Coastal Express at War they resembled miniature cross-Channel vessels

they resembled miniature cross-Channel vessels

A transport revolution has totally changed Dover from a port which then relied on rail-connections at the Admiralty Pier (Western Docks) to a complete re-emphasis in the patterns of trade

Manx literature mainly focused on the island’s experience of wartime internment

‘Channel Islands – by Sea’ brings together for the first time the full history of these routes from the earliest days of packet services to modern catamaran operations

Over 150 photos

Coastal Express at War they resembled miniature cross-Channel vesselsEighty years ago on 7 May 1945 the occupying German forces formally surrendered in Norway. This book charts how the Coastal Express managed to continue serving all those who endured unspeakable hardships along the long coast of Norway during the occupation. No less than 17 Coastal Express ships would be wrecked during the war and whilst many losses were the result of attacks by German planes a significant number of vessels would fall victim to the