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.

Robert The The Bruce at South Queensferry

Traffic Queues

The ferry crossing started or finished at the pier in North Queensferry. The passengers travelling south would know it well due to the queues that occurred.

Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - Queues North Queensferry 1

North Queensferry Pier

The photograph shows the queues of cars waiting to board the ferries. (Photograph copied from the Facebook Page North Queensferry Past and Present where John Ficner‎ had submitted this image.)

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North Queensferry Pier

This photograph also shows vehicles queuing at the North Queensferry pier. (Photograph copied from the Facebook Page North Queensferry Past and Present where Garry D Irvine‎ had submitted this image.)

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North Queensferry Pier

Another photograph showing vehicles queuing at the North Queensferry pier. (Copyright of Photograph is with the Press Association.(http://www.paimages.co.uk))

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North Queensferry Pier

Photograph showing vehicles queuing at the North Queensferry pier. (Photograph copied from the Facebook Page North Queensferry Past and Present where Hugh Clarke had submitted this image.)

Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - North Queensferry Departure

Ferry Departing North Queensferry Pier

This image taken from the ferry looking back at the pier and the queues of traffic in September 1963. (Photograph copied from the Facebook Page North Queensferry Past and Present where Chris McCall had submitted this image.)

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North Queensferry Pier

This image shows the of cars queues to board the ferries at North Queensferry. (Photograph taken by Dr Helen Wishart, permission to use the image kindly given by Benita Wishart.)