LNER - London & North Eastern Railway

United Kingdom

When Great Eastern Railway was merged with two other railway companies to form London & North Eastern Railway in 1923, the steamship services previously operated by Great Eastern Railway continued under the new name.


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Great Eastern Railway
Sailings 1913
Times only given for train departures from London and Harwich in connection with steamers to/from Hook of Holland and Antwerp. This booklet is primarily a promotional/general information & fares booklet.
Vessel(s) Ports of call
Copenhagen
Munich
St. Petersburg

(vessels only mentioned in fleet list, but likely to have been the above)
Harwich, Hook of Holland
Amsterdam
Brussels
Dresden
Vienna

(vessels only mentioned in fleet list, but likely to have been the above)
Harwich, Antwerp


Sailings summer 1931
Vessel(s) Ports of call
LNER:
Amsterdam
Prague
Vienna
Harwich, Hook of Holland
Antwerp
Bruges
Malines
Harwich, Antwerp
Archangel
St. Denis
Harwich, Zeebrugge
Zeeland Steamship Co.:
Prinses Juliana
Oranje Nassau
Mecklenburg
Harwich, Flushing (Vliessingen)
DFDS:
Esbjerg
Jylland
Parkeston
A.P. Bernstorff
J.C. La Cour
Harwich, Esbjerg

Sailings May-October 1936 (issued June 1936)
Vessel(s) Ports of call
LNER:
Amsterdam
Prague
Vienna

(no ships mentioned in brochure)
Harwich, Hook of Holland
Zeeland Steamship Co.:
Prinses Juliana
Oranje Nassau
Mecklenburg

(no ships mentioned in brochure)
Harwich, Flushing (Vliessingen)

Sailings summer 1938
Vessel(s) Ports of call
LNER:
Amsterdam
Prague
Vienna
Harwich, Hook of Holland
Antwerp
Bruges
Malines

(no vessels mentioned in brochure, but likely to have been the above)
Harwich, Antwerp
Train Ferry No. 1
Train Ferry No. 2
Train Ferry No. 3

(no vessels mentioned in brochure)
Harwich, Zeebrugge
Zeeland Steamship Co.:
Prinses Juliana
Oranje Nassau
Mecklenburg
Harwich, Flushing (Vliessingen)

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See the archives section for more brochures of LNER.

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TheShipsList website has a wealth of information for the ocean liner enthusiast.
In 'The Fleets' section, the page on Feeder Lines has fleet and route
information on the Great Eastern Railway's steamship operations.

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The Simplon Postcards website has a page on Great Eastern Railway with many postcards/photos.

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This page last updated May 17, 2016.