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Spending on a key project to redevelop Gourock ferry terminal has been pushed back by Scottish Government ministers.
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MSP Jamie Greene has called for a safety clampdown on cyclists using the path between Gourock pier and the town's railway station.
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A public meeting due to be held as part of a consultation into the redevelopment of Gourock Ferry Terminal has been called off.
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Changes to ferry timetables on CalMacs Gourock-Dunoon services have been implemented today to maintain commuter connections with ScotRail trains.
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Quango chiefs look set to scrap the linkspan at Gourock Ferry Terminal as part of a major redevelopment project - just 17 months after spending £2m of taxpayers' cash on it.
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Gourock: A view of Gourock station and pier from above on 22 November 2021.
John McIntyre 22/11/2021

Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has appointed engineering firm Mott MacDonald to complete detailed design work for the redevelopment of Gourock Ferry Terminal.

The work will establish design requirements to be included in tender documents, which will be issued to those interested in bidding for the development project.

To help inform the plans, both land and marine side ground investigation works will take place from 1 November 2022 for 12 weeks at Gourock Ferry Terminal. These will be coordinated with the ferry timetable to minimise disruption.
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Gourock ferry bosses are shutting a waiting room to passengers just as winter approaches - after contacting police about anti-social behaviour there in August.
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Community views are being sought over proposals for the redevelopment of Gourock Ferry Terminal.
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Gourock Pier: [[DSMV Juno]] at Gourock Pier.
Ewan Crawford 19/09/1987


Gourock Pier: Looking landward from the River Clyde alongside Gourock station in 1967 with [[MV Countess of Breadalbane]] berthed in the foreground.
Colin Miller //1967


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 breakdown of one of the boats on the Gourock to Dunoon crossing is causing disruption for ferry passengers.
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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

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

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While he was best known for his broadcasting work, Alastair was also an accomplished and published historian of the Clyde's naval warfare history, penning the book, Action Stations! (2009). He also created the displays at Gourock Railway Station, highlighting the towns role in the Second World War and the CalMac ships which sailed from there. Together with his book, these are amongst his greatest achievements.
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Installation work on a new £2m linkspan at Gourock Ferry Terminal has been completed - more than two months behind schedule.

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Argyll and Bute Council is 'looking forward to hearing more' about the idea of restoring the ferry link between Helensburgh and Gourock.

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Helensburgh Pier: MV Seabus, the 2007 purpose built replacement for the 71 year old MV Kenilworth, now plying the route between Helensburgh, Kilcreggan and Gourock, use of which is included in the cost of the £16 SP ...
Veronica Clibbery 14/06/2008

A ferry service linking Helensburgh and Gourock, which was axed almost a decade ago, could be restored under plans being considered by the Scottish Government.

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Helensburgh Pier: The layout below decks on the MV Seabus, with seating for 90 passengers, berthed at Helensburgh on 14 June pending the next crossing to Kilcreggan and Gourock. According to the SPT website... In th ...
Veronica Clibbery 14/06/2008


Helensburgh Pier: MV Seabus, the 2007 purpose built replacement for the 71 year old MV Kenilworth, now plying the route between Helensburgh, Kilcreggan and Gourock, use of which is included in the cost of the £16 SP ...
Veronica Clibbery 14/06/2008

The new linkspan at Gourock Ferry Terminal is now in place after an overnight operation was successfully completed.
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The linkspan repair project at Gourock Ferry Terminal will be completed by mid-February 2021.
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The £2m project to install the new linkspan at Gourock Ferry Terminal has been delayed after surveys revealed 'underwater obstructions'.

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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 Pier: [[DSMV Juno]] at Gourock Pier.
Ewan Crawford 19/09/1987


Gourock: A view of Gourock on 5th May 2010, showing the CalMaC ferry DSMV Jupiter at the pier and a ScotRail Class 334 unit standing inside a tired and very shabby looking station. Thankfully this is be ...
Graham Morgan 05/05/2010


Gourock: Alterations to Gourock station seen in an aerial view on 29 August 2011. The trainshed canopy has been cut back to the circulating area and the remaining section re-glazed. A new station building has ...
Ewan Crawford 29/08/2011

A major £1.2m project to repair the linkspan at Gourock Ferry Terminal is due to get under way early next month.
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A Major redevelopment of Gourock Ferry Terminal project is a step closer with an engineering firm brought on board to draw up options.
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The Scottish Government immediately reinforced its determination to maintain passenger-only ferry services when quizzed about a broken vehicle ramp at Gourock and the pier's inability to dock larger vessels.

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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

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