I saw her sister ship, Sarnia, launched at Cowes, whilst co-incidentally on holiday on the IOW, and the Caesarea bought my new wife and I home after our honeymoon in Guernsey in April 1967. (We had flown out). Brings back good memories.
A good find, thanks. In '63 or '64, Weymouth to Jersey and return on the Sarnia including the Boat Train, steam hauled from Waterloo, along the tramway from just outside Weymouth station to the Quay and back. I remember cars being 'craned' from the quayside into the hold. Happy Days!
In the 60's/70's I used to be fascinated as kid on holiday at Weymouth watching her and Sarnia going back and forth to the channel islands. Good times.
Christened with the latin names for Jersey and Guernsey, I often travelled on Caesarea and Sarnia between the islands when I spent my childhood in Jersey. Both ships were reliable and quite comfortable for the time. I also remember a visit to the bridge of Caesarea one time, en route between St Helier and St Peter Port.
A very enjoyable piece of archive footage, from the days when we had British Rail and good ship builders- I had quite a few trips on the ferries (and on the trains, they were comfortable in those days!) A minor point- there was a typo in your otherwise excellent descriptive titles- the design of the turbines was Pametrada, not Pametrade.
I wonder what happened to the train carrying ferries that took the Night Ferry and the Golden Arrow services to and from Paris across the Channel as well as freight wagons. SNCF also had train carrying ferries that brought the London service of the Orient Express over.
G'dy to you, Thank you for this piece of long gone History when life a bit more Peaceful, my Family and I used to catch the Liverpool to Llandudno in 50/60s! Armadale West Aust.
I remember crossing to Guernsey and back on these ships back in August 1971. It was fun even if the sea was quite bumpy. We took the boat train from Waterloo which reached the dock via the Weymouth streets - it was all very exciting for a 12 year old!
We used to call these ferries "mail boats". They mostly carried passengers, mail and some freight. No RoRo back then. Belgium had similar ferries, operated by the department for maritime transport (RMT). The British vessels were operated by Sealink. Both companies served the Ostend-Dover line.
We took the hovercraft across to Boulogne or Calais in the 70's from Dover. That was the SRN6 before the SRN4 started. It was too rough for it coming back so we had to go on the London which was horrible.
I went on a school day trip from Folkestone to Boulogne on the Caesarea - must have been about 1977 or 78. There was a big swell on the channel on the way over, and by the time we came back it was a full on storm. By then I think they'd allocated the poor old Caesarea to school trips, as there only seemed to be kids & teachers on board. It was awash with sick and after holding outside Folkestone harbour we were all delighted to get off the old tub !
I live in Jersey and sailed on this boat a few time when I was younger. One time I told my friends that I was sailing to England on the Diarrhoea, which still makes everyone laugh still to this day.
Gorgeous ships, the Sarnia and Caeserea were uniquely fitted with bow rudders to help when going astern. Salied on them many times and loved every second, they were never late or cancelled, the best ferries to serve the Channel Islands.
The ferry company with the British Rail logo was Sealink (I think it was owned by British Rail because they used to put trains on their ferries over to the Continent before the opening of the Channel Tunnel). They were a big ferry operator in Britain until the 1990's. They had sailings out of basically every port in Britain, from the English Channel ferries from Dover to Calais, Isle of Wight ferries, ferries over to Ireland from Holyhead, Fishguard, Liverpool and Stranraer, along with the ferry from Newcastle to Holland and Harwich to Holland. I think Stena Line took Sealink over in the late 1980s and were renamed Stena Sealink Line. They would change their name again to just Stena Line around the time they were launching the HSS high speed ferries, about 1996 / 97.
My dad used to work on her and her sister Sarnia. This must date from around the 1967-70 period after the BR funnel colours had been adopted but before the Sealink branding was brought in.
Working for BR Sealink in Guernsey and Weymouth between 74-78 in a shore based capacity I was involved with the operation of the Caesaria and Sarnia and latterly with the Earl Godwin and Caledonian Princess seeing this brings back many happy memories.Happy Days
Travelled on both these ships in 1967 and 1969 to Guernsey. Rough in Chan el if I remember correctly. Also got to travel from Waterloo to Weymouth on boat train which ran through streets on way to docks.
