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BBC Radio Humberside Special

The Last Humber Ferry (06/2021)

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio HumbersideLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Humberside

Forty years ago this week, BBC Radio Humberside was on board the last ever journey of the Humber Ferry "The Farringford" - it was the same day that the Humber Bridge opened to traffic on 24 June 1981. The ferry was packed with passengers taking one last journey before the service finished for ever. Radio Humberside presenters Robin Pulford, Barry Stockdale, Mike Cartwright and Clive Hunter hear from the crew and passengers as the ferry sails from Hull to New Holland and back on the final evening Show less

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