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

The Four Ferries

In 1934 when the first two ferries were launched there was talk of a road bridge being built. The cost however was prohibitive as it was thought to be in the region of £3 to £5 million. The bridge was of course built 30 years later (1964) at a cost of £11.5 million. The replacement bridge, the Queensferry Crossing opened in 2017 and cost 1.35 billion.

The ferries were launched on the following dates:-

Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - Launch Dates

Newspaper articles regarding the launch of each ferry can be found here:-

Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - Queen Margaret Launch Newspaper

Queen Margaret
Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - Robert the Bruce LaunchNewspaper

Robert The Bruce
Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - Sir Willian Wallace Lauch Newspaper

Sir William Wallace
Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - Mary Queen of Scots Launch Newspaper

Mary Queen Of Scots

Further details of the launch of the Sir William Wallace can be found in this article:-

Queensferry Passage Ferry Photographs – 1934–1964 - Sir William Wallace Launch

Launch of the Sir William Wallace