Cowes chain ferry now working

[Robin]

as a potential boat resident on the east side of the Medina it really bothers me little as by car it is just a bit longer to drive round and as a pedestrian a simple row boat ferry would do, even my own boat or tender. Neither side has attraction big enough to want instant hopping over. If work were the real issue I would choose to live where the work is, probably on the mainland which can be reached by a ferry to/from either side can it not or has that changed in my foray overseas.. Back to blue sky thought. a pedestrian tunnel would be simple and cheap, a helicopter a tourist attraction. A high level pedestrian bridge another with elevators either side and walkway between. Think of the views.

Daft you betcha, but no more so than a ferry wot don'tdo wot it said on the meccano box lid picture.

 

[Giblets]

Middlesbrough. A lot of supporting structure is needed though so it wouldn't be a cheape project.

Only on the eastern side. The old crane will do at the western end! :encouragement:

 

[Seajet]

Only on the eastern side. The old crane will do at the western end! :encouragement:

If they develop enough of a swing from the old crane, it should be able to lob cars across one at a time...

 

[Elessar]

Wasn't that Newcastle's ' Transporter Bridge ' or something like that ? Jumbleduck will be along in a sec' to put me right...

Newport South Wales is correct. You could walk over the top if the gondola wasn’t working.

 

[Elessar]

Middlesbrough. A lot of supporting structure is needed though so it wouldn't be a cheape project.

Yes I think there is/ was one there too. But he was right saying Newport.

Have used it many times https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Transporter_Bridge

 

[JumbleDuck]

Wasn't that Newcastle's ' Transporter Bridge ' or something like that ? Jumbleduck will be along in a sec' to put me right...

You rubbed my lamp, O Master?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Transporter_Bridge

There is also one in Middlesbrough and a disused one for road and rail traffic in Warrington. For some reason, transporter bridges, in the UK at any rate, always seem to have been in utter dumps.

 

[JumbleDuck]

Back to blue sky thought. a pedestrian tunnel would be simple and cheap, a helicopter a tourist attraction. A high level pedestrian bridge another with elevators either side and walkway between.

Boooooooooring. Ballista and a net.

 

[Robin]

You rubbed my lamp, O Master?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Transporter_Bridge

There is also one in Middlesbrough and a disused one for road and rail traffic in Warrington. For some reason, transporter bridges, in the UK at any rate, always seem to have been in utter dumps.

ideally suited to Cowes then, east side at least..

 

[ashtead]

Not now its a Waitrose Town

 

[Robin]

Not now its a Waitrose Town

And why we favour east side, to leave the west to the RTIR and scumsail charter boat hooligans.:highly_amused::highly_amused: or have times move on?

 

[Snoopy463]

Didn’t the Auf wierdershen pet boys take down the Middlesborough one down and re-erect it over the Grand Canyon a few years ago?

 

[VicS]

They could build a replica Tower Bridge

 

[mjcoon]

They could build a replica Tower Bridge

Just drop a hint to Dick Strawbridge...

Mike.

 

[MedinaView]

All I would hope to see this year is a reliable passenger service back in use by Easter and a water taxi service which is not summoned to help out whenever there is any degree of tide running. I doubt having travelled on the replacement boat at high tide a Dartmouth type solution would work but cleary if they restored an efficient water taxi then this would reduce the number of people waiting to cross as foot passengers and missing the red jet to Soton.

CHC have asked for tenders for a water taxi service, so hopefully we might see a new service in Cowes this year. Last year was terrible for us, and the its us or nothing attitude really made us reconsider Cowes as a base.

We will see what the new year brings, and hope CHC manage to turn the clock back a couple of years and reinstate the level of service Cowes used to have.

 

[Seajet]

Well if that's not an admission of failure on the part of CHC I don't know what is; as others have asked ever since this farce started, have any heads rolled ?

 

[ashtead]

CHC have asked for tenders for a water taxi service, so hopefully we might see a new service in Cowes this year. Last year was terrible for us, and the its us or nothing attitude really made us reconsider Cowes as a base.

We will see what the new year brings, and hope CHC manage to turn the clock back a couple of years and reinstate the level of service Cowes used to have.

Thanks for that MedinaView- as a Haslar boat we like to visit East Cowes and happy to use a water taxi but it does seem to have been sporadic last year and the replacement FB6 was a joke .

Maybe D&R would be more competent in running a water taxi than CHC though.

 

[Lucky Duck]

Despite being in a D&R marina, we took the decision that it would probably be cheaper for the two of us, and certainly easier, to take a short stay in Cowes Yacht Haven rather than mooring at East Cowes and try and use the ferry to get to West Cowes.

 

[colhel]

When fb6 was out of action it was replaced with a foot passenger Service either with the Jenny Lee or Cowes Water Taxi.

 

[Seajet]

When fb6 was out of action it was replaced with a foot passenger Service either with the Jenny Lee or Cowes Water Taxi.

Hardly a frequent reliable FB5 replacement service for people trying to get to work or just either side at all reliably though even on foot was / is it ?

 

[MedinaView]

The few times we tried to use the water taxi late night service they had finished early and didn't answer they're phone.

A year ago water taxis were plentiful and the floating bridge was great, and now.

Hopefully it's in hand hey.