Sealink British Ferries

Sealink’s antecedents go back to the packet boats of the days before steam. The invention of the steam engine greatly assisted the development of the railways and led to the growth of the packet boats. The private railway companies recognized the need for an integrated transport system which included operating service across the sea routes. The Big Four railway companies were nationalized in 1948 and their shipping services came under the control of the British Transport Commission. In 1968...