@@PrintMonkeylast regular train in 1987 last railtour in 1999 and most track lifted 2020/21. Could have been a tourist attraction if reopened as preserved line perhaps but council wanted it gone. Too much traffic!
Le " CAESAREA " était certainement l'un des plus beaux ferry du "détroit du pas de Calais " au départ de Boulogne sur mer , rien à voir avec les "caisses flottantes " de maintenant , des navires sans charme ressemblant davantage à des " fers à repasser " ....nostalgie d'une époque révolue
I remember travelling with the local Scout group for 2 weeks on Guernsey in the early 1960s. The train journey to the Weymouth keyside was incredible - pulled by a giant steam loco. And then we loaded onto the Sarnia for an endless crossing. Came back 2 weeks later on the Caeserea. It was either 1962 or 1963.
Live in East Cowes, too young to remember these being built, but I have pictures of these on the building stocks. Anyone who knows the river Medina now will be incredulous that these 2 ships were launched lengthways! The building stages were levelled and filled in, to the effect that the hard standing area is part car park, part factory building for GKN Westlands.
I sailed on one of these sisters to Guernsey in 1972 from Weymouth, on the return to Weymouth halfway across I think maybe more, I felt DISGUSTING!!!!!!, I felt seasick, I think it that old Portland Bill peninsula may have something to do with sea conditions around it’s vicinity, later I sailed from Newhaven to Dieppe in 1978 and return, I thought on arrival at Newhaven..‘hello’ ..the Caesarea or Sarnia tied up waiting for me, this time both crossings were very pleasant, at night it was, very nice crossing
The first place I owned was a 1 bedroom flat carved out of what once was the manager’s house Samuel White. Glorious look to east Cowes and what once was a railway station on the Cowes to Newport line. I have been told that in its heyday there were 3 trains coming in from Newport with the men working in the yards. I don’t know how true this is but I’ve always liked the Story
Another memory of these ships when out sailing with my father. You always knew when one had docked. There was a great line of cardboard boxes all thrown overboard to clear the ship probably for taking on more stock in weymouth. Anybody remember this?.
There even used to be boat trains to the ferries, from Waterloo, that ran through the streets of Weymouth from the station to the dockside ruclips.net/video/eRssRZOw_z0/видео.html
My Grandma lived on Guernsey and I did that trip many times. Originally the ferry sailed from Southampton. I have just found out that the boat train switched back to Southampton in the early 80's. I had emigrated to Australia then. The last time I was on Guernsey was 1972.
A throwback like railway hotels to pre 1947 nationalisation days when the railway companies owned them. Like the nationalised railways shipping and hotels never received the investment from Government to make them anything other than mediocre parts of the nationised railway system.They were never privatised with the railways by the John Major Goverment but were sold off.
BTH were great quality hotels often above stations that provided excellent service at affordable prices for most, they also did the catering on the trains. Stayed at the North British as it was above Edinburgh Waverley many times.
![NIGHT FERRY FROM DUBLIN [Ghost Ship]: Stena Line to Holyhead - my first overnight ferry since 1986.](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/fEkvNZfj2JY/mqdefault.jpg)
I saw her sister ship, Sarnia, launched at Cowes, whilst co-incidentally on holiday on the IOW, and the Caesarea bought my new wife and I home after our honeymoon in Guernsey in April 1967. (We had flown out). Brings back good memories.
Beautiful vessel. Compared to today’s vessels diminutive in size, huge in personality!
I remember travelling to Jersey as a seven year old with my parents on Sarnia. My earliest holiday memory.
Great video. Reminds me of childhood holidays on board the Earl Godwin and the Earl William.
A good find, thanks. In '63 or '64, Weymouth to Jersey and return on the Sarnia including the Boat Train, steam hauled from Waterloo, along the tramway from just outside Weymouth station to the Quay and back. I remember cars being 'craned' from the quayside into the hold. Happy Days!
@@rwm2986 thank you for the great memories
In the 60's/70's I used to be fascinated as kid on holiday at Weymouth watching her and Sarnia going back and forth to the channel islands. Good times.
