Queensferry Passage – History of the Forth Ferries 1934–1964.

Car Ferries that operated on the River Forth.

This website documents the history of the Queensferry Passage and the four car ferries that operated between North Queensferry and South Queensferry from 1934 until the opening of the Forth Road Bridge in 1964.

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Robert The The Bruce at South Queensferry
Photographs of Crews

Photographs of some of the crews that worked on the Ferries.
Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - Crew Photograph
Original image held by Dennis Penny.
Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - Crew Photograph 2
Photograph kindly supplied by Mrs Reid, sister-in-law of Capt. Stephen Reid. Possibly taken on the last day the ferries operated.
Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - Crew Photographs 3
Photograph copied from the Facebook Page North Queensferry Past and Present where Alan Forrester had submitted this image.
Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - CrewPhotographs 4
Photograph copied from the Facebook Page North Queensferry Past and Present where John Cubin had submitted this image.
Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - Crew Photograph 5
Photograph copied from the Facebook Page North Queensferry Past and Present where Willie Myles had submitted this image.
Crew
The photograph above shows the Captain and First Mate of the Robert The Bruce, Captain Haldane died in 1936 it is thought he is the first captain of the Bruce which came into service in 1934.The First Mate is Edward Hendry who it is believed later became a Captain on the Ferries.
Permission to use image kindly given by Roy Pridham.
Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - Crew Photograph 6
The photograph above shows Willie Graham who was a crew member of the Robert The Bruce from 1961 until the ferries closed in 1964.
Permission to use image kindly given by his son Alistair Graham.
Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - Crew Photograph 7
The photograph above also shows Willie Graham
Permission to use image kindly given by his son Alistair Graham.
Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - Crew Photograph 8
The photograph above was kindly supplied by Chris Clayton, the photographer is Morris Allan.