Preparations for the planned refit of the Torpoint ferry LYNHER are now well underway, with the ferry currently due to be taken out of service on Monday 24 March in preparation for being towed to Falmouth.
Have you ever wondered what happens inside the engine room of one of the Torpoint ferries? While the ferries are a common sight for people regularly crossing the river between Torpoint and Devonport, very few people have actually been below…
Invitation to provide a Mobile Catering Concessio Bid deadline – 5pm, 24 February 2025 The Tamar Bridge is looking for a high-quality mobile catering concessionaire to provide a high-quality mobile catering unit selling a selection of local and sustainably sourced…
Tamar Crossing News Letter No. 14 Dec 2024
From the groundbreaking strengthening and widening scheme on the Tamar Bridge and multi-million-pound Torpoint Ferry replacement programme to the launch of the Visitor and Learning Centre and providing safe, reliable and efficient crossings of the River Tamar for up to…
On Saturday morning, 30th November, there will be a delay to the start of the scheduled third ferry coming into service. This is due to one of the two chains on Plym II being replaced over the weekend. The new…
Christmas & New Year Arrangements 2024 Tamar Bridge Tamar Bridge tolls will be suspended from 0000 on 25th December 2024 until 2359 on 25th December 2024 (midnight to midnight). Drivers are requested to approach the toll plaza and pass through…
The Public Local Inquiry into the application to revise tolls on the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry, held at the Copthorne Hotel, ended yesterday ( 15 October). The hearing was originally scheduled to take up to four days but was…
A Public Local Inquiry into the application to revise tolls on the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry is being held at the Copthorne Hotel in Plymouth commencing on Tuesday, October 15th. The inquiry is being led by an independent Inspector…
New card machines installed at the Tamar Bridge have significantly reduced the time it takes to make contactless card payments at the toll booths, helping to reduce both congestion and journey times. Although the installation of contactless card readers in…
