Traffic queue for the Ferry at North Woolwich in a heatwave (1955)

Eastward view of traffic queueing for the Woolwich Free Ferry on Ferry Road. North Woolwich station (terminus of the line from Stratford) is ahead.

The trolleybus off to the left is on Route 669 from Stratford Broadway; the bus is on Route 101 from Wanstead.

Note the doors opened on some cars for a breath of fresh air - no air-conditioning in those days.

The conversion to a roll-on/roll-off vehicle service in 1963 reduced waiting times.

Attribution: Wiki Commons/Ben Brooksbank

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