The Tyne Bridge

[Keelman]

Viewed from the Castle Keep, date not recorded but early 1960's
Built in 1954 LANCASHIRE COAST was broken up at Salamis in 1984 bearing the name PAOLINO. She ended her days as a livestock carrier.

[magoonigal]

I suspect these were internal transfers, but she changed registered owners a few times!
54-65 Coast Lines Ltd.
65-67 Belfast SS Co Ltd.
67-68 Coast Lines Ltd.
68-69 Coast Lines Ltd. (as TROJAN PRINCE)
69-71 Coast Lines Ltd.
71-73 Coast Lines (Services) Ltd.
73-78 Belfast SS Co Ltd.
78-80 P&O Ferries Ltd.
And as,
PAOLINO The United West Desert for Development de Honduras S de RL, Piraeus.

The LANCASHIRE COAST was a product of Charles Hill & Sons, Bristol.

Great piece of nostalgia and a nearly total lack of traffic on the Tyne Bridge.!

[northeast]

If I remember correctly, she was one of the vessels on Coast Line's 'Round Britain' service, basically a parcel carrier service, hence her using the Tyne-Tees wharf at Gateshead.
A superb view, Keelman!

[magoonigal]

An appropriate quote from "Coastal Passenger Liners of the British Isles by Nick Robins, published by Seaforth Publishing and available by post from the publisher, RRP £25-00.

"And quietly, without fuss and fanfare, the coastal passenger and cargo liner became a thing of the past. The cargo service to London continued with the engines-aft cargo only CHESHIRE COAST and LANCASHIRE COAST in charge. But there were no more deck quoits, no more passengers peering into the mist looking for a sighting of the Needles, and no longer did Captain Mearns regale his passengers in the saloon with anecdotes of the good old days. An era had passed unreported in the newspapers and unnoticed by all, save those discerning few who would have rebooked for the next summer had the service still been available"