A model of the B L Nairn ferry. One of the most loved of all the Fifies.
Map showing the original four ferry crossings on the Tay: Dundee-Balmerino; Dundee-Woodhaven; Dundee-Seamills (Newport); and Broughty Ferry-Ferryport-on-Craig (Tayport).
B L Nairn at Newport pier. The B L Nairn was in operation from 1929 until the service ended in 1966.
Photograph of the ferry Sir William High.
Wonderful photograph of the B. L. Nairn ferry at Newport pier.
Passengers on theĀ deck of the B.L. Nairn ferry.
The B L Nairn in mid-river heading for Dundee. The B L Nairn was in operation from 1929 until 1966 when the ferry service ended.
An evening crossing by the Fifie, quite probably the B L Nairn.
Lovely view of the B L Nairn powering her way over the river. The top deck is busy with passengers enjoying the blustery conditions, and the car deck is well filled too. The B L Nairn was built at the Caledon Yard in Dundee, and was in operation from 1929 until the ferry service ended ...
Postcard of the Sir William High ferry. The Sir William High operated on the crossing from 1924 until 1953.
Clearly some sort of special occasion on the Sir William High. The William High was built at the Caledon shipyard in Dundee and was named after Lord Provost William High. The ferry served on the crossing from 1924 until 1953. After the provost's knighthood in 1929 the ferry was also given the title Sir. Perhaps ...
An article on the Tay Ferries, published in the Meccano Magazine in June 1949. You'll have to really zoom in to be able to read it: the type was extremely small. Clearly in 1949 there were no girls building Meccano, nor even sailing boats!
Lovely image of the B L Nairn. There seems to be some sort of activity going on at the front of the boat - we believe this may have been the B L Nairn being towed away for scrap. The B L Nairn was in operation from 1929 until 1966.