Gravesend - Tilbury Ferry

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The Gravesend - Tilbury Ferry is a passenger ferry across the River Thames east of London. It links Gravesend and Tilbury, and runs every 30 minutes between about 6 am and 7 pm from Monday to Saturday.[1] The operator is the Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Company.[1] The ferry is subsidised by both Thurrock Council and Kent County Council, and is the last publicly accessible crossing point before the Thames reaches the sea.

[edit] History

Sailing and rowing boats operated between Gravesend and Tilbury until they were replaced by a steam ferry service in 1855. In 1862 the ferry was taken over by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. Car ferries were introduced in 1927 but discontinued in 1964, following the opening in 1963 of the first Dartford Tunnel.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Thurrock Council. Ferry Services. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
  2. ^ Simplon Postcards - The Passenger Ship Website. Tilbury-Gravesend Ferries. The Railway Ferries - 1862-1984. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
 
Crossings of the River Thames
West:
High Speed 1
 Gravesend - Tilbury Ferry
 East:
Proposed Lower Thames Crossing
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