Woolwich Ferry

The Woolwich Ferry (English Woolwich Ferry ) runs over the River Thames in London. It connects North Woolwich in the London Borough of Newham on the north side of Woolwich in the district Royal Borough of Greenwich on the south side. In addition, it establishes a connection between the main road A205 and A406, which together form the inner ring road of London. The use of the ferry is free.

Reversed a ferry at this point early in the 14th century. Sir Joseph Bazalgette proposed the introduction of a free ferry service. This took on 23 March 1889, the operation and was under the supervision of the Metropolitan Board of Works. Today's owner is the transport authority Transport for London, the management takes over the city district administration of Greenwich.

The ferry has three ships that were built in 1963 in Dundee by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company and have Voith Schneider drives. They are named after politicians from the area: Ernest Bevin, John Burns and James Newman. The ships can carry 500 passengers as well as vehicles with a gross weight of 200 tons.

Monday to Friday for ferries every ten minutes from 06:10 bis 20:00 clock (two ships), Saturdays every 15 minutes from 06:10 bis 20:00 clock ( a ship ) and Sundays every 15 minutes from 11:30 to 19:30 clock ( a ship ). For pedestrians, there is also the opportunity to pass under the river through the nearby Woolwich Foot Tunnel; Motor vehicles, however, must take outside the operating times larger detours.

A little further down the river the Thames Gateway Bridge was planned that would have made the ferry service superfluous. 2008, the project but was stopped by the (then) new Mayor of London Boris Johnson.