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01/04/2021 Reduced timetable on the Gourock-Dunoon ferry route to continue [Greenock Telegraph] Bosses at CalMac say the reduced timetable on the Gourock-Dunoon route will continue until mid-May. (Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Dunoon Gourock Greenock Telegraph
05/02/2021 Weather plays havoc with CalMac's Gourock crossings to Dunoon and Kilcreggan [Greenock Telegraph] Ferry passengers have faced significant disruption as windy weather plays havoc with CalMac's Gourock crossings to Dunoon and Kilcreggan. (Permalink) Dunoon Gourock Kilcreggan Weather Greenock Telegraph
07/01/2021 'Milestone' hailed in project for long-awaited Gourock, Dunoon and Kilcreggan ferry [Herald Scotland] Design work has been commissioned for a new passenger ferry to serve on the Gourock, Dunoon and Kilcreggan routes. (Permalink) Dunoon Gourock Kilcreggan Herald Scotland
02/01/2021 Ferries on CalMac's Gourock-Dunoon route have racked up more than 11,000 cancelled sailings [Greenock Telegraph] The lightweight foot passenger-only boats which replaced robust car ferries on CalMac's Gourock-Dunoon route have racked up more than 11,000 cancelled sailings since coming into service. (Permalink) Cancelation Dunoon Gourock Gourock Pier: The second of the two modern passenger ferries now plying the Dunoon - Gourock route see image [[39241]] is the [[MV Ali Cat]], seen here on 1 June 2012 having just pulled away from Gourock Pier. Colin Miller 01/06/2012 Gourock Pier: One of the two modern passenger ferries now handling the Dunoon - Gourock route, [[MV Argyll Flyer]], berthed at Gourock pier alongside the recently rebuilt station in October 2011. There is no longer ... Colin Miller 27/10/2011 Greenock Telegraph
30/12/2020 Western Ferries hails resilience as pandemic leads to sailings fall [The Herald] The managing director of Western Ferries has hailed the resilience of its operations amid the challenges posed by the pandemic, as the privately-owned company behind the Gourock to Dunoon service deals with the prospect of a further major lockdown to suppress surging rates of coronavirus. (Permalink) COVID-19 Dunoon Gourock McInroy's Point Western Ferries The Herald
11/10/2020 Three sister ferries planned for Dunoon and Kilcreggan [The Lochside Press] Thames Clippers and New York water taxis have been used as examples in planning new ferries for Dunoon and Kilcreggan, [...] (Permalink) Dunoon Ferry Gourock Kilcreggan The Lochside Press
26/08/2020 Pontoons for ferries floated again, plus new vessel for Kilcreggan - and £5.4m linkspan may not be used - The Lochside Press [The Lochside Press] The idea of a pontoon for ferries at Dunoon has been revived again. (Permalink) Dunoon Gourock Kilcreggan Kilcreggan Pier: Kilcreggan Pier, with its surviving signalling tower, on 30th July 2017. In the background the 112,000T Caribbean Princess departs Greenock on a British Isles cruise, next stop Invergordon. Mark Bartlett 30/07/2017 Kilcreggan Pier: SPT's MV Island Princess heads from Kilcreggan Pier to Gourock in July 2016. Ewan Crawford 26/07/2016 The Lochside Press