Christened with the latin names for Jersey and Guernsey, I often travelled on Caesarea and Sarnia between the islands when I spent my childhood in Jersey. Both ships were reliable and quite comfortable for the time. I also remember a visit to the bridge of Caesarea one time, en route between St Helier and St Peter Port.
@@anthonyflambard6472 how interesting, when doing research I don’t think I saw that about their names, thank you for that
A very enjoyable piece of archive footage, from the days when we had British Rail and good ship builders- I had quite a few trips on the ferries (and on the trains, they were comfortable in those days!)
A minor point- there was a typo in your otherwise excellent descriptive titles- the design of the turbines was Pametrada, not Pametrade.
@@MervynPartin I don’t think I’ve ever posted a film without at least one typo 🙄, but thank you for your words.
I wonder what happened to the train carrying ferries that took the Night Ferry and the Golden Arrow services to and from Paris across the Channel as well as freight wagons. SNCF also had train carrying ferries that brought the London service of the Orient Express over.
G'dy to you, Thank you for this piece of long gone History when life a bit more Peaceful, my Family and I used to catch the Liverpool to Llandudno in 50/60s! Armadale West Aust.
@@paultanker5606 my pleasure, glad you liked it and pleased to have bought back happy memories
I remember crossing to Guernsey and back on these ships back in August 1971. It was fun even if the sea was quite bumpy. We took the boat train from Waterloo which reached the dock via the Weymouth streets - it was all very exciting for a 12 year old!
We used to call these ferries "mail boats". They mostly carried passengers, mail and some freight. No RoRo back then. Belgium had similar ferries, operated by the department for maritime transport (RMT). The British vessels were operated by Sealink. Both companies served the Ostend-Dover line.
@@janentomenkafka thank you for for that interesting information
We took the hovercraft across to Boulogne or Calais in the 70's from Dover. That was the SRN6 before the SRN4 started. It was too rough for it coming back so we had to go on the London which was horrible.
I went on a school day trip from Folkestone to Boulogne on the Caesarea - must have been about 1977 or 78. There was a big swell on the channel on the way over, and by the time we came back it was a full on storm. By then I think they'd allocated the poor old Caesarea to school trips, as there only seemed to be kids & teachers on board. It was awash with sick and after holding outside Folkestone harbour we were all delighted to get off the old tub !
@@JimShearing great story thank you 😆
I live in Jersey and sailed on this boat a few time when I was younger. One time I told my friends that I was sailing to England on the Diarrhoea, which still makes everyone laugh still to this day.
Gorgeous ships, the Sarnia and Caeserea were uniquely fitted with bow rudders to help when going astern. Salied on them many times and loved every second, they were never late or cancelled, the best ferries to serve the Channel Islands.
The ferry company with the British Rail logo was Sealink (I think it was owned by British Rail because they used to put trains on their ferries over to the Continent before the opening of the Channel Tunnel). They were a big ferry operator in Britain until the 1990's. They had sailings out of basically every port in Britain, from the English Channel ferries from Dover to Calais, Isle of Wight ferries, ferries over to Ireland from Holyhead, Fishguard, Liverpool and Stranraer, along with the ferry from Newcastle to Holland and Harwich to Holland. I think Stena Line took Sealink over in the late 1980s and were renamed Stena Sealink Line. They would change their name again to just Stena Line around the time they were launching the HSS high speed ferries, about 1996 / 97.
Was it The Hengist and Horsa out of Folkestone in the mid 70s
@@stevehillier7018 www.hhvferry.com/hengist1.html for their history
My dad used to work on her and her sister Sarnia. This must date from around the 1967-70 period after the BR funnel colours had been adopted but before the Sealink branding was brought in.
@@AndreiTupolev thanks for that information, nice to hear from a family member of someone who worked on the vessels
Working for BR Sealink in Guernsey and Weymouth between 74-78 in a shore based capacity I was involved with the operation of the Caesaria and Sarnia and latterly with the Earl Godwin and Caledonian Princess seeing this brings back many happy memories.Happy Days
@ that’s good to hear
I went from Weymouth to Jersey on this ship in about 1971
Travelled on both these ships in 1967 and 1969 to Guernsey. Rough in Chan el if I remember correctly. Also got to travel from Waterloo to Weymouth on boat train which ran through streets on way to docks.
