File:Aust ferry arp.jpg
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The English end of Aust Ferry, at Aust, in 1964. The view looks across the River Severn to Wales. The Severn Bridge is being constructed but has no roadway yet.
From 11 February 1931, a ferry service was operated by the Old Passage Severn Ferry Company Ltd between Beachley and Aust. Services, first carrying just foot passengers and bicycles, and later extended to cars, operated until 1966, when the Severn Bridge opened and there was no longer any need for the crossing.
Ship
- 1960 Built in Hull
- 11.1960 Entered service
History
- 1960 Named: Severn Princess
- 1966 Being laid up in Chepstow and Newport
- Unused in Galway, Ireland, then saw a variety of duties, including as a floating camera platform for the film North Sea Hijack. until 1994.
- 1999 Rescued from Ireland, a Chepstow-based group planned to restore the ferry, but she has been in a state if decline since, and in 2008 appears to be in an irrepairable state.
Photographed by Adrian Pingstone in 1964 and placed in the public domain.
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| current | 08:03, 7 July 2010 | | 3,028 × 2,045 (3.73 MB) | Admin (talk | contribs) | The English end of Aust Ferry, at Aust, in 1964. The view looks across the River Severn to Wales. The Severn Bridge is being constructed but has no roadway yet. From 11 February 1931, a ferry service was operated by the Old Passage Severn Ferry Company Ltd between Beachley and Aust. Services, first carrying just foot passengers and bicycles, and later extended to cars, operated until 1966, when the Severn Bridge opened and there was no longer any need for the crossing. ==Ship== *1960 Built in Hull *11.1960 Entered service ==History== *1960 Named: '''Severn Princess''' *1966 Being laid up in Chepstow and Newport *Unused in Galway, Ireland, then saw a variety of duties, including as a floating camera platform for the film North Sea Hijack. until 1994. *1999 Rescued from Ireland, a Chepstow-based group planned to restore the ferry, but she has been in a state if decline since, and in 2008 appears to be in an irrepairable state. Photographed by Adrian Pingstone in 1964 and placed in the public domain. {{PD-user|Arpingstone}} Category:Severn Bridge Category:River Severn Category:Ferries in the United Kingdom |
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