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Ferry Boats

 across the Firth of Forth

    The Forth Rail Bridge and Ferry at South Queensferry before the opening of The Forth Rail Bridge ©

The Queensferry Passage

South Queensferry to North Queensferry

'Queen Margaret

Wooden paddle steamer.  Built Leith 1821

'Forfarshire

   The Forth Rail Bridge and the ferry boat, Forfarshire, on the Queensferry Passage at South Queensferry ©

Built Dundee 1861. 
On Queensferry Passage for >20 yrs from1893
Re-boilered and given very tall funnel 1904.
Broken up 1922

'Woolwich'

Built Blackwall 1890. 
On Queensferry Passage from 1908
Broken up 1923

'Dundee

   The Forth Rail Bridge and the ferry boat, Dundee, on the Queensferry Passage at South Queensferry ©

Built Renfrew 1875.  Re-boilered 1914
Capacity:  997 passengers + 3 lorries + 2 cars
Operated Queensferry Passage 1920-1948.
Broken up 1952

'Queen Margaret'

The Forth Rail Bridge and the ferry boat,Queen Margaret, on the Queensferry Passage at South Queensferry ©

Built Dumbarton 1934
Broken up 1965

Double-ended, side loading, diesel electric paddle driven boats.
Capacity,  28 cars each
Operated 1934-1964.

'Robert the Bruce'

   Valentine's Postcard - Zoom in to the ferry 'Robert the Bruce' - 1934 ©

©

Built Dumbarton 1934
Broken up 1965

'Mary Queen of Scots''

   A ferry - probably 'Mary Queen of Scots' - at South Queensferry ©

   Mary Queen of Scots at North Queensferry, 1964 ©

Built Dumbarton 1949
Broken up 1965

Appearance: similar to  'Queen Margaret'
Operated 1950-1964. 

'Sir William Wallace''

Built Dumbarton 1956

Operated 1950-1964. 

Dates of Photographs

The table above may be helpful in dating some of the old photos of South Queensferry.  The ferry service between South and North Queensferry ended with the opening of the Forth Road Bridge on 4 September 1964.

Acknowledgements

An Illustrated History of Edinburgh's Railways ( Smith +  Anderson)  Irwell Press, 1995
Steamers of the Forth (Ian Brodie):  Publ. David & Charles, 1976
Steamers of the Forth, Vol 1 (Ian Brodie):  Stenlake Publishing Ltd., 2004
Ferries in Scotland (Marie Weir):  Publ. John Donald, 1988.

 

Recollections

The Queensferry Passage

Granton - Burntisland Ferry

 

 

Firth of Forth

More Photos

The Forth Rail Bridge and ferry at South Queensferry ©

Early views + ferries

Granton Breakwater - 8 September 2002 ©

Granton

The Forth Rail Bridge - Thumbnail images ©

The Forth Bridges

Queensferry Passage

List of ferry boats
and links to more photos

Granton Ferry

List of ferry boats
and links to more photos

Early Descriptions

South Queensferry

Firth of Forth:     The Coast    -     River Crossings    -   Islands

 

 

 

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EdinPhoto - Home Page      Please send me an e-mail ... with your questions, comments, suggestions or news.      At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.            At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.

Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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