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Updated Pages June 2008 - March 2009


18th March 2009:-
Wight Queen - new images of ex-Portsmouth harbour ferry Ferry Queen and Blue Funnel Cruises excursion vessel in use as a houseboat on the Thames
Wyndham Grand - new images of ex-Twinstar III now in use on the Thames with Thames Executive Charters in association with the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Chelsea


John Harriott - new images of ex-police launch used by Thames Executive Charters on charters and the Blackfriars-Putney commuter service



16th March 2009:-
HM Revenue Cutters - new page started showing Vigilant (1901), Vigilant (2003) and Valiant (2004)



15th March 2009:-
P&O Ferries - new images of Norking leaving Tilbury for Zeebruugge on 14th March 2009


DFDS - new images of Dana Sirena passing Felixstowe on 15th March 2009



13th March 2009:-
Queen of the Channel (1) - new postcard images of the 1935 The New Medway SP Co motor vessel lost at Dunkirk



11th March 2009:-
DFDS Lys-Line - new images of Palletised Cargo Ship Lystind leaving Tilbury for Bilbao on 9th March 2009



10th March 2009:-
Cobelfret - new images of Anglian Way passing Felixstowe on 6th March 2009


Stena Line - new images of Stena Britannica passing Felixstowe on 6th March 2009


DFDS - new images of Dana Sirena passing Felixstowe on 6th March 2009


Cobelfret - new images of Anglian Way and Cymbeline passing Tilbury on 8th and 9th March 2009


Maersk - new images of Johannes Maersk and Lars Maersk leaving Tilbury on 8th and 9th March 2009




9th March 2009:-
Thames Luxury Charters - Elizabethan - Elizabethen passing Tilbury after overhaul at Gravesend on 9th March 2009



8th March 2009:-
Costa Luminosa - final trials at Trieste on 7th March 2009


London River Cruises - new page on Thames charter operator of the Suerita



5th March 2009:-
Southend Motor Navigation Co - Fleet List - new page on the fleet of the main pre-war Southend excursion boat operators, including the Julia Freak, King George V, New Prince of Wales, Princess Maud and San Toy 1
Southend Motor Navigation Co - Company History - new page on the history of the main pre-war Southend excursion boat operators - pioneers of small motor excursion launches
Southend Small Excursion Boats- new images of Sheerness-based Sheppey Queen
Cruise London - new images of Pride of London, previously Pridela

28th February 2009:-
Faversham - 26th & 28th February 2009 - shipping in Faversham and Oare Creeks, Kent - New



25th February 2009:-
New Simplon Postcards Releases - the following postcards are now available from Harold Jordan Postcards - they include the QE2 on her last daylight departure in October 2008 plus her final day in Southampton on 11th November 2008




24th February 2009:-
Chemins de Fer de Provence - Updated pages on the Nice-Digne metre gauge railway:-
CP Page 1A - Rolling Stock - Autorails
CP Page 1B - Rolling Stock - Diesel Locos & Trailers
CP Page 2 - Chemins de Fer de Provence Stations & Publicity

22nd February 2009:-
Nice Photo Diary - images of the Nice Tramway, the Chemins de Fer de Provence and the ferry Mega Express of Corsica Ferries at Nice in February 2009.

16th February 2009:-
South West Piers - new page started on the piers of Devon, Cornwall and Somerset

15th February 2009:-
Dorset Belle V at Plymouth, previously Southend Belle, Westminster Belle, Maid of Wareham and Maid of Exmouth


St Mawes Ferry - new images of Queen of Falmouth, Princess Maria, New Princess Maud



13th February 2009:-
Avon Belle II - River Fal - arrival of Avon Belle II back on the Fal before conversion to Look Ahead II of Newman's Cruises of Tolverne


12th February 2009:-
Gravesend 11-02-2009 - photo diary of shipping passing Gravesend


11th February 2009:-
Norking - P&O Ferries - new images of Norking leaving Tilbury on her Tilbury-Zeebrugge service


10th February 2009:-
Falmouth - St Mawes Ferry - new images added of Roseland, St Gerrans and St Mawes Castle


Newman's Cruises (River Fal) - new images added of Heather, Look Ahead II, Queen of the Fal, Skylark and Skylark of Tolverne



8th February 2009:-
Falmouth - St Mawes Ferry - new images added from operators Cornwall Ferries


Falmouth - St Mawes Ferry - new images added from the period when the Pill family ran the ferry



3rd February 2009:-
Mudeford Ferry - ferry across the mouth of Christchurch Harbour - Mudeford Quay to Mudeford Sandbank


United Motor Boats - vintage launch cruises from Christchurch on the River Stour


Crystal Rose - new images of Crystal Rose at Waterford. She was previously the Gosport ferry Ferry King of 1918, and the Solent Queen of Southampton's Blue Funnel Cruises



2nd February 2009:-
St Faith - Wightlink - new images of St Faith in new Wightlink livery


