold (Ed) (2008).
985:"Tilbury Ferry: historical notes"
47:was a passenger ferry across the
1253:. Leigh-on-Sea: Essex Yacht Club
372:London and North Western Railway
1065:The Railway Ferries – 1862–1984
719:Caledonian Steam Packet Company
695:for River Tyne excursion work.
688:Voith Schneider cycloidal screw
1417:Proposed Lower Thames Crossing
548:, and then became part of the
512:. Further renaming in 1949 to
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922:Crossings of the River Thames
619:A slightly larger version of
1135:"Gravesend to Tilbury ferry"
635:British Transport Commission
504:. Was sold to M.H. Bland in
396:Built by J. and K. Smit, at
1061:"Tilbury-Gravesend Ferries"
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75:The Tilbury Ferry in 1640
950:The Five Minute Crossing
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1407:Gravesend–Tilbury Ferry
546:Midland Railway Company
45:Gravesend–Tilbury Ferry
18:Gravesend-Tilbury Ferry
1272:Colledge, J J (1970).
948:John Ormiston (1998).
130:, a forerunner of the
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1482:Transport in Thurrock
1340:Haws, Duncan (1993).
1312:Haws, Duncan (1993).
1287:Haws, Duncan (1993).
1225:Haws, Duncan (1993).
1191:Haws, Duncan (1993).
1166:Haws, Duncan (1993).
1040:The Book of Gravesham
964:The Book of Gravesham
552:'s fleet after 1923.
376:Great Western Railway
120:Milton-next-Gravesend
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1450:51.44861°N 0.36750°E
1042:Sydney Harker, 1979
966:Sydney Harker, 1979
132:Thames sailing barge
1445: /
1251:"Past Ships Photos"
823:Whitehorse Ferries
803:Whitehorse Ferries
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227:Tonnage (GRT)
199:Kent County Council
161:White Horse Ferries
1107:Thurrock Council.
1027:Exploring Thurrock
991:on 23 October 2017
798:Great Expectations
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1437:51°26′55″N
928:References
887:2017-2024
860:2017-2024
837:2002-2017
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748:Sister to
728:Clyde Rose
428:depot ship
398:Kinderdijk
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1380:Crossings
1257:5 October
904:Built as
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112:Gravesend
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1440:0°22′3″E
1144:7 August
1119:12 April
1070:12 April
916:See also
779:Company
536:Edith II
498:Carlotta
485:Gertrude
472:Carlotta
407:Carlotta
368:Seacombe
195:Thurrock
178:Services
165:MV
85:Gertrude
1507:Tilbury
1382:of the
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450:Rose II
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287:Ship
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