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Hythe Pier, the Hythe Pier Railway and the Hythe Ferry provide a link between the port of Southampton and Hythe on the other side of Southampton Water. It is used both by commuters and tourists, and forms an important link in the Solent Way, England Coast Path and E9 European coastal paths. The railway is the oldest continuously-operating ...
Two Red Jet fast ferries at Town Quay in 2008. Currently the pier section is used by the Hythe Ferry and the Red Funnel Red Jet high speed service to West Cowes. [1] Red Funnel's vehicle ferries to East Cowes operate from the water frontage of the quay to the west of the pier, having moved there after the closing of Royal Pier at the end of 1979.
The dock was built as part of the westward expansion of Southampton Docks, then owned by the Southern Railway.There had previously been several dry docks in the port, each larger than its predecessor, but a larger dock was needed to accommodate the new passenger liners which were coming into service, including RMS Queen Mary (1,019 ft (311 m)) and RMS Queen Elizabeth (1,031 ft (314 m)).
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The modern era in the history of the Port of Southampton began when the first dock was inaugurated in 1843. After the Port of Felixstowe, Southampton is the second largest container terminal in the United Kingdom, with a handled traffic of 1.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). [1]
Southampton Docks foundation and commemorative plaque, inside dock gate 4; Lucius Curtis laid the foundation stone on 12 October 1838. Trade gradually increased, and soon the port was handling wine and fruit from Spain and Portugal; grain from Ireland and eastern England; woollen stockings from the Channel Islands; slate and building stone from Scotland; coal from Newcastle and Scotland, and ...
The commission was split in 1962 by the Transport Act 1962; the British Transport Docks Board (BTDB) was formed in 1962 as a government-owned body to manage various ports throughout Great Britain. [1] In 1981 the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher implemented the Transport Act 1981, which provided for the BTDB's privatisation. [2]
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