sentences:  The Newfoundland Railway chose Port aux Basques to be its western terminus in 1893 and a new ferry intended for service to North Sydney, Nova Scotia was built in Scotland.In October, 1897 the new vessel named the SS "Bruce" arrived but the docks at Port aux Basques had not been completed.As a result, from October until June, 1898 (when it reverted to Port aux Basques), the "Bruce" operated first from Placentia and then from Little Placentia to North Sydney.