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River Tyne
There
have been boats crossing the Tyne for centuries and whilst the number
of ferries mushroomed in the steam era, linking the city of Newcastle
with Gateshead and providing short crossings between the industrial and
shipbuilding communities on the north and south bank of the river,
there now remains only the ferry between North Shields and South
Shields. Bridges in the city of Newcastle and a tunnel at Jarrow has
rendered the ferries redundant in the age of the motor car
As
well as the short crossings, there were services along the length of
the Tyne from above Newcastle at Elswick out to the Shields with
additional cruises offered into the North Sea. They were run by the
Tyne General Ferry Company from 1862 until 1908.
Tyne General Ferry Company (1862-1908)
Eliza (1864-
Beatrice (1883-1909)
John Clayton (1883-1909)
Alice (1887-1909)
Siren (1896-1905)
Audrey (1898-1908)
Aileen (1898-1906) Sold for use in Gambia as Mansah Kilah
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