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)
New rail ferry for Harwich-Zeebrugge service
Engineering
Engineering ; 183 , n 4744
1957
Article (Journal)
English
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