Shields Ferry
502 views · Published 5 September 2010 · 9:46 · Indexed 6 October 2026
Channel: Alan Heath · 2010 · Travel & Events
SEE MY TRAVEL GROUP ON FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/MotorhomesOnLine There have been ferries across the Tyne for hundreds of years. In 1986 the Hebburn to Jarrow ferry closed leaving the Shields ferry as the only one remaining. You can see the location of the Hebburn to Jarrow ferry in my films relating to the locations of the film Get Carter. The Shields ferry service makes just under 25,000 journeys a year, making around 400,000 passenger journeys. There are two vessels that operate the service, currently; The Pride of the Tyne (1993) and The Spirit of the Tyne (2007). Usually only one ferry is in operation at a time, although both will be used during peak periods to operate a shuttle service. Also, if The Pride of the Tyne is in use of Private Hire/Rivertrip etc. the Spirit of the Tyne will operate the standard ferry service. Each trip, the Shields Ferry travels 770 metres across the Tyne. Passengers can transfer to the 333 bus service at North Shields ferry landing to be taken direct to the town centre and metro station. The alternative to this is a short 5-10 minute walk via the steep hill of Borough Road. My channel on you tube : http://www.youtube.com/alanhea th is one of the most prolific from Poland. I have produced around 1,600 original films, most in English but also in Polish, French, Italian, Spanish and the occasional hint of German and Hebrew. My big interest in life is travel and history but I have also placed films on other subjects Please feel free to ask questions in the public area or to comment on things you disagree with. Sometimes there are mistakes because I speak without preparation. If I see the mistakes myself, I make this clear in the text. Please also leave a star rating! There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- http://www.ceepackaging.com - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers. Most people may think packaging pretty boring but it possibly effects your life more than you really imagine! Central and Eastern European Packaging examines the packaging industry throughout this region, but in particular in the largest regional economies which are Russia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Austria. That is not to say that the other countries are forgotten, they are not, but obviously there is less going on. However the fact that there are so many travel related films here is not from holidays but from business trips attending trade fairs around the region. Every packaging trade fair is a new excuse to make another film!
