The Dover Strait’s Railway Cargo Steamers Though its site was a

Though its site was a bargain

the fascinating story of the ships and operations of this period can be fully explained

detailed diagrams and maps included within the text

In 1979 Ole Lauritzen was forced to sell 50% interest in Olau Line to the Germany-based company TT-Line

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The Dover Strait’s Railway Cargo Steamers Though its site was aThis limited edition publication attempts to cover new ground by detailing for the first time the place of the cargo steamers within the growth and development of the ports of Dover and Folkestone. Roll on roll off traffic and containerisation effectively killed them off and their role within the general scheme of cross Channel services is now consigned to history. In spite of their rather low profile existence, the sturdy little cargo ships were far