Category Archives: Transport

Survey on Deck Space Pilot on ferry

We all know that getting your car onto the ferry at short notice can be difficult in the summer.

For the last year, about a tenth of the deck space on Coll and Tiree ferry (roughly 10 cars) is held back until a week before sailing.

The idea behind this Deck Space Pilot is to help people who want to travel at relatively short notice for things like appointments or family events.

The Pilot has been extended for another year. But CalMac and Transport Scotland are keen to find out what we think about the new system.

Tiree Community Council would be grateful if you could fill in this short anonymous survey. We’ll collect your opinions and feed them back to those who run the service.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K9KLSYS

Consultation on a new contract Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service 3

There is a consultation on a new ferry contract. Details can be found here:

https://www.transport.gov.scot/public-transport/ferries/clyde-and-hebrides-ferry-service-3/#overview

Transport Scotland is coming to Tiree to talk about this on 14 February. Individuals can make their own submissions at:

https://consult.gov.scot/transport-scotland/clyde-and-hebrides-ferry-services-and-islands/

Submissions have to be in by 8 March

TCC Survey on ferry disruption for Tiree residents/business

TCC has now launched a survey to allow residents and business owners to capture the impacts (financial or otherwise) of the current disruption to ferry services. Responses will be collated to give an overall sense of the impacts, as well as individual examples potentially being used as case studies (if respondents indicate they are happy for us to do so – that part is up to you).

Please complete the survey here: https://forms.gle/nKtJ8GcoxNTzsX137

Cal Mac Summer timetable 2023 opens 31 January

Good Afternoon,

CalMac has today announced that bookings for Summer 2023 (31 March – 15 October) will open on Friday 20 January. 

All routes can be viewed on our website from Thursday 19 January and will be available to book on Friday 20 January, with the exception of: 

·         Mallaig-Small Isles 

·         Mallaig-Armadale 

·         Mallaig-Lochboisdale 

These routes require additional time due to the number of tidal amendments required and the complexity of operating three services from one berth in Mallaig. Due to this, sailings in and out of Mallaig will open for bookings by Tuesday 31 January. 

Online bookings will open at 7am on Friday 20 January, with telephone reservations available from 9am. A queueing system will be in operation on our website to manage the quality of the customer experience when booking online. 

We’re working to finalise timetables for the last week of the Summer Timetable (the period between 16 and 22 October inclusive) as we work to finalise vessel deployment during the start of the annual overhaul period. 

The fares freeze will apply for the whole of the Summer Timetable, up to and including Sunday 22 October. 

For more information, please see our website here  

Kind regards,

Don McKillop

Area Operations Manager – Clyde

CalMac Ferries Ltd

On behalf of Donna Lockhart