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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2018 21:46:51 GMT
See these images on Twitter yesterday but also posting a link below showing the new Woolwich Ferry boats that have been launched in Poland
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Post by joefrombow on May 20, 2018 3:22:47 GMT
For the amount of money spent could they not have built a crossing between the two piers ? I know Silvertown tunnel is coming now but surely a draw bridge with a toll of some sort would of been feasible , just seems a bit outdated to me.
I know there is fierce opposition to new river crossings due to pollution etc but like I always say the traffic is only going to get worst best to cater for it
now rather than later ?
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Post by snoggle on May 20, 2018 10:59:12 GMT
For the amount of money spent could they not have built a crossing between the two piers ? I know Silvertown tunnel is coming now but surely a draw bridge with a toll of some sort would of been feasible , just seems a bit outdated to me. I know there is fierce opposition to new river crossings due to pollution etc but like I always say the traffic is only going to get worst best to cater for it now rather than later ? And where is the land to provide a bridge and approaches in that part of London? Also a bridge would take years in the planning and construction and would cost vastly more than replacing the ferries. I also believe the Woolwich Ferry is established and protected as a free service by statute. TfL would have to go via Parliament to get the legislation revoked and I can't see them succeeding. The Free Ferry is a popular and well used service - especially for those vehicles that can't get through the Blackwall Tunnel. The alternative is for that traffic to run miles further via Central London or the M25. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2018 20:23:02 GMT
Ferry closes for 2 months
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Post by snoggle on Aug 28, 2018 20:54:32 GMT
Ferry closes for 2 months I will have to go and take a last ride and get some snaps of the existing vessels. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 19:51:57 GMT
Just a reminder the ferry closes next Friday 5th for 2 months so grab a ride on the current vessels why you can.
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Post by busaholic on Sept 28, 2018 20:41:33 GMT
Just a reminder the ferry closes next Friday 5th for 2 months so grab a ride on the current vessels why you can. Have a ride for me. I had a period when I virtually lived on those ferries (actually the previous generation, when there were four, with three in operation at the peak) and I have an olfactory memory of the tar lapping up on the North Woolwich shore. If I ever smelled it again, I'd instantly recognise it. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2019 9:51:32 GMT
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