• Departing Harbor I

    A few nice harbour freight images I found: Departing Harbor I Image by versageek A freight barge is towed out of the harbor at sunset. FERRY ENTERING DUNLAOGHAIRE HARBOUR Image by infomatique Stena Explorer Operates on the Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire route. Technical facts: Gross tonnage: 19 638 t LOA: 127 m Beam: 40 m Draught: four.8 m Speed: 40 knots Ship kind: HSS 1500 (High-speed Sea Service) Passenger capacity: 1 500 Car capacity: 360 Freight capacity: 900 lane metres Built/final rebuilt: 1996 Shipbuilder: Finnyards, Finland Port of registry: London Flag: British Engines: 2 x GE LM 2500 + 2 x GE LM 1600 gas turbines kW/horsepower: 68 000 kW

    • Cool Harbour Freight images

    A couple of nice harbour freight images I discovered: The Royal Oak and The Rendezvous Image by wirewiping Custom Residence Quay, Weymouth. The tracks in the street are the Weymouth Tramway. This opened in 1885 and conveyed passenger and freight trains by means of the streets of Weymouth the the Channel Island Ferry Terminals near the mouth of the harbour. Use declined right after the 1960s and the final regular trains ran in 1987. Right after that the Tramway saw the odd railtour the last 1 ran in 1999 although the Tramway only closed officialy in late 2011. Bath Street, Weymouth Image by wirewiping The tracks in the foreground, operating along Commercial Road, are the Weymouth Tramway. This opened in 1885 and conveyed passenger and freight trains through the streets of Weymouth the the Channel Island Ferry Terminals near the mouth of the harbour. Use … Continue reading →