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The creation of a direct ferry service remains an 'exciting prospect'.
(Permalink) Ferry Rosyth Zeebrugge  Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ... |
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Proposals to reconnect a Scottish port with freight ferry services to Europe could hinge on making rail freight part of the mix. That's the message from stakeholders seeking to establish a direct link between Rosyth on the east coast of Scotland and Zeebrugge on the west coast of Belgium.
(Permalink) Freight ferry Railfreight Rosyth Zeebrugge  Rosyth Dockyard: The south eastern part of Rosyth Dockyard's rail system in 1992. This would later be removed for industrial developments on the site. Note the lightweight flat-bottom track.
Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ...  Rosyth Dockyard: The little-used tracks leading to Rosyth Dockyard on the evening of 8 June 2011. Trains may return if Babcock Rosyth is successful with plans for an international container terminal. In the background ... |
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Two shipping firms are considering a new direct ferry link between Rosyth and Zeebrugge next year.
(Permalink) DFDS Ptarmigan Shipping Roysth Zeebrugge Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ... |
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Ferries could be setting sail from Rosyth to Belgium as early as next year according to Douglas Chapman.
(Permalink) Rosyth Zeebrugge Rosyth Dockyard: Blue Star 1 arriving at Rosyth with the ro-ro ferry from Zeebrugge on 26 June 2008. Passenger services on the route ceased at the end of 2010 although a freight only service is still in operati ... |
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Last week, as the sun went down on Britain's membership of the European Union, a symbolic cutting of the ties took place, witnessed by only 26 people. On Tuesday evening, the last ferry to link Flanders and England set sail from Zeebrugge to Hull, the final voyage of a 46-year-long history.
(Permalink) Hull P&O Ferries Pride of Bruges Pride of York Zeebrugge |
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