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Thames River Boats
Westminster Passenger Services Association
 
 
This page is devoted to the Thames excusion boat operators Thames River Boats. This is one a of series of Simplon Postcards pages devoted to River Thames Excursion Boats. There is a Fleet List of Thames River Boats below. There is also a Table of Individual Boat Pages. To sail on these boats contact: www.thamesriverboats.co.uk
 
Thames River Boats undertake sailings from Westminster to Kew, Richmond and Hampton Court, and is the combined marketing name for the Henley, Cockney Sparrow, Kingwood and the vessels of Colliers Launches, which all have individual web pages. Thames River Boats was previously known as the Westminster Passenger Services Association. In 2008 Kingwood was sold to Colin Bullock who runs her on charters as River Thames Boat Hire, plus continuing her services on the Hampton trips.
 
Contact: www.thamesriverboats.co.uk
 
 
Thames River Boats Fleet:-
Clifton Castle - Colliers Launches - built: 1926
Connaught - Colliers Launches - built: 1911
Greenwich Belle - King Cruises - built: 1974
Henley - Ed Langley - built 1896
Kingwood - River Thames Boat Hire - built: 1915
Princess Freda - Colliers Launches - built: 1926
Queen Elizabeth (3) - Colliers Launches - built: 1924
 
Thames River Boats Pages:-
River Thames Excursion Boats - Thames Header Page - Full List of Companies
Colliers Launches - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services - Thames River Boats
Ed Langley - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services - Thames River Boats
Joseph Mears - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services 1907-1945 - passed to Thames Launches
King Cruises - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services - Thames River Boats
Maynard Launches - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services - Thames River Boats
www.thamesriverboats.co.uk - official website
 
Associated Pages:-
UK Excursion Ships
Ferry Postcards
Cruise Ship Postcards
Ocean Liner Postcards
Simplon Postcards - Recent Updates
Simplon Postcards - Home Page
 
References:-
Royal River Highway: Written by Frank L. Dix - published David & Charles 1984
Trip Out Guides - Written and published by G.P.Hamer - various editions from 1977 to 2005 consulted
Trip Out Guides are available from Geoffrey Hamer, PO Box 485, Southall, UB1 9BH
 
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Table of Boat Histories

Name

Other names

 Built
 Connaught  

 1911
 Henley  

 1896
 Kingwood  

 1915
 
 
 
 
 
 
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