Service operated by British Transport Commission for carriage of freight trains only; Essex Ferry II with gross tonnage of 3242 is 380 ft long bp, has 58 ft 6 in. breadth and 35 ft 6 in. depth; there are four rail tracks with total length of 1132 ft; propelled by twin screws driven by two Brown-Sulzer engines developing collectively 3200 hp. (see also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 89 n 7 Feb 14 1957 p 206-9; also article by G.W.TRIPP, in Engineer v 203 n 5271 Feb 1 1957 p 171-2)


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    Title :

    New rail ferry for Harwich-Zeebrugge service


    Additional title:

    Engineering


    Published in:

    Engineering ; 183 , n 4744


    Publication date :

    1957


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    New rail ferry for harwich-zeebrugge service

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1957


    New rail ferry for harwich-zeebrugge service

    Tripp, G.W. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1957


    The Harwich-Zeebrugge train-ferry

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1924