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ADRIAN GILBERT Imo -
ADRIAN GILBERT,1950, - British Railways.35grt Dartmouth to Kingswear service of British Railways (Western Region) ... later transferred to Southern Region.Running mate was HUMPHREY GILBERT
River Dart,22/4/1957. Subsequent History:One of two sisters built in 1957 for British Rail as Humphrey Gilbert (her sister was ADRIAN GILBERT ), for use on the Dartmouth -Kingswear ferry service. When the Paignton-Kingswear branch line was closed by British Rail, the two ferries passed briefly into local authority ownership, then were sold for use on the Falmouth - St Mawes Ferry. Following a sale back to BR for use on the Tilbury-Gravesend ferry, they were deemed unsuitable for use on either of these two routes. The ADRIAN GILBERT returned to the Kingswear ferry in 1977. After a period of inactivity, owned by various companies, the Humphrey Gilbert was sold to Millbrook Steamboat and Trading Company, renamed Edgecumbe Belle and used on their Plymouth - Drake's Island ferry. She returned to the Dart in 1985, when she partnered her sister on the Kingswear Ferry until 1996, when ADRIAN GILBERT was sold, somewhat ironically to the St Mawes Ferry Company, where she continues to work quite successfully. Edgecumbe Belle on the other hand, remains as the main relief vessel on the Kingswear ferry, and sees a large amount of service. She briefly ran a service to Greenway, but this has now been withdrawn, and Dart Pleasure Craft instead market the former rival service operated by Greenway Ferry Limited Disposal Data:- source of subsequenthistory:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dart_Pl..._Craft_Limited Rick Cox collection,unknown photographer. |
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