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Linjebuss International
Scandinavian Ferry Lines (SFL)
Scandlines
This page is devoted to postcards of the Helsingborg-Helsingør services of Linjebuss International, part of Scandinavian Ferry Lines (itself owned by Stockholms Rederi AB Svea).
An alphabetical list of ships
shown on this page is shown below.
The Table
beneath gives links to complete postcard history pages on selected individual ships. Below the table are official
postcards of the fleet
in chronological order.
Ships on This Page:-
Betula
(1955-1968)
Betula
(1968-1992)
Betula I
(1968-1971)
Carola
(1964-1991)
Dana Scarlett
(1975-1985)
Pendula
(1958-1975)
Primula
(1960-1976)
Regula
(1971-1997)
Ursula
(1973-1997)
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Table of Ship Histories
Name
Other names
Built
Betula
Buganvilla
1968
Linjebuss Fleet List
Betula (1)
(1955-1968)
Betula I
(1968-1971)
Betula (1)
was built in 1929 by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Dundee, Scotland, as the
Perch Rock
of the Borough of Wallasey's Mersey ferry services. She was sold in 1953 to Svenska Sockerfabriks Ab, Malmö, and renamed
Betula
. She was used on a Mörbylånga-Bergkvara service. In 1954
Betula
was chartered to Jörgen Jensen A/S (Skandinavisk Linietrafik) and used between Korsör-Nyborg and Juelsminde-Kalundborg, returning to Mörbylånga-Bergkvara briefly before being laid up in December 1954. During the summers of 1955, 1956 and 1957,
Betula
was chartered to Linjebuss International Ab (Rederi Ab Svea) for service between Helsingborg-Helsingør. She was not sold to Linjebuss until 1959. In 1968 she was renamed
Betula I
to release the name for the new
Betula (2)
.
Betula I
was sold in 1971, and later received the name
Bastian
.
Betula (1)
at Helsingborg.
Scan supplied by
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines/Linjebuss International AB postcard of
Betula (1)
.
Pendula
(1958-1975)
Pendula
was built in 1951 as the
Gillöga
for Waxholms Nya Ångfartygs Ab, and used on services out of Stockholm. She was bought by Linjebuss International Ab in 1958 and renamed
Pendula
. She started on the Helsingborg-Helsingør route, but later operated from Helsingborg to Sletten and Ven. She was sold in 1975, but initially remained on routes out of Helsingborg. Renamed
Lovön,
then
Patronia
, she worked out of Stockholm between 1976-1993, when she was sold to owners in Balestrand, Norway, but sank shortly afterwards.
Ultra postcard Sk880 of
Pendula
and
Carola
at Helsingborg.
An enlarged image of
Pendula
is also shown.
Postcard of
Pendula.
Primula
(1960-1976)
Primula
was built in 1960 for Linjebuss International (Stockholms Rederi Ab Svea). She operated on Helsingborg-Helsingør services until 1976 when she was sold to the Terschellinger Stoomboot Maatschappij, Holland, and renamed
Noord Nederland
for their Harlingen-Terschelling service. She was sold for further service in Nigeria in 1990.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines/Linjebuss International AB postcard of
Primula
.
Ultra postcard of
Primula
and Kronborg Castle at Helsingør
Ultra postcard of
Primula
and Kronborg Castle at Helsingør
Photographic postcard of
Primula
.
Carola
(1964-1991)
Carola
was built in 1964 by Öresundsvarvet Ab, Landskrona, for Linjebuss International AB (Stockholms Rederi Ab Svea). She is sistership to
Dana Scarlett
, built the same year.
Carola
operated between Helsingborg-Helsingør. Between 1965-1985,
Carola
also acted as the reserve ship for the Landskrona-Tuborg Havn route (Copenhagen) service of sister company
Skandinavisk Linietrafik
. In 1991 she passed to SweFerry Ab, but was sold soon afterwards to Argentinean owners and renamed
Princess 1
.
Official Linjebuss International AB postcard of
Carola
.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines/Linjebuss International AB postcard of
Carola
.
Official LB-Färjan postcard of
Dana Scarlett
(NP 1/65).
A.Duncan photographic postcard of
Carola
.
Ultra postcard Sk880 of
Pendula
and
Carola
at Helsingborg.
An enlarged image of
Carola
is also shown.
Postcard of
Carola
.
Ensamratt postcard 945.41 of
Carola
at Helsingborg.
An enlarged image of
Carola
is also shown.
Simplon Postcards
release sp1197 (issued August 1995) of
Carola
in later SFL livery.
Photo: Kenn Eilersen.
ExtraFit photographic postcard of
Carola
in later SFL livery.
Photo: Ake Hansson
.
Antonio Giacomelli release NE02 of
Princess
in Argentina.
