Torpoint Ferry

Torpoint Ferry

The Torpoint Ferry is a car and pedestrian chain ferry crossing the Hamoaze, a stretch of water at the mouth of the River Tamar, between Devonport in Plymouth and Torpoint in Cornwall.

The service was first introduced by James Meadows Rendel between 1832 and 1834.

The route is served by three pontoon ferries, named after the three tributaries of Plymouth Sound, "Plym II", "Tamar II", and "Lynher II". Each ferry carries 73 cars and operates using its own set of parallel chains and slipways. With all three ferries in use a 10 minute interval service is provided. The three current ferries, launched in 2004 and 2005, replaced earlier ones, "Plym", "Tamar", and "Lynher", dating from the 1960s.cite news | first = Nick | last = Hall | title = Chained links | work = Ships Monthly | publisher = IPC Country & Leisure Media | pages = 17-21 | date = November 2006]

The ferries, along with the nearby Tamar Bridge, are operated by the "Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee", which is jointly owned by Plymouth City Council and Cornwall County Council.

As of May 2007 the toll is £1 for cars on the Torpoint to Devonport direction. There is no reciprocal charge for journeys the other way. Motorcycle riders are charged 20p on the Devonport to Torpoint direction, there is no additional charge for a pillion passenger. Frequent users can reduce the fare by half by purchasing top ups online for a machine readable windscreen mounted digital payment tag also usable on the bridge.

References

External links

* [http://www.torpointferry.org.uk/ Official Torpoint Ferry site]



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Torpoint — infobox UK place country = England map type= Cornwall latitude= 50.37585 longitude= 4.20484 official name= Torpoint cornish name= Penntorr population= 8.475 (2001) civil parish= shire district= Caradon shire county= Cornwall region= South West… …   Wikipedia

  • Cable ferry — Coin operated cable ferry at Espevær in Bømlo, Norway A cable ferry is guided and in many cases propelled across a river or other larger body of water by cables connected to both shores. They are also called chain ferries, floating bridges, or… …   Wikipedia

  • Woolston ferry — was opened.Initially there was only one ferry, but this increased to two in 1881 [www.plimsoll.org] . Initially built and owned by the Floating Bridge Company , the Floating Bridges were sold to Southampton Corporation in 1934The Illustrated… …   Wikipedia

  • Cremyll Ferry — The Cremyll Ferry The Cremyll ferry runs across the River Tamar from Admirals Hard in Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon to Cremyll in Cornwall. It is presently operated by Tamar Cruising, and runs approximately every 30 minutes, with a 10 minute… …   Wikipedia

  • Tamar Bridge — The Tamar Bridge is a major road bridge in southwest England carrying traffic between Devon and Cornwall. When it opened in 1961 it was the longest suspension bridge in the United Kingdom. In 2001 it became the world s first suspension bridge to… …   Wikipedia

  • Plymouth — This article is about the city in England. For the Massachusetts town, see Plymouth, Massachusetts. For the car brand, see Plymouth (automobile). For other uses, see Plymouth (disambiguation). Plymouth   City   City of… …   Wikipedia

  • Forgotten Corner of Cornwall — The Forgotten Corner of Cornwall is a large geographical of area of South East Cornwall, United Kingdom, including the Rame Peninsula and the town of Torpoint, as well as villages like Antony,Downderry, Polbathic, Portwrinkle and Widegates.There… …   Wikipedia

  • Cornwall — For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). Cornwall Kernow Flag Motto of County Council: Onen …   Wikipedia

  • Transport in Cornwall — The transport system in Cornwall is part of the highly developed network of the United Kingdom.RoadThe main artery through Cornwall is the A30, running from Land s End to Launceston. The A38 is connected to it at Bodmin, which links it to… …   Wikipedia

  • A38 road — A38 road …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”