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| February 2005 |
| Ferry
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| Railways were not the only
form of transport to be publicised with classic posters, as can be seen
with this selection of prints below. Most of these posters
were available for purchase at auctions held by Onslows. They
reflect a bygone age of ferry operation - where it was perfectly
acceptable to spend all night travelling from Britain to Ireland rather
than shooting over on a high speed ferry in 90 minutes. The
age of steam may be long gone but the memories will be preserved forever. |
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| Above left: Fishguard
harbour in the 1950's with St. David (1947) and St. Andrew
(1932). Above right: One of the three magnificent Dukes
(1956) - Rothesay, Argyll or Lancaster built for the Heysham to Belfast
service. The Duke of Lancaster still exists, wedged in
concrete in North Wales. |
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| Above left: Manxman (1955)
or one of her five sisters on the Liverpool to Isle of Man
route. Above right: Biarritz (1915), built by
Denny of Dumbarton, which was replaced by the Maid of Orleans in
1949. Below left: Two stylish sisters served the
Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire route as overnight mail steamers during the
1950's and 60's. Cambria (1949) is seen
here. Right: Fred Olsen operated from Newcastle to Oslo
with many classic vessels including Blenheim (1951) and Braemar
(1953). This service is now run by Fjord Line. |
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| Above left: Amsterdam
(1950) advertises the service to the Hook of Holland. Above
right: A magnificent poster with the three sisters built by John Brown
of Clydebank - Prague, Vienna and Amsterdam
(1929). All three were requisitioned during World War II with
Amsterdam being lost and Vienna retained after the war. To
complete the sorry story Prague was broken up in 1948 after a fire during
a refit. The Antwerp (1920) is also visible on the left side. |
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Several posters
are on show at Stranraer ferry terminal. Above left: Caledonian
Princess (1961) was the pride of the fleet when it was
introduced. This poster was printed by Waterlow & Sons who
produced many classic transport prints. Above right: Princess
Maud (1934) and Princess Margaret (1931) were Stranraer
stalwarts, with Princess Margaret serving there for nearly 30
years. Another long servant was the Antrim Princess
(1967) pictured without the harbour station which stands between ferry and
railway. Left: a leaflet advertising the Stranraer to Larne
service with Caledonian Princess passing Corsewall lighthouse on
the northern tip of Wigtownshire. |
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