In article , (Mizter T) wrote:

On 02/11/2014 17:28, David C wrote:

On Sat, 01 Nov 2014 19:48:16 -0500,
wrote:

Much snipping........
The Woolwich Ferry idea (we could use the foot tunnel) was also that it
might not last much longer! In the early 1970s I took convoluted routes
to Liberal Party Assemblies which included ferries and other services
which no longer run. Travelled to Tilbury Riverside and the ferry to
Gravesend (gone), to New Holland Pier and on the Humber Ferry (gone)
and on the Mersey Ferry and then on one of the few trains from Lime
Street to Southport which no longer run. We may have taken the Woolwich
Ferry on the way to Brighton in 1974 but none of us can remember any
more. :-)

IMVHO the Woolwich Ferry will be running for some time to come, & it's
quite convenient for foot passengers as well as cars.

*If* there's ever a bridge built in those parts (i.e. a Beckton -
Thamesmead bridge - what was the "Thames Gateway Bridge" project),
then the ferry would cease.

That's a big if though - the present focus for a new crossing is back
on the Greenwich Peninsula to Silvertown tunnel.

Ah! I've not been keeping up with proposals for new Thames crossings.

As for the Tilbury Gravesend Ferry, it still runs every half hour from
Monday to Saturday.
Tilbury Riverside Staition is indeed long gone, (now the site of an
intermodal container terminal), but there is a connecting bus to the
Ferry Landing Stage from Tilbury town Station, route number 99
operated by Ensign Bus, & free to rail ticket holders.

Indeed - dunno where Colin gets the idea that the Tilbury to
Gravesend ferry is no more!

Sorry. I jumped to a conclusion. My 1960s visits to Tilbury Riverside were
for Royal Mail Lines ships to South America which ceased long ago and the
advent of the freight terminal in place of the station made me assume the
ferry had gone too.

Information from Thurrock council:
https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/ferry-se...ravesend-ferry
-service

Unfortunately the recently redesigned Kent County Council website
seems to suffer from amnesia with regards to the ferry, despite the
fact that the ferry is part funded by Kent CC! (It used to feature on
the old Kent CC website I'm sure.)

I *think* there might be some obscure Kent to Essex (and v.v.) rail
tickets routed via the ferry, albeit without the price of the
crossing included...?

I have a feeling we had through tickets in 1972 via Ipswich, Romford and
Upminster which included the ferry but it's too long ago to be sure.

--
Colin Rosenstiel