As a result of a significant financial shortfall caused by the impact of higher than expected levels of inflation and interest rates, extreme rises in energy and fuel costs, and ongoing reductions in traffic levels on the Tamar Bridge and…
Unfortunately, despite an intensive investigation into the causes of the electrical fault affecting one of the two chain drives on Lynher II by the maintenance team over the weekend, it has not been possible to resolve the problem . As…
14 year old Vee Simpson from Tor Bridge High is just one of the young women inspired to think about a career in engineering following the “Women in STEM” Day event held at the Bridging the Tamar Visitor and Learning…
PLYM II has returned to service today (Monday, 26th June 2023) – providing a three-ferry service from 06.50 am. The ferry was towed back to the port of Plymouth at the end of last week following the completion of its…
Tamar Crossings are hosting this year’s ‘Women in STEM Day’ at the Tamar Bridge on 23rd June 2023. The “Engineering Her Future” event will see around 300 young women from local schools and colleges visit the Bridging the Tamar Visitor…
Work is continuing on the refit of the PLYM at the A & P dry dock facilities in Falmouth. The recent fine weather has enabled good progress to be made with painting the ferry. Work has also been continuing on…
The power supply issues affecting the TAMAR ferry have been resolved and there are now two ferries in service. Thank you to everyone for their patience.
Unfortunately the power supply issues on the Tamar ferry have not yet been resolved. Our engineering team are continuing to work on the problem to ensure that the issues are resolved and the ferry is back in service as quickly…
A faulty component has been identified on the emergency power charging unit for Tamar Ferry that limits our ability to safely operate. Replacement components have been sourced and are enroute to Torpoint. It’s anticipated that the Tamar ferry will not…
Due to an unexpected power supply issue on one of the ferries we will temporarily need to reduce to a single ferry service whilst the issue is investigated. We will post updates at the earliest opportunity. Please accept our apologies…