Life before the Tay Road Bridge: Journeys across the river aboard the Fifies
The Scotscraig crosses the River Tay.
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Almost 55 years ago the death knell rang on the Tay Ferries, or The Fifies as they were more affectionately known, which transported Dundonians across the Tay for 145 years.
Locals used the ferry boats as one of the main modes of transport to escape to the countryside of Fife with crossings scheduled up to 11 times a day. Before the regular trips were introduced in 1821 the only way of crossing was to, hopefully, negotiate a fair price with one of the many boats at the harbour who offered unregulated passenger-only services.
NORMAN WATSON: Rare Scottish VC goes to auction
Cameronians VC, (Dix Noonan Web).
The Victoria Crosses awarded to Scottish regiments are, by and large, in national institutions, military museums or in the astonishing collection assembled by Lord Ashcroft at the Imperial War Museum. Few remain in private hands.
There should be considerable interest, therefore, in the VC awarded to 21-year-old Private James Towers, 2nd Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), which comes up for sale this week at coin and medal specialists Dix Noonan Web in London.
Pte Towers, with utter disregard for his own safety, volunteered to carry a vital message to a stranded platoon at Mericourt in October 1918, whilst in the knowledge that five of his comrades had already been in killed in turn making attempts to carry out the same task.
Newswatch 16 s Carmella Mataloni spoke with some of the drivers who are parked until further notice. Author: Carmella Mataloni Updated: 4:37 PM EST February 1, 2021
MONROE COUNTY, Pa. PennDOT is urging drivers to stay off the roads if possible and has put restrictions on travel, banning tractor-trailers from interstates across northeastern Pennsylvania.
Many drivers found themselves parked at this rest stop near Gouldsboro. It s Pennsylvania, said driver Norman Watson. I am from New England, and we expect it. What can you do? You got to deal with it, live with it. what more can you do?
All trucks are banned from all interstates, including Interstate 80, I-81, I-84, I-380, I-476, the northeast extension of the turnpike, and Route 33.