Hammersmith bridge ferry won’t start until summer - with passengers forced to pay to cross River Thames
Ross Lydall and Jonathan Prynn
A ferry service carrying pedestrians and cyclists across the Thames at Hammersmith is unlikely to start running until the summer – with passengers being forced to pay for each trip.
Transport for London today announced that two bids to run the service were being considered and that fares equivalent to the £1.55 cost of a bus journey – with children expected to travel for free - would be imposed.
Residents said this ran counter to their belief that the ferry would be free to use, as the bridge was – as they raised concerns that the ferry would not start operating until the end of the summer.