@@bluevanimaging9998 I’ve seen pictures of the Weymouth train, don’t think they’d let a train do that today!
@@PrintMonkeylast regular train in 1987 last railtour in 1999 and most track lifted 2020/21. Could have been a tourist attraction if reopened as preserved line perhaps but council wanted it gone. Too much traffic!
@ same old same old 🫤
Nice old footage. I remember the Larne - Stranraer route had similar ferries.
Fabulous footage.
@@Timstravels01 thank you
Le " CAESAREA " était certainement l'un des plus beaux ferry du "détroit du pas de Calais " au départ de Boulogne sur mer , rien à voir avec les "caisses flottantes " de maintenant , des navires sans charme ressemblant davantage à des " fers à repasser " ....nostalgie d'une époque révolue
I remember travelling with the local Scout group for 2 weeks on Guernsey in the early 1960s. The train journey to the Weymouth keyside was incredible - pulled by a giant steam loco. And then we loaded onto the Sarnia for an endless crossing. Came back 2 weeks later on the Caeserea. It was either 1962 or 1963.
Live in East Cowes, too young to remember these being built, but I have pictures of these on the building stocks. Anyone who knows the river Medina now will be incredulous that these 2 ships were launched lengthways! The building stages were levelled and filled in, to the effect that the hard standing area is part car park, part factory building for GKN Westlands.
@@dominicwood3451 thank you for a bit more background history
My Dad worked at White’s.
I sailed on one of these sisters to Guernsey in 1972 from Weymouth, on the return to Weymouth halfway across I think maybe more, I felt DISGUSTING!!!!!!, I felt seasick, I think it that old Portland Bill peninsula may have something to do with sea conditions around it’s vicinity, later I sailed from Newhaven to Dieppe in 1978 and return, I thought on arrival at Newhaven..‘hello’ ..the Caesarea or Sarnia tied up waiting for me, this time both crossings were very pleasant, at night it was, very nice crossing
The first place I owned was a 1 bedroom flat carved out of what once was the manager’s house Samuel White. Glorious look to east Cowes and what once was a railway station on the Cowes to Newport line. I have been told that in its heyday there were 3 trains coming in from Newport with the men working in the yards. I don’t know how true this is but I’ve always liked the Story
@@gertkaiser4273 thank you for your lovely memory
Another memory of these ships when out sailing with my father. You always knew when one had docked. There was a great line of cardboard boxes all thrown overboard to clear the ship probably for taking on more stock in weymouth. Anybody remember this?.
@@majorscope I’m loving all the memories that people are having
Unbelievable to think it was built at Cowes .
There even used to be boat trains to the ferries, from Waterloo, that ran through the streets of Weymouth from the station to the dockside ruclips.net/video/eRssRZOw_z0/видео.html
@@geoff1201 wow! Great pics, thanks for that.
My Grandma lived on Guernsey and I did that trip many times. Originally the ferry sailed from Southampton. I have just found out that the boat train switched back to Southampton in the early 80's. I had emigrated to Australia then. The last time I was on Guernsey was 1972.
They just pulled up the rails in the streets a couple of years ago. There was some idea of using them as a tramway, but it came to nothing.
@ that’s sad
A throwback like railway hotels to pre 1947 nationalisation days when the railway companies owned them. Like the nationalised railways shipping and hotels never received the investment from Government to make them anything other than mediocre parts of the nationised railway system.They were never privatised with the railways by the John Major Goverment but were sold off.
BTH were great quality hotels often above stations that provided excellent service at affordable prices for most, they also did the catering on the trains. Stayed at the North British as it was above Edinburgh Waverley many times.
@tonys1636 Thanks for your input.
Ferry interesting 😅
@@69spook 🙄
I knew these ferries well. Known as Seastink for good reasons. Travelled on them a few times from Weymouth to Cherbourg i think.