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Sunday return for ferry firm
Clyde Marine will be sailing back to Kilcreggan at the end of this month, after winning the contract for the Sunday ferry service from SPT. The Inverclyde company lost the subsidised contract to link...
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We’d talk to SPT about Kilcreggan ferry, say Transport Scotland
Transport Scotland officials have offered to hold talks with Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) about taking on the Kilcreggan to Gourock ferry. The move comes in response to a letter from...
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Just in time… timetable appears
A timetable for the Kilcreggan to Gourock Sunday ferry service was published this afternoon – the last working day before it comes into operation. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) have...
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Rover’s return to Kilcreggan
The Rover returned to Kilcreggan today as Clyde Marine started the summer Sunday ferry service to Gourock. Now sporting a new white look, the MV Rover is a familiar sight n the Clyde – Clyde Marine...
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Six ways to save a ferry service
Another ‘use it or lose it’ ultimatum has been issued for the Kilcreggan to Gourock ferry service – this time for the Sunday service. Inverclyde councillor David Wilson, an SPT board member, was quoted...
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Politicians urged to back ferry takeover
MSPs and councillors have been urged to back moves for Transport Scotland to take over the Gourock to Kilcreggan ferry service. The formal request for support and assistance comes from Cardwell Bay and...
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Earlier start for Sunday ferries?
An extra sailing could be added to the Kilcreggan to Gourock ferry service’s Sunday timetable. The news comes after a warning by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) that passengers should ‘use...
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Assurance on future of Sunday ferries
The Sunday ferry service between Kilcreggan and Gourock ‘should run next year’, a Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) member has said. Cllr Robert MacIntyre gave the assurance to Cove and...
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Sunday ferry axe confirmed
The Sunday ferry service which has served Kilcreggan for decades will be cut this summer, it was confirmed today. Falling passenger numbers mean the subsidy last year cost more than £20 per person,...
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Opinion – put false hopes aside and take a joined-up approach to Dunoon and...
Two communities, only a few miles away from each other by boat, have both frequently voiced serious concerns about their publicly-subsidised ferry services. The council owns both the piers, and ferries...
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Passenger ferry Kenilworth on the market
MV Kenilworth, the passenger ferry affectionately remembered by many people for serving Kilcreggan for nearly 30 years, is being offered for sale for £60,000. Built in the 1930s, the Kenilworth was a...
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£5.4m linkspan that has never carried vehicles may be sold to ferry firm
Dunoon’s breakwater and linkspan could be leased or even sold in a bid to attract a car ferry back to the town centre. Built 11 years ago at a cost of £5.4m, the linkspan has never been used for...
View ArticleKilcreggan ferry service looks set to return to Clyde Marine
The Kilcreggan ferry service looks set to be run by Clyde Marine Services once more – although passengers could face [...] The post Kilcreggan ferry service looks set to return to Clyde Marine appeared...
View ArticleNew operator for Kilcreggan ferry confirmed
Kilcreggan’s ferry service will be taken over by a new operator this summer, it was confirmed today. Strathclyde Partnership for [...] The post New operator for Kilcreggan ferry confirmed appeared...
View ArticleKilcreggan ferry – light at the end of the tunnel?
A Kilcreggan ferry users group has been formed to keep up pressure after last week’s news that the beleaguered service [...] The post Kilcreggan ferry – light at the end of the tunnel? appeared first...
View ArticleMystery surrounds the latest Kilcreggan ferry problem – who do you believe?
Kilcreggan has been without its ferry service for almost two weeks, with public authorities giving conflicting reasons for the latest [...] The post Mystery surrounds the latest Kilcreggan ferry...
View ArticleKilcreggan ferry contract to be transferred in days
Clydelink is to be stripped of the Kilcreggan ferry contract early, it was announced this morning. It was revealed here [...] The post Kilcreggan ferry contract to be transferred in days appeared first...
View ArticleVisit Kilcreggan campaign launched as new ferry makes its first visit
Kilcreggan had its first sight of its new ferry today, as the MV Chieftain called at the pier. The Clyde [...] The post Visit Kilcreggan campaign launched as new ferry makes its first visit appeared...
View ArticleIn pictures – first passenger sailing as Clyde Marine takes back Kilcreggan...
The sun shone this morning as Clyde Marine formally took over the Gourock to Kilcreggan ferry service. The MV Chieftain [...] The post In pictures – first passenger sailing as Clyde Marine takes back...
View ArticleSunny start for new Kilcreggan ferry
Passenger numbers have rocketed in the first few weeks of Kilcreggan’s new ferry service. Official figures have yet to be [...] The post Sunny start for new Kilcreggan ferry appeared first on The...
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