British inland ferries

[Gloster]

The Cowes Floating Bridge is tidal as the tide goes right up to Newport Quay. It is not uncommon for yachts to caught on the chain because they have misjudged the strength or set of the tide.

 

[j37401]

Just to add to the posts about the Manchester ship canal. The other ferry mentioned is the ‘Penny Ferry’ at Thelwall. This is about a mile west of the M6 Thelwall viaduct. Only operates at certain times of the day though. Sometimes there can be as long as two hour gaps. I think it is donation only now. Worth doing if you’ve got nothing to do and are in the area. If you chucked a few coins in the bucket, the ferry man would likely take you on a quick jolly up and down the canal which i’ve done once or twice. Especially if he knows you don’t need to get off at the other side!

 

[styles]

Loads in Scotland. Loch Lomond, Loch Awe, etc. Most are island ferries of course but there's plenty of inland. They may not necessarily be called "ferries" though!

 

[D6130]

There used to be a rope or cable ferry across the Severn just below the SVR station at Hampton Loade. Don't know if it's still there though. I used it as a teenager back in the early 'seventies'.

 

[Dave W]

There used to be a rope or cable ferry across the Severn just below the SVR station at Hampton Loade. Don't know if it's still there though. I used it as a teenager back in the early 'seventies'.

Finished in 2016 as far as I'm aware. This was my immediate first thought too.

 

[Haywain]

Do the Leeds Water Taxis count as ferries? They certainly operate as a means of transport from the Station Dock to the Armouries Museum.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

This may fail the "not primarily for tourists" proviso but there was (possibly still is, but I've not heard mention of it for ages so I presume it no longer runs) a timetabled "water bus" service up the five-rise and three-rise locks on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Bingley. It even had bus stop flags at the foot of the ascent near Bingley railway station at one point.

 

[PaulLothian]

The Derwentwater launches are effectively a ferry service as well as providing a tour of the lake - at least that's the way we've always used them!

 

[Tetchytyke]

This may fail the "not primarily for tourists" proviso but there was (possibly still is, but I've not heard mention of it for ages so I presume it no longer runs) a timetabled "water bus" service up the five-rise and three-rise locks on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Bingley.

It stopped running a long time ago. A shame as it was a lot of fun.

It really was primarily for tourists but it had the support of WYPTE who, as you say, put bus stop flags and timetable boards up along the towpath at the main stops and offered a lot of marketing help. My memory may be playing tricks, but I'm sure the timetable was included in the back of the WYPTE MetroTrain timetable book at one point.