TILBURY GRAVESEND FERRY | Final Sailings

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  • Опубликовано: 29 янв 2025

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  • @ThamesShips
    @ThamesShips  10 месяцев назад +4

    Final sailings of the Tilbury Gravesend ferry which was due to cease operation on 31st March 2024. However, since 31st March is a Sunday and the ferry does not operate on Sunday, the final day of operation was actually 30th March.
    The video shows the final two sailings in both directions (so 6:30pm and 7:00pm from Gravesend to Tilbury and 6:42pm and 7:10pm from Tilbury to Gravesend).

  • @stephenjsmart4758
    @stephenjsmart4758 10 месяцев назад +4

    All Down to the councils ,there has allways been a good service across the Thames from gravesend to tilbury allways ,hope it will be back soon ,a lot of people depend on the ferry especially school kids ,what inconvenience for them all

    • @ThamesShips
      @ThamesShips  10 месяцев назад +2

      Yes - I agree. I believe that Uber Boats by Thames Clippers now own Town Pier at Gravesend with a view to expanding their services out from London to Gravesend so maybe at some point in the future they will provide some type of service across to Tilbury. However, this does not help all the people which require the service now.

  • @alida-inlandshipping
    @alida-inlandshipping 10 месяцев назад +4

    What a pity. These ferries are such a great service.

  • @keith800
    @keith800 9 месяцев назад +2

    A sad day for both sides of the river and those who rely on the ferry for work or family visits.

  • @Nikkiijean
    @Nikkiijean 10 месяцев назад +2

    It’s so sad that Thurrock council have allowed this to happen. I wished they could have just put the fare up slightly, as return/ multi-crossing tickets were priced very low. I would have happily paid a little more for my ticket to keep the service going. The guys who ran the service were fantastic- always very efficient, helpful and friendly.
    But of course, the councils always seem to manage to take away anything positive like this that aids the people. I’m disabled and don’t drive, and am now a 3 hr journey instead of 1 hr, from being able to visit my loved ones. Gutted. 😢

    • @ThamesShips
      @ThamesShips  10 месяцев назад

      Yes - I completely agree. I used the service a number of times and the crew were always very friendly. As you say, there is no easy alternative and the closure of the ferry service is causing hardship for many people.

  • @kimranger3483
    @kimranger3483 10 месяцев назад +2

    What are my elderly relatives going to do now? I wonder

  • @mancroft
    @mancroft 10 месяцев назад +3

    This must be very inconvenient for some people.

    • @ThamesShips
      @ThamesShips  10 месяцев назад +2

      Yes - agreed. The school pupils and commuters that used this service on a daily basis will be the hardest hit. There must have been a demand for this since Jetstream sold cheaper 10 crossing tickets which were obviously aimed at the regular user.

  • @johnbougourd1811
    @johnbougourd1811 10 месяцев назад +2

    hi was she the ex condor kesteral built here in guernsey

    • @ThamesShips
      @ThamesShips  10 месяцев назад +1

      Hi - yes that is correct. She was built by Marine and General Engineers Ltd and launched in 1985.

  • @SteveHodges-cn7ns
    @SteveHodges-cn7ns 10 месяцев назад +3

    This is supposed to be one of the richest countries in the world, yet we are told that we cant afford any sort of "public services" like this. Too much public money has been siphoned off into the pockets of a tiny, obscenely rich minority... in my humble opinion.

    • @ThamesShips
      @ThamesShips  10 месяцев назад +1

      ...and in the meantime the ordinary, everyday person suffers...