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Thames Clipper is a water-bus service operating in London on the River Thames. The company offers commuter services between eastern and central London, as well as tourist services under licence from London River Services. At present they transport around 2500 passengers daily.
[edit] CompanyThames Clippers was taken over in September 2006 by the American Anschutz Entertainment Group[1], who promised substantial investment into the company to upgrade the services and to provide a more frequent "hop-on-hop-off" between Central London and The O2 (formerly the Millennium Dome), also owned by the Anschutz Entertainment Group. [edit] TicketsThames Clippers operate under licence from Transport for London. However, the river boat service is not fully integrated into the tube and bus ticketing network though passengers holding a valid travelcard pay a reduced fare (2/3 of the ticketed price) on all routes. A River Roamer ticket, valid for one day, is available from Thames Clipper which allows the holder to hop on and hop off along the banks of the Thames between Millbank Millennium Pier and Canary Wharf Pier (including the Canary Wharf - Rotherhithe Ferry). The cost is £8.00 for an adult and £18.00 for a family. [2] Special river service season tickets, valid for either 3 months or 1 year, are also available. [edit] Commuter services[edit] Main commuter serviceCommuter service is between Embankment Pier (on the north side of the river by Embankment tube station and Charing Cross tube and railway stations) and the Woolwich Arsenal Pier (on the south side of the river in Woolwich. The service runs every 15 minutes during the day, and every 30 minutes in the very early morning and evenings.
Stops include from west to east:
[edit] Hilton / Canary Wharf ferryThames Clippers operates the direct cross river Canary Wharf - Rotherhithe Ferry, between Canary Wharf Pier and the Hilton Docklands Nelson Dock Pier at the Hilton Hotel in Rotherhithe. The service uses smaller boats than the commuter service but runs at a higher frequency of roughly every 10 minutes. The ferry can be used both by guests of the hotel as well as by passengers not staying at the hotel. [edit] Visitor/tourist services[edit] Tate Boat ServiceThe Tate Boat Service serves visitors travelling between the Tate Modern museum on the South Bank and the older Tate Britain in Millbank across the river, with a stop by the London Eye. [edit] The O2 ExpressThe O2 Express is an express service serving Waterloo Pier, London Bridge Pier and QEII Pier for The O2. The service also provides private charters. [edit] VesselsThames Clippers operates 13 high speed catamarans.[3]
[edit] AccidentsIn February 2004, a woman was killed after she was hit, while waiting for a boat, by a mooring bollard which had come loose from the Star Clipper at St. Katherine's Pier.[4] [edit] Onboard ServiceThames Clipper vessels have on-board cafes and bars operated by the London company S & M Cafe. [edit] Wireless internetSince May 2006, ThamesOnline is offering wireless internet access to commuters using the Thames clipper service. [edit] External links[edit] References
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