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Offshore Ferry Services of England and Scotland
The United Kingdom comprises thousands of islands and for many centuries transport between the main islands and the outlying communities has required reliable shipping routes, both long and short-haul, for commerce, trade and travel. Ferries have become an essential means of transport for many outlying populations and down the years routes have continually changed and been adapted to meet the requirements of the period. This remains so today, with established ferry routes in a constant state of flux, with the dire economic circumstances of the present imposing their own financial restraints upon routes and timetables. This volume presents a snapshot of the major Offshore Ferry routes as they currently stand, with details of the routes, the ships and the amenities; added to which are the outline histories of companies and links. This volume encapsulates all these strands and should prove a useful aide to all travellers.
Mersey Ferries Through Time
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Mersey Ferries have changed and developed over the last century.
Western Ferries
In the late 1960s, drawing on Scandinavian experience, Western Ferries pioneered roll-on roll off ferry operations in Scotland's West Highlands and Islands. This innovative company's original focus, was Islay, where its hitherto undreamt of frequency of service transformed that island's access to the outside world. The company's profitable and efficient operation was, however, deliberately sabotaged by heavily subsidised predatory pricing by the feather-bedded state owned competitor. This shameful policy, initiated at the highest political level, has been uncovered by recently released official correspondence held in the Scottish archives. The Islay service eventually succumbed, but the comp...
Cross Channel and Short Sea Ferries
This new book, beautifully illustrated with a magnificent collection of over 300 photographs, covers the development of a much-loved type of vessel, the 'classic' cross channel or short sea passenger ferry often described as a liner in miniature. From the mid–19th century paddle ferries slowly evolved into screw-driven steamers but it was the advent of the steam turbine and the construction of the railway steamers The Queen and Brighton in 1903 that caught the attention of the world. Similarly-propelled ships multiplied and their use soon spread to the Antipodes, Japan, the Mediterranean and North America. In 1912 Rudolf Diesel's new oil engine went to sea in a cargo ship but it was not un...
North Sea Ferries
Text in English and Dutch. This book follows the pioneering and success of North Sea Ferries, from its beginnings with one ship to its current boast of twelve ships (seven NSF owned) now serving on six individual passenger and freight routes.
Five Ferries
Stephen joins young people from around the world on a road with no clear destination. He hitchhikes, sleeps in the woods, looks for work and trades one paperback novel for another to maintain his alternate reality. He finds instant friends and transient romance. His months of travel inevitably reveal the circle of life and make him confront the tension and the passion he left behind.
Stena Line - Celebrating 50 Years
Today, Stena Line is one of the best-known and admired names in the ferry world. From humble beginnings, operating tax free shopping cruises with chartered small passenger ships, Stena Line grew exponentially into one of the largest and most innovative ferry companies. Stena Lines ships have always embodied the latest design thinking in terms of their size, hull forms, machinery, vehicle deck arrangements, passenger facilities and crew accommodation. Stenas ferries have also reflected up-to-date fashions in their interior design and in the types of marketing material devised to promote them. From the 1960s until the 1980s, Stena Lines focus was within Scandinavia but since then, they have ex...
Japanese Ferries
Japan is a nation of islands, connected by numerous ferries of a wide variety of types and sizes.Ferry design in Japan has emerged from distinctive cultural conditions and shipbuildingtraditions. Here, for the first time, a history of Japanese ferries from the latter nineteenth century to the present day is presented in the English language. The narrative is wide-ranging,commencing with early coastal packet vessels, continuing with the development of theImperial Government Railways train ferries and the subsequent development of extensive networks of car ferry routes. The story concludes with the sales of Japanese ferries to Greece,Croatia, the Philippines and Indonesia. This book therefore covers a great deal of previouslyuncharted territory in ferry history. Richly illustrated, it brings a refreshing global perspectiveto ferry design and operation.
Ferries Around Britain
A one-off title on the ferry operations around Britain. The book offers a wide selection of colour and black-and-white photographs.
