As a result of the significant financial shortfall caused by the impact of Covid 19 on the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferries, and, as yet, no formal offer of financial support from Central Government, members of the Joint Committee have…
On Wednesday 09/09/2020 SHINE TV is filming on the Torpoint Ferry for the BBC. By entering this location you understand that you may be filmed in the background and this may appear in the programme. You agree that SHINE may…
Torpoint ferries support charity motorcycle ride 5 September 2020 Staff at the Torpoint ferries were delighted to have the opportunity to support a special charity motorcycle ride in aid of Cornwall Air Ambulance on Saturday. The motorcycle ride was organised…
Torpoint Ferry – Three ferry service to resume on Saturday, 29th August We are very pleased to confirm that we will be resuming a three-ferry service from 9.30 am on Saturday, 29 August in time for the bank holiday weekend,…
Following the successful completion of the works to install new pulleys in the LYNHER chain tensioning gantries, our maintenance team have now been able to remove the temporary refit tow steelwork from the east end of the LYNHER and complete…
Like other businesses and organisations across the country, the lockdown restrictions introduced by the Government to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus pandemic have had a big impact on our day-to-day operations. As well as successfully introducing a temporary…
We would like to thank everyone using the ferry service this morning for their patience while emergency repairs are carried out on the Plym. The fault with the bearings in a pulley that guides the chain through the ferry on…
Update on Tamar Bridge Kerb Replacement Project – Just a reminder that the kerb replacement works are moving onto the main deck this afternoon (Sunday, 2 August). The north cantilever will then be re-opened to traffic. As the works will…
Like other key transport providers across the country we have been working hard during the coronavirus pandemic to continue to carry out essential engineering and maintenance work to ensure that our crossings remain in a safe and serviceable condition. We…
Thank you to all our service users for their support and patience while the works to replace the badly worn pulleys on the gantries used by LYNHER have been carried out.The pulleys, which secure the chains to each side of…