RAILSCOT | Pontoons for ferries floated again, plus new vessel for Kilcreggan - and £5.4m linkspan may not be used

Pontoons for ferries floated again, plus new vessel for Kilcreggan - and £5.4m linkspan may not be used - The Lochside Press [The Lochside Press]

Date: 26/08/2020

The idea of a pontoon for ferries at Dunoon has been revived again.

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Pontoons for ferries floated again, plus new vessel for Kilcreggan - and £5.4m linkspan may not be used - The Lochside Press

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The idea of a pontoon for ferries at Dunoon has been revived again “ despite the project being previously cloaked [...]

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Pontoons for ferries floated again, plus new vessel for Kilcreggan - and £5.4m linkspan may not be used - The Lochside Press [The Lochside Press]

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