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Several CalMac sailings to and from Gourock will be cancelled this weekend to allow for essential works in Dunoon.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Dunoon Linkspan

Ferries services from Gourock have been suspended due to an issue with Dunoon's linkspan.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Dunoon Gourock Linkspan

A shuttle bus has had to be drafted in to replace a ferry after issues with a bridge ramp led to services between Inverclyde and Argyll and Bute being cancelled till Friday.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Dunoon Gourock

Changes to ferry timetables on CalMacs Gourock-Dunoon services have been implemented today to maintain commuter connections with ScotRail trains.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Dunoon Gourock Gourock Pier Integrated transport ScotRail Timetabling

Ferry timetables linking Kilcreggan, Gourock and Dunoon could be changed to better align with ScotRail's new timetable, an operator has said.
(Permalink) Dunoon Gourock Kilcreggan ScotRail


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

Western Ferries (Clyde) has lifted profits and turnover during a year that saw a return to a level of normality following a long spell of Covid upheaval.
(Permalink) Dunoon Gourock Hunter's Quay Islay McInroy's Point Rest and be Thankful Troon Western Ferries

A series of crossings on the Gourock to Dunoon ferry route were cancelled yesterday.
(Permalink) Dunoon Gourock MV Ali Cat

Ferry services between Gourock and Dunoon will run on a different timetable this weekend.
(Permalink) Dunoon Gourock

The design of new ferries for Dunoon was rejected by the public in a survey - but the results were then kept secret, it has been revealed. And Rosneath Peninsula responses were not even considered, despite the new boats design dictating the controversial £9.3m Kilcreggan Harbour project.
(Permalink) CMAL Dunoon Gourock Kilcreggan Rosneath Peninsula


Kilcreggan Pier: SPT's MV Island Princess heads from Kilcreggan Pier to Gourock in July 2016.
Ewan Crawford 26/07/2016


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

A broken down ferry on the Gourock to Dunoon route will remain out of action until next week.
(Permalink) Dunoon Gourock MV Ali Cat


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

More than a decade of ferry failings on a Gourock-based CalMac service is at last to be ended with replacement vessels for the national operator's current cancellation-plagued second hand boats.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Dunoon Gourock

A CALMAC ferry that has missed thousands of sailings this year due to a major mechanical failure has missed her scheduled return date ” again.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Dunoon Gourock MV Argyll Flyer

Catamarans look set to be used for the Dunoon, Kilcreggan and Gourock triangle ferry service, it was revealed today.
(Permalink) Catamarans Dunoon Gourock Kilcreggan

A failing ferry service is at risk of having NO boats on the Gourock-Dunoon run if it is hit with any further technical hitches.
(Permalink) Dunoon Gourock

A failing CalMac ferry service which has racked up thousands of cancelled sailings will have gone nearly half-a-year without a boat by the time the vessel is finally repaired next month.
(Permalink) Argyll Flyer Caledonian MacBrayne Dunoon Gourock


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

A reduced one-vessel timetable will be in place on the Gourock to Dunoon ferry route until next month 'at least'.
(Permalink) Dunoon Gourock

Ferry passengers travelling from Gourock to Dunoon faced disruption after a man allegedly 'went berserk' at Gourock pier last night.

(Permalink) Dunoon Gourock Pier

Bosses at CalMac say the reduced timetable on the Gourock-Dunoon route will continue until mid-May.

(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Dunoon Gourock

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

Design work has been commissioned for a new passenger ferry to serve on the Gourock, Dunoon and Kilcreggan routes.
(Permalink) Dunoon Gourock Kilcreggan

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

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

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 idea of a pontoon for ferries at Dunoon has been revived again.
(Permalink) Dunoon Gourock Kilcreggan


Kilcreggan Pier: SPT's MV Island Princess heads from Kilcreggan Pier to Gourock in July 2016.
Ewan Crawford 26/07/2016


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

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