Category Archives: Transport

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

CalMac – Advanced Standby Consultation

CalMac are running a consultation on proposed changes to the current ‘waitlist’ process; to be replaced with an ‘advanced standby’.

This consultation will be open from the 5th of September 2022 and will close on the 5th of October 2022.

You can find details of this proposal and how to submit a response to the consultation in the document below:

Advanced Standby Consultation – Information