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Lake Bowness Ferries to Ambleside

Time for moving on. Next stop, Ambleside. After a bus to Haverthwaite, steam train to Lakeside, waiting for the ferry to Ambleside.

Windermere is the largest natural lake in England, and has supported commercial traffic for many years. In 1948, the Windermere steamers came under the control of the British Transport Commission as part of the nationalisation of the British railways, passing to the British Rail Board in 1963, along with all other railway related shipping services.

Other vessels introduced after the Furness Railway took over the yacht company include the Cygnet (1879), Teal (1879), Tern (1891), Swift (1900) and Britannia (built in 1879 and acquired second-hand in 1909). The Rothay was scrapped in 1891 and the Britannia in 1919.[In 1970 the British Rail shipping services were rebranded as Sealink, with the Windermere operation being known as Sealink Windermere. The Cygnet was scrapped in 1955. 82060519

2019 RBC Solutions | Toronto, Canada | photographed: 1982 June