Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: ferry

North Woolwich station opened in 1847 as the southern terminus of the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway from Stratford. The main reason for building the North Woolwich branch was to provide access to the town of Woolwich with it's military arsenal on the south side of the River Thames. The railway ferry ran from North Woolwich pier seen here until 1908 when the Great Eastern Railway withdrew it in the face of competition from the adjacent municipal free ferry. The pier on the south bank was demolished but that on the north bank was retained and until WW2 was used by the LNER as a calling point for river steamers providing a service to Southend and Margate. The free ferry still runs and the two vessels seen here are the Ben Woolacott and the Dame Vera Lynn both built by Remontowa shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, to replace the previous fleet in 2019. They have not been without problems! HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.

A walk around the old town of Denia. Fishing boats in the port. Seen through the rigging in the distance is a Balearia ferry boat. One of the reasons for visiting Denia was to investigate the ferry service to Ibiza which is a 2 1/2 hour journey.

When the boat comes in...

Well just offshore Dover harbour actually. En route for Dunkirk on the ferry. (Belated) HBM, HWW and HFF to everyone! Three for the price of one.

On the ferry from Ibiza to Formentera looking over the rear of the ship as we left the harbour at Eivissa. Another ferry boat is tied up at the dock.

The world famous riverfront with the 3 Graces catching the warm evening sunlight. The low white building on the left is the cruise liner terminal on Prince's Parade and is on the site of the old Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Riverside railway station. Prior to the 1960s transatlantic liners docked here to connect with trains to London Euston via the Waterloo Goods branch. The grey metal lattice bridge is the ramp for the Isle of Man ferry. We had taken the commuter ferry from the futuristic white building at Pier Head to Seacombe on the Wirral side of the River Mersey - our ship the Royal Iris can be seen returning in the foreground. We then walked along the front and round Birkenhead docks to Hamilton Square where we took the Merseyrail train back to Liverpool.

On the ferry from Cais do Sodre Lisbon to Cacilhas in Almada across the Tejo River.