RAILSCOT | Gourock's ferry linkspan has been removed to make way for the new one [Greenock Telegraph]

Gourock's ferry linkspan has been removed to make way for the new one [Greenock Telegraph]

Date: 09/11/2020

Gourock^s dilapidated ferry linkspan has been removed during a painstaking night-time operation to make way for a new one as part of a £2 million project.

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Gourock's ferry linkspan has been removed to make way for the new one

Greenock Telegraph

GOUROCK'S dilapidated ferry linkspan has been removed during a painstaking night-time operation to make way for a new one as part of a £2 million

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Gourock's ferry linkspan has been removed to make way for the new one [Greenock Telegraph]

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