Ferries: libros - historia, navieros y buques

Rails Across the Sea / Sporen over zee - Harwich-Zeebrugge : The Train Ferry Story / Het verhaal van het treinveer

La historia completa y profusamente ilustrada del servicio de transbordador ferroviario entre el Reino Unido y Bélgica, desde sus inicios con material militar sobrante de la Primera Guerra Mundial hasta su cierre cuando British Rail se preparaba para la privatización.

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P&O Ferries

In the late 1960s, P&O established ferry services in the North Sea and English Channel. Roll-on/roll-off operations and containerisation were introduced and new ships, facilities and investment was needed to take advantage of developments.

What followed was several decades of growth, buyouts and divisions. The twenty-first century saw the closure of several routes as the ferries saw increased competition from low-cost airline and the Channel Tunnel.
Throughout this period, P&O attracted a loyal customer base and became one of the most recognisable names on the sea.

Utilising a selection of rare and previously unpublished images, maritime historian Ian Collard delves into the story of this iconic company and its ships.

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Sealink British Ferries

Los orígenes de Sealink se remontan a los barcos de pasajeros de la época anterior al vapor. La invención de la máquina de vapor impulsó enormemente el desarrollo de los ferrocarriles y propició el auge de los barcos de pasajeros. Las compañías ferroviarias privadas reconocieron la necesidad de un sistema de transporte integrado que incluyera servicios marítimos.

Las cuatro grandes compañías ferroviarias fueron nacionalizadas en 1948 y sus servicios de transporte marítimo quedaron bajo el control de la Comisión Británica de Transportes. En 1968 se creó la División de Servicios Marítimos e Internacionales de la Junta de Ferrocarriles Británicos. Esta división independiente operaba bajo la marca Sealink.
En 1979, los activos de la División de Transporte Marítimo y Servicios Internacionales fueron transferidos a Sealink UK Limited, una filial de propiedad absoluta.

Con una gran cantidad de imágenes inéditas, Ian Collard narra la fascinante historia de esta singular compañía naviera.

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Ferries of Denmark / Danske Faerger

Denmark is a nation of islands approximately five hundred in total, of which around a fifth are inhabited. This new photographic album consists of over two hundred recently taken landscape photographs showing ferries all around Denmark's coasts, fjords, peninsulas and offshore islands.
The vessels range from very large overnight cruise ferries to small double-ended craft, maintaining routes of only a few minutes duration. Text in English and Danish.

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Fährschiffe auf der Ostsee - Häfen, Technik, Reisen

Dietrich Hub presents 40 highlights of ferry shipping on the Baltic Sea. The focus of this entertaining and richly illustrated journey is on the most important ships and ports as well as everyday life at sea. A must for anyone interested in the history of ferry shipping on the Baltic Sea.

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