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Devon Railway Ferries & Tenders
This page is still under construction!
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of Devon railway ferries & tenders. It also links to
other Devon pages
.
An alphabetical list of ships
shown on this page is shown below.
The Table
beneath gives links to complete history pages on selected individual ships.
The Great Western Railway ran a ferry service across the River Dart to Dartmouth from when the railway reached its terminus at Kingswear in 1901. The service passed to British Railways from 1948 until 1972, when the railway to Kingswear closed (since reopened as a preserved steam railway). The local council took over the operation until passing it to
Dart Pleasure Craft
from 1st January 1977.
Sections on This Page:-
Dartmouth-Kingswear Ferry
Plymouth Tenders
Ships on This Page:-
Adrian Gilbert
(BR: 1957-1972, 1976-1978)
Humphrey Gilbert
(BR: 1957-1972, 1976-1978)
The Mew
(GWR: 1908-1947 - BR: 1948-1954)
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Dartmouth-Kingswear Ferry
The Mew
(GWR: 1908-1947 - BR: 1948-1954)
Postcard of
The Mew
After the First World War the stern saloon was removed to allow vehicles to be carried
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Postcard of
The Mew
After the First World War the stern saloon was removed to allow vehicles to be carried
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Modern art postcard of
The Mew
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Postcard of
The Mew
passing a troopship
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Postcard of
The Mew
with new funnel received in British Railways ownership
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Adrian Gilbert
(BR: 1957-1972, 1976-1978)
Adrian Gilbert
and
Humphrey Gilbert
were built for British Railways (BR) in 1957 for the Dartmouth-Kingswear ferry service. The service and the two sisters passed into local authority ownership in 1972, when BR closed the Kingswear branch beyond Goodrington. Both boats were sold in 1976 for use on the St Mawes ferry in Cornwall. There is some doubt about whether either or both vessels even made it to Falmouth, but they were deemed unsuitable and were bought back by BR for use on the Tilbury-Gravesend ferry. They again proved unsuitable for this route, but were re-engined and offered for sale.
Adrian Gilbert
was sold to
Dart Pleasure Craft
, who had taken over the Dart ferry from the local authority on 1st January 1977. In 1985, she was re-joined by her sister
Humphrey Gilbert
, now the
Edgcumbe Belle
.
Adrian Gilbert
was sold in 1996, joining
G.H. & W.G.Pill
of Falmouth, apparently proving more successful on the St Mawes ferry second time around.
Adrian Gilbert
passed to
Cornwall Ferries
along with the St Mawes ferry route in 2003, and then to
K & S Cruises
as the
Pride of Falmouth
in 2006.
Photo of
Adrian Gilbert
in BR service
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Humphrey Gilbert
(BR: 1957-1972, 1976-1978)
Humphrey Gilbert
and
Adrian Gilbert
were built for
British Railways
(BR) in 1957 for the Dartmouth-Kingswear ferry service. The service and the two sisters passed into local authority ownership in 1972, when BR closed the Kingswear branch beyond Goodrington. Both boats were sold in 1976 for use on the St Mawes ferry in Cornwall, but proved unsuitable and were bought back by BR for use on the
Tilbury-Gravesend ferry
.
They again proved unsuitable for this route, but were re-engined and offered for sale.
Humphrey Gilbert
was laid up at Newhaven, then bought by Meridian Line Cruises of Greenwich in 1978. She was not used by them, and was sold again to the
Millbrook Company
in 1979 for use on the Drake's Island ferry as the
Edgcumbe Belle
. The following year, the
Millbrook Company
was bought by Dart Free Houses, the owners of
Dart Pleasure Craft
.
Edgcumbe Belle
remained at Plymouth until 1985, when
Dart Pleasure Craft
withdrew from the area. She was moved to the Dart, officially joining the
Dart Pleasure Craft
fleet, and re-joining her sister
Adrian Gilbert
on the Dart ferry, and remained on the ferry service in 2004.
Postcard of the
Humphrey Gilbert
in British Railways service.
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