Renfrew Ferry

Originally the service operated from King's Inch, further upstream on land which is now the site of the Braehead Shopping Centre, but moved around two hundred years ago to better serve the town of Renfrew.

With the opening of the Clyde Tunnel just two miles upstream, which allowed faster crossings, the car service ceased in May 1984.

[2][3] From 1984 until 2010 Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) and its predecessor operated two passenger-only boats, appropriately named the MV Renfrew Rose and Yoker Swan.

The ferry was making an annual loss of £430,000[6] and SPT was providing a £3 subsidy for every £1.20 fare paid by passengers.

The crossing, between the area of Yoker in Glasgow and the town of Renfrew in Renfrewshire, is only 200 metres, with graded slipways on each side.

The northern side is located near Dumbarton Road, which is a major bus artery with numerous services.

The Renfrew pier and slipway, with the Ferry Inn and the preserved marine engines from the paddle tug Clyde of 1851.
One of the two Clydelink passenger ferries introduced in 2010
The second Clydelink passenger ferry introduced in 2010
Yoker Swan
Renfrew Rose mid-river
The SPT Renfrew Rose leaving Yoker, seen from PS Waverley in 2009.