London River Services
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London River Services Limited is a division of Transport for London, which manages passenger transport, leisure-oriented tourist services and commuter services along the River Thames in and around Lon
Bankside Pier sign
18th-century view of river traffic in Canaletto's painting The Thames from Somerset House Terrace towards the City (1751)
Steamers on the Thames in 1841
Paddle-steamer Pepys used in the 1905-1907 service
Woolwich Ferry
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The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry across the River Thames in east London, connecting Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north. It is licensed and financed by
London River Services
…tourist services and commuter services along the River Thames in and around London. It does not own or operate any boats itself, except those on the Woolwich Ferry, but licences the services of operators. The Thames had been used as a common means of transport in London for centuries, but use died off in the early…
The south terminal of the Woolwich Ferry
Traffic queueing at North Woolwich for the Woolwich Ferry in 1955. The modernisation of the roll-on/roll-off service in 1963 reduced waiting times.
Traffic boarding the James Newman. The ferry service is important for HGVs owing to restrictions in the Blackwall Tunnel and northbound Dartford Crossing.
Vehicles embarking on the ferry in 1979