Editing Harwich (section)

==Transport==
[[File:HarwichDocks.jpg|thumbnail|left|Harwich 'Navyard' and Harwich seen from the river]]
The Royal Navy no longer has a presence in Harwich but [[Harwich International Port]] at nearby [[Parkeston, Essex|Parkeston]] continues to offer regular [[ferry]] services to the [[Hook of Holland]] (Hoek van Holland) in the [[Netherlands]].
Many operations of the [[Port of Felixstowe]] and of [[Trinity House]], the lighthouse authority, are managed from Harwich.

The [[Mayflower line|Mayflower railway line]] serves Harwich and there are three operational passenger stations: {{rws|Harwich International}}, {{rws|Dovercourt}} and {{rws|Harwich Town}}. The line also allows freight trains to access the Port.

The port is famous for the phrase "Harwich for the Continent", seen on road signs and in [[London and North Eastern Railway]] (LNER) advertisements.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ssplprints.com/image/80928/mason-frank-henry-harwich-for-the-continent-lner-poster-1940|title='Harwich for the Continent', LNER poster, 1940., Mason, Frank Henry|website=SSPL Prints|access-date=4 April 2021|archive-date=14 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614033627/https://www.ssplprints.com/image/80928/mason-frank-henry-harwich-for-the-continent-lner-poster-1940|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ssplprints.com/image/80868/mason-frank-henry-harwich-for-the-continent-lner-poster-1934|title='Harwich for the Continent ', LNER poster, 1934., Mason, Frank Henry|website=SSPL Prints|access-date=4 April 2021|archive-date=8 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508193046/https://www.ssplprints.com/image/80868/mason-frank-henry-harwich-for-the-continent-lner-poster-1934|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From 1924 to 1987 (with a break during the Second World War), a [[train ferry]] service operated between Harwich and [[Zeebrugge]]. The train ferry [[linkspan]] still exists today and the rails leading from the former goods yard of Harwich Town railway station are still in position across the road, although the line is blocked by the Trinity House buoy store.