Photo: Antonio Giacomelli.
Betula (2)
(1968-1992)
Betula (2)
was built by Meyer Werft, Germany, in 1968 for Scandinavian Ferry Lines' Linjebuss International service between Helsingør and Helsingborg. As built she was 2291 gross tons and carried 800 passengers. and 75 cars. The Linjebuss name was dropped in 1981, ownership then being Scandinavian Ferry Lines. Additional accommodation was added in 1985, increasing size to 2452 gross tons and capacity to 900 passengers and 105 cars.
Betula
had two sisters, the
Regula
of 1971, and the
Ursula
of 1973. In 1991,
Betula
passed to SweFerry, part of Scandlines. She did not receive the complete Scandlines livery (unlike her sisters), before sale to Lineas Fred.Olsen in 1992 for their Corralejo (Fuertaventura) to Playa Blanca (Lanzarote) service, and was renamed
Buganvilla
. She remains in service in 2002. A complete history of this ship, including extra postcards and photographs in Linjebuss service, is available
on this link
.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines/Linjebuss International AB postcard of
Betula
.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines/Linjebuss International AB postcard of
Betula
.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines postcard of
Betula
.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines (SFL) postcard of
Betula
.
A Scandinavian Ferry Lines official postcard of the three sisters
Regula
(front),
Ursula
, and
Betula
(rear) in later SFL livery. Photo: Goran Stenberg.
Simplon Postcards
release sp1138 (issued March 1993) of
Betula
in later SFL livery.
Photo: Kenn Eilersen.
Regula
(1971-1997)
Regula
was built by Meyer Werft, Germany, in 1971 for Scandinavian Ferry Lines' Linjebuss International service between Helsingør and Helsingborg. The Linjebuss name was dropped in 1981, ownership then becoming Scandinavian Ferry Lines. Additional accommodation was added in 1985.
Regula
had two sisters, the
Betula
of 1968, and the
Ursula
of 1973. In 1991,
Regula
passed to SweFerry, part of Scandlines. She received the complete Scandlines livery (unlike her sister
Betula
), before sale to A/S Saaremaa Laevakompanii, Tallinn, Estonia in 1997 for their Virtsu - Kuivastu route. She remains in service in 2002.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines/Linjebuss International AB postcard of
Regula
.
Magnussens Forlag postcard of
Regula
and
Ursula
.
Ultra postcard 12-1077 of
Regula
.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines (SFL) postcard of
Regula
.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines postcard of
Regula
, in later SFL colours.
Note additional accommodation added to the boat deck compared to the previous picture.
A Scandinavian Ferry Lines official postcard of the three sisters
Regula
(front),
Ursula
, and
Betula
(rear) in later SFL livery. Photo: Goran Stenberg.
Simplon Postcards
sp1136 of
Regula
, issued March 1993.
Photo: Kenn Eilersen, 1992.
Ursula
(1973-1997)
Ursula
was built by Meyer Werft, Germany, in 1973 for Scandinavian Ferry Lines' Linjebuss International service between Helsingør and Helsingborg. The Linjebuss name was dropped in 1981, ownership then becoming Scandinavian Ferry Lines. Additional accommodation was added in 1985.
Ursula
had two sisters, the
Betula
of 1968, and the
Regula
of 1971. In 1991,
Ursula
passed to SweFerry, part of Scandlines. She received the complete Scandlines livery (unlike her sister
Betula
), before sale in 1997 to Maritima Chan Kenab S.A. de C.V. Cozumel, Mexico, for a service between Yucatan-Cozumel as
Cozumel II
.
Cozumel II
ran aground off Chinchorro Bank on trip to Belize in 2005 and was lost. The remains were removed from the reef in 2010.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines/Linjebuss International AB postcard of
Ursula.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines/Linjebuss International AB postcard of
Ursula
.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines postcard of
Ursula
.
Hubert Ericshens postcard 5111 of
Ursula
.
Harry Lange postcard R145 of
Ursula
at Helsingborg.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines (SFL) postcard of
Ursula
.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines (SFL) postcard of
Ursula
and
Carola
.
A.Duncan photographic postcard of
Ursula
.
Official Scandinavian Ferry Lines (SFL) postcard of
Ursula
, in later SFL livery with reduced blue on the hull.
A Scandinavian Ferry Lines official postcard of the three sisters
Regula
(front),
Ursula
, and
Betula
(rear) in later SFL livery. Photo: Goran Stenberg.
Gerry Johansson postcard of
Ursula
and
Carola
.
Official ScandLines/SweFerry postcard of
Ursula
, in her final Scandlines colours.
Official Scandlines/SweFerry Helsingborg-Helsingør postcard, including
Ursula
.