St Helen - Wightlink - new images of St Helen in new Wightlink livery


Solent Express - Island Express - new images of the Hovertravel hovercraft Solent Express and Island Express in rough weather


Sky Wonder - Pullmantur - new images of Sky Wonder, ex-Fairsky, Sky Princess and Pacific Sky


Norman Spirit - LD Lines - new image of Norman Spirit of LD Lines, ex-Prins Filip, Stena Royal, POSL Aquitaine and Pride of Aquitaine



1st February 2009:-
Red Osprey - images of Red Funnel ferry Red Osprey in new IKEA advertising livery


Solent Cat - images of Solent & Wight Line cruise vessel Solent Cat in rough weather on 31st January 2009



28th January 2009:-
Windstar Sail Cruises - new page started on company (later Windstar Cruises) operating luxury motor-sail-yachts, previously owned by Holland America Line and Carnival
Isle of Wight - British Railways/Sealink - new ferries and images added to the Isle of Wight car ferries page, including Farringford, Freshwater, Hilsea and Lymington
Quail Cruises - new page on Spanish cruise company running the Pacific, ex-Pacific Princess



25th January 2009:-
Cenwulf - Wightlink - new page on Sealink & Wightlink's Cenwulf, including images at the Portsmouth linkspan on 22nd January 2009

20th January 2009:-
Oceanic - Premier Cruises - 1998 Premier Cruises brochure for Oceanic added
St Faith - Wightlink - new Wightlink colours applied to St Faith

18th January 2009:-
Mona Lisa - Peaceboat - additional images of Mona Lisa at Yokohama in January 2009
Southend Excursion Boats - new postcards of Dreadnought (1), Duchess of York , Grace Darling, Nemo II, New Prince of Wales and Southend Britannia at Southend. A page on the Southend Motor Navigation Co is also being prepared.

17th January 2009:-
Mona Lisa - Peaceboat - new official postcard added of Mona Lisa, as available on the Peaceboat charter, winter 2008/2009. Mona Lisa was previously Kungsholm, Sea Princess, Victoria and Oceanic II
The Topaz - Peaceboat - official Peaceboat postcards of The Topaz, previously Empress of Britain, Queen Anna Maria, Carnivale, Fiesta Marina and Olympic - scrapped in 2008

13th January 2009:-
East Coast Piers - new page started on pleasure piers on the East Coast, including Scarborough, Saltburn, Redcar, Cleethorpes and Skegness

9th January 2009:-
North West Piers - new page started on pleasure piers in the North West, including Blackpool, Fleetwood, Morecambe, New Brighton, Southport and St Annes

7th January 2009:-
Welsh Piers - new page started on pleasure piers in Wales, including Aberytswyth, Bangor, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno, Mumbles and Penarth

6th January 2009:-
Deal Pier - Kent - new images of the 1864 Pier and 1957 Pier

5th January 2009:-
Kent Piers - new images of Rochester Pier, Sheerness Pier, Broadstairs Pier and Upnor Pier
Hampshire Piers - new image of Portsmouth Harbour Station Pier
Princess Maud at Southend - can anyone identify this boat?
What Ship Is This? - various new postcards added for identification
What Ship Query Solved - unknown ship at Yalta is the Saint Nikolay, belonging to ROP&T (Russian society of steamship and trade).

4th January 2009:-
Brighton Piers - new page dedicated to the Chain Pier, Palace Pier and West Pier - with many historic postcards added plus 2009 images of the Palace Pier and remains of the West Pier

1st January 2009:-
Swedish Lloyd Miini Cruises Brochure c.1970 - mini cruise brochure, issued between 1968 and 1972

30th December 2008:-
Swedish Lloyd - 1969 Timetable Brochure - timetables and brochure for the 1969 three ship fleet covering London-Gothenburg and Southampton-Bilbao services

29th December 2008:-
Swedish Lloyd - 1951 Timetable Brochure - timetables and brochure for the 1951 four ship London-Gothenburg service
Swedish Lloyd - 1951 Deckplan - Britannia/Suecia (1929)
Swedish Lloyd - 1951 Deckplan - Saga (1946)
Swedish Lloyd - 1951 Deckplan - Patricia (1951)

25th December 2008:-
Brightlingsea 1991 brochure - new images of the 1991 brochure of the Orwell & Harwich Navigation Co Harwich-Felixstowe ferry

22nd December 2008:-
Black Sea Shipping Co - Baltika - new larger images of classic Soviet liner Baltika
Wightlink - Our Lady Pamela - new page on Sealink & Wightlink fast ferry Our Lady Pamela

21st December 2008:-
Wightlink - FastCat-Ryde - new page on Wightlink fast ferry FastCat-Ryde
Wightlink - FastCat-Shanklin - new page on Wightlink fast ferry FastCat-Shanklin

18th December 2008:-
Wightlink - St Clare - new page on Wightlink ferry St Clare

17th December 2008:-
Wightlink - St Faith - new page on Sealink & Wightlink ferry St Faith
Thames Boats - Salter Bros - new image of Streatley in 2003

