Sealink and Beyond it was not until 1869

it was not until 1869 that the first privately owned steam launch began to ply its trade across the narrow neck of water between both towns

With text and photos

The author has had access to the officers and crews of both ships to give the reader an insight into their day-to-day operations with P&O Cruises

The book covers the English Channel & North Sea operations

Published 31st March 2026

Sealink and Beyond it was not until 1869Sealink was synonymous with ferry travel around the British Isles. Sealink & Beyond reviews this famous business from 1969, through privatisation and hostile takeover, until 1995 when the name was quietly dropped. Providing a full operational history, the book places Sealink in the context of an era of rapid change: from the after effects of Beeching to the Irish troubles, the Falklands War and Thatcherite privatisation, the Sealink story was heavily