Sealink!

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London Transport RT3070 being craned onboard ship for European tour. 1950 by LEDLON 89, on Flickr

 

London transport RT3070 being craned aboard ship in 1950. by LEDLON 89, on Flickr

[Mr Lobster]

 

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The 'Tattershall Castle', which also did the Hull to New Holland slog at the time of the 'Lincoln Castle,' is moored up on the Thames in that there London.

 

There are some pretty good Sealink related BTF films, some of which are on the BTF box sets I have. One is called 'Give your car a holiday' extolling the virtues of the Motorail and Sealink networks. The second of note is called 'The Seaspeed Express' which is about.....well I'll just lift the description from this site http://www.britishtransportfilms.co.uk/

 

The Seaspeed Express (1980) - The advantages and pleasures of crossing the channel by Hovercraft. In this film a sales executive, with his car and engineering samples, travels to Lille for a business appointment; and a family goes to Paris for a holiday. The former's journey is via Dover/Calais, and the latter's via Dover/Boulogne. Both demonstrate the benefits of using this modern, speedy method of reaching Europe.

 

Anyway, both films are packed with shite. Check them out if you can.

 

P.S. FYI, the sales executive has a Mk2 Granada Estate.