Thursday, March 09, 2006
Spirit of the Tyne
New ferry name chosen
The name of the new cross Tyne ferry will be "Spirit of the Tyne" after being chosen in a competition organised by the Shields Gazette. Other front runners were Dolly Peel and Lord Collingwood. Unfortunately this really shows how fickle people around here are, and what short memories we have, one would have hoped that the "Spirit of the Tyne" name would evoke memories of the great shipbuilding and commercial enterprise of the river, however Nexus has decided not to recognise the real spirit of the Tyne and the vessel is to built in Holland.
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The name of the new cross Tyne ferry will be "Spirit of the Tyne" after being chosen in a competition organised by the Shields Gazette. Other front runners were Dolly Peel and Lord Collingwood. Unfortunately this really shows how fickle people around here are, and what short memories we have, one would have hoped that the "Spirit of the Tyne" name would evoke memories of the great shipbuilding and commercial enterprise of the river, however Nexus has decided not to recognise the real spirit of the Tyne and the vessel is to built in Holland.
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Shields Gazette
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