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As private motoring and road transport became dominant at the expense of classic rail-ferry-rail transits, the significance of Stranraer as the ferry terminal, adjacent to the railway station, declined, and a private sector operator, P&O Ferries started operating roll-on roll-off ferries on a route from Cairnryan in 1973. A new link span was ...
In 1987, Townsend Thoresen was rebranded P&O European Ferries after the 'Herald of Free Enterprise' disaster as P&O had just taken over the parent company European Ferries. [3] In 2011, Stena Line transferred its car ferry operation from Stranraer Harbour to one at Old House Point, just north of Cairnryan, operating to the Belfast Port.
The first daily ferry service started on 1 October 1862 to Larne and was provided by PS Briton. However, it only lasted until 31 December 1863. [5] Originally named Stranraer Harbour, [3] the station name was simplified to Stranraer by 1996. [2] The Stena Line ferry service to Larne was moved to Belfast on 12 November 1995.
P&O Irish Sea (until 2001) 2001 Moved to Troon Troon: Larne P&O Ferries (2001-2016) Seacat Scotland (1999-2004) 1999 2016 [3] Cairnryan: Belfast: Stena Line: 2011 [4] Cairnryan Larne P&O Ferries 1973 Stranraer: Belfast Stena Line (1995-2011) Seacat Scotland (1992-2000) 1992 2011 [4] Stranraer Larne Stena Line 1861 [5] 1995 Heysham: Belfast ...
In 1998 P&O European Ferries (Irish Sea) Ltd was formed by the internal merger of Pandoro Ltd. and P&O European (Felixstowe) Ltd., to run the Irish Sea routes. In 1987, P&O took over the European Ferries Group Plc —to which it had previously sold its cross channel ferry services in 1985—which traded as Townsend Thoresen , and renamed the ...
P&O Ferries has struggled to operate a service after it fired 800 workers last month to cut costs, drawing sharp criticism from the government and sparking union protests. Britain's Maritime and ...
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Stranraer is Dumfries and Galloway's second-largest town, with a population of 10,593. [6] Stranraer is the administrative centre for the Wigtownshire area of Dumfries and Galloway. It was formerly a ferry port, connecting Scotland with Belfast and Larne in Northern Ireland; the service was transferred to nearby Cairnryan in 2011. [7]