3366 x 5050 px | 28,5 x 42,8 cm | 11,2 x 16,8 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
11 settembre 2010
Ubicazione:
Bowness Windermere Lake Windermere Cumbria Lake District England United Kingdom Great Britain GB UK
Altre informazioni:
In 1970 British Rail’s marine division was renamed Sealink and the Steamer operation rebranded "Sealink Windermere". In 1984 Sealink was privatised and passed into the ownership of the International shipping conglomerate Sea Containers who renamed it "The Windermere Iron Steamboat Company", thus resurrecting a name from the distant past. Control of WISCO passed to the Sea Containers subsidiary, Orient Express Hotels In May 1993 the company returned to private local ownership when the Bowness Bay Boating Company purchased it. Today historic Steamers sail alongside elegant launches such as Miss Lakeland, Miss Cumbria and Queen of the Lake. Collectively, the company operates under the Windermere Lake Cruises house flag. Since the merger a considerable amount of money has been expended on improving every aspect of the business and this has been acknowledged in awards that the company has won in recent years. Vessels, piers and buildings have been refurbished and updated and the company, through its commitment to sustainable tourism, plays an important part in supporting the local economy. The day-tripper was, and is, the lifeblood of the service on Windermere. Today the vaste majority of passengers arrive by car or motorcoach but the British Rail connection at Windermere remains and a portion of the old Lakeside branch prospers as a preserved steam railway. Services operate all year round and visitors can still experience a journey first enjoyed by their ancestors long before the coming of the motor car.
