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Started by ozbob, August 09, 2021, 05:52:36 AM

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ABC News --> All you need to know about Hobart's new passenger ferry service

QuoteHobart's long-awaited ferry service will begin plying the River Derwent between Sullivans Cove and Bellerive today.

The trial passenger service has been in the pipeline since 2018 and is a key component of the state government's Greater Hobart Transport Vision, billed at $175.5 million.

For those on the eastern shore looking for an alternative to taking a bus, bike or car across the Tasman bridge, it's been a much-anticipated alternative to getting into the city. ...
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ABC News --> Spirit of Devonport ferry service ends after 160 years as passenger numbers fall

QuoteThe ferry service that connected the east and west of Tasmania's Devonport for more than 160 years — and was for many years a "lifeline" for the city — has made its final trip and will not return to the water.

Key points:

. Passenger numbers on the ferry service across the Mersey River have continued to decline

. The 37-year-old vessel is unsafe to operate and needs replacing

. Efforts to save the service in the past have been successful but new owners say it is no longer viable

The Spirit of Devonport service has carried commuters across the Mersey River between East Devonport and the city centre since 1855, making it one of Australia's longest-running ferry services.

But a significant decline in passenger numbers has rendered the service unviable, according to Kinetic, which took control of the ferry's operator MerseyLink earlier this year.

Kinetic's Tasmanian executive general manager, Daniel Head, said that in recent times passenger numbers had steadily decreased by about 8 per cent per year.

"We are seeing people are voting with their feet and moving towards utilising the bus services that are more frequent and operate 365 days a year," Mr Head said. ...

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