The Torpoint Ferry is a car and pedestrian chain ferry crossing the Hamoaze, a stretch of water at the mouth of the River Tamar, between Devonport in Plymouth and Torpoint in Cornwall. A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot whether Walking or Running. A cable ferry or chain ferry is a means of water transportation by which a Ferry or other boat is guided and in many cases propelled across a river or other larger The Hamoaze (ˈhɒmøz in Cornish) is an estuarine stretch of Water at the point where the tidal River Tamar, the River Tavy, The Tamar is a River in south western England, that forms most of the border between Devon (to the east and Cornwall (to the west Devonport, formerly named Plymouth Dock or just Dock, is a district of Plymouth in the English county of Devon, although it was at Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. Torpoint (Penntorr is a town in the far south east of Cornwall, England, separated from the city of Plymouth by a stretch of water referred to as the Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar
The service was first introduced by James Meadows Rendel between 1832 and 1834. James Meadows Rendel FRS (December 1799 - 21 November 1856) was a British Civil engineer.
The route is served by three pontoon ferries, named after the three tributaries of Plymouth Sound, Plym II, Tamar II, and Lynher II. Plymouth Sound, or locally just The Sound, is a bay at Plymouth in England. Each ferry carries 73 cars and operates using its own set of parallel chains and slipways. With all three ferries in use a 10 minute interval service is provided. The three current ferries, launched in 2004 and 2005, replaced earlier ones, Plym, Tamar, and Lynher, dating from the 1960s. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 [1]
The ferries, along with the nearby Tamar Bridge, are operated by the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee, which is jointly owned by Plymouth City Council and Cornwall County Council. The Tamar Bridge is a major Road Bridge in southwest England carrying traffic between Devon and Cornwall. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar
As of May 2007 the toll is £1 for cars on the Torpoint to Devonport direction. There is no reciprocal charge for journeys the other way. Motorcycle riders are charged 20 pence on the Devonport to Torpoint direction, there is no additional charge for a pillion passenger. . Frequent users can reduce the fare by half by purchasing top ups online for a machine readable windscreen mounted digital payment tag also usable on the bridge.
References
- ^ Hall, Nick. "Chained links", Ships Monthly, IPC Country & Leisure Media, November 2006, pp. 17-21.
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