16th December 2008:-
Thames Boats - Salter Bros - new images of Mapledurham and Reading, plus larger images of Oxford (2). Mapledurham was scrapped by Salter Bros in 2008.
Thames Boats - Summer 1961 - timetable for services from Westminster to Hampton Court and Gravesend
Thames - Joseph Mears - Princess Beatrice - new larger image of Princess Beatrice linked, plus image of her sunk in 1960
Freeport II - new image of Freeport II at Nassau in 1973, originally the Patricia (1951) of Swedish Lloyd, and later the Bon Vivant and Ariane of Chandris Line

15th December 2008:-
Wightlink - St Helen - new page on Sealink & Wightlink ferry St Helen
Wightlink - St Cecilia - new page on Sealink & Wightlink ferry St Cecilia

14th December 2008:-
Wightlink - St Catherine - new page on Sealink & Wightlink ferry St Catherine

12th December 2008:-
LD Lines - new page on Portsmouth-le Havre operator
Norman Voyager - LD Lines - new images added of new Visentis-built ferry at Portsmouth
Felixstowe - 22nd & 25th November 2008- new page started of shipping at Felixstowe

9th December 2008:-
Viking Line - Amorella - new images added
Viking Line - Gabriella - new images added
Cunard - Ultonia - lovely postcard of the 1898 Cunarder Ultonia (lost 1917) in Rijeka (then Fiume)
Western Lady IV - further new images of the now privately preserved wartime Fairmile launch Western Lady IV

8th December 2008:-
Viking Line - Viking XPRS - new images added
Viking Line - Rosella - new images added
Viking Line - Mariella - new images added
Viking Line - Cinderella - new images added
Jadrolinija - Ivan - new images of the Dolin (ex-Ivan) used by Jadrolinija between 1948-1954 and now a luxury charter yacht
Western Lady IV - new images of the now privately preserved wartime Fairmile launch Western Lady IV which is being restored by her new owners
Brittany Ferries - Barfleur - new image of Barfleur passing the Old Harry rocks off Poole

5th December 2008:-
Norfolk Line - new images of Maersk Anglia and Maersk Flanders at Felixstowe in 2008

4th December 2008:-
Costa Europa Cruise - Savona - new images added of Savona shipping on 11th March 2008: Capo Vado
Costa Europa Cruise - Lisbon - new images added of Lisbon shipping on 15th March 2008: Atlantis, Barra de Setubal, Maersk Vigo, Naftocement VIII, Victory
Costa Europa Cruise - Savona - new images added of Savona shipping on 19th March 2008: Anna Noli, Citta di Savona, Pretty Lady

3rd December 2008:-
P&O - B-Class - new images added of the 1911 B-Class and 1921 B-Class one-class secondary liners, including Ballarat , Beltana, Benalla, Barrabool, etc
Blue Funnel - Princess Mahsuri - new image added of ex-Deilmann Berlin on charter 1982-85. Later to be Orange Melody and Spirit of Adventure
HAPAG - Ypiranga - new postcard added of 1908 HAPAG South American liner of 8103 gross tons

27th November 2008:-
Viking Line - new page on current fleet, including new Viking XPRS
Canadian Pacific West Coast - Princess Norah - new ship added Princess Norah - of 1928

26th November 2008:-
P&O - Norking - new images of Norking on Tilbury-Zeebrugge service
P&O - Norcape - new images of Norcape on Tilbury-Zeebrugge service

21st November 2008:-
P&O - Strathmore - new interior postcard of the 1935 Strathmore

20th November 2008:-
QE2 Last Departure from Southampton - new images of the fireworks and QE2 on 11th November 2008
Fairmile B - La Serenite - new postcard of ex-Royal Navy Fairmile B launch as a cruising yacht
Dorset - J.Bolson & Sons - Anzio - new image of ex-Royal Navy Fairmile B launch Anzio
Southend - Thames - Anzio - new image of ex-Royal Navy Fairmile B launch Anzio
River Wear Ferry - new page on Wear excursion boats and ferries started

19th November 2008:-
QE2 Final Visit to Gibraltar - QE2 at Gibraltar on 14th November 2008 on her final cruise to Dubai - other locations on final cruise welcome - please email:- simplonpc@simplon.co.uk
MacBraynes - Claymore - new image of City of Hydra (ex-Claymore of 1955) in Greek service in 1983
Maersk Delft - Norfolk Line - new images added from 2007 & 2008

17th November 2008:-
Saga Rose - Saga Rose at Gibraltar

16th November 2008:-
QE2 Final Visit to Lisbon - QE2 at Lisbon on 13th November 2008 on her final cruise to Dubai - other locations on final cruise welcome - please email:- simplonpc@simplon.co.uk

QE2 Final Visit to Southampton - QE2 visited the UK for the last time on 11th November 2008 - images of her arrival at 7am, at her berth, and leaving after dark



15th November 2008:-
Irish Sea Ferries - excellent new 2009 Calendar from Gordon Hislip






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