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Table 10.14 Traffic on Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services

Route

Passengers

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Clyde

thousand

Gourock-Dunoon 8

614.9

636.2

643.7

632.8

613.7

634.5

621.9

627.1

593.7

565.6

619.8

Gourock-Kilcreggan 1

42.7

50.8

75.0

81.6

74.6

73.7

72.5

..

..

..

..

Wemyss Bay-Rothesay

656.2

701.8

693.1

685.7

677.1

666.7

681.1

708.3

709.7

770.7

764.2

Colintraive-Rhubodach

230.8

253.3

258.4

272.5

244.5

243.9

249.6

285.4

269.8

272.9

268.4

Tarbert-Portavadie 2

18.8

31.4

39.2

36.0

42.6

39.4

37.5

41.7

40.7

49.0

52.9

Ardrossan-Brodick

578.9

618.9

620.5

636.4

618.3

627.7

626.6

630.7

660.3

702.0

716.6

Lochranza-Tarbet/Claonaig 3

54.9

61.0

60.8

57.2

51.4

48.9

46.9

52.6

51.7

54.0

54.0

Largs-Cumbrae

647.8

690.1

654.4

649.4

621.0

629.1

623.3

647.6

659.5

710.0

682.9

Other 4

135.5

112.9

51.1

64.6

46.5

53.6

53.9

37.4

39.2

47.0

45.6

Total Clyde

2,980.5

3,156.3

3,096.1

3,116.1

2,989.8

3,017.4

3,013.2

3,031.0

3,024.6

3,171.2

3,204.3

West Coast

Kennacraig-Islay

111.3

111.4

116.8

120.7

118.6

119.1

121.3

118.6

126.0

140.0

148.0

Oban-Craignure

532.0

578.6

594.1

619.3

564.7

556.5

541.5

554.7

562.8

618.4

653.3

Fishnish-Lochaline

107.9

115.6

120.0

117.3

111.3

103.6

100.3

100.2

103.9

116.8

122.9

Fionnphort-Iona

269.7

279.5

288.5

313.8

267.6

257.0

246.1

245.4

245.7

250.0

257.4

Oban-Coll/Tiree

35.4

36.4

37.7

35.8

34.9

34.9

36.3

38.4

39.5

42.8

44.6

Oban-Castlebay-Lochboisdale

44.6

45.2

45.4

46.2

46.1

46.7

45.7

47.3

47.4

44.6

45.9

Mallaig-Armadale

153.6

183.5

203.7

186.0

171.5

170.2

160.4

149.6

165.9

168.1

188.3

Kyle-Kyleakin 5

1,489.1

1,382.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy 7

144.4

144.0

139.0

129.3

129.8

128.8

127.9

130.0

142.7

146.0

152.0

Ullapool-Stornoway

138.0

150.0

171.1

173.0

162.1

168.8

172.5

180.2

183.0

179.9

188.9

Tayinloan-Gigha

45.5

47.2

44.1

43.5

40.9

42.3

46.0

46.9

46.3

53.3

54.5

Raasay-Sconser

37.2

39.0

42.4

42.2

41.3

41.1

44.7

45.5

47.8

51.7

51.6

Otternish-Leverburgh

-

-

25.9

30.6

36.6

39.3

40.1

40.5

-

-

-

Berneray-Leverburgh 9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

44.7

48.0

51.8

Other 6

104.6

108.4

152.5

135.9

102.3

77.5

80.8

82.4

93.4

139.5

147.3

Total West Coast

3,213.6

3,220.9

1,981.1

1,993.7

1,827.8

1,785.6

1,763.5

1,779.9

1,849.1

1,999.1

2,106.7

Grand Total

6,194.1

6,377.2

5,077.3

5,109.8

4,817.6

4,803.0

4,776.7

4,810.8

4,873.7

5,170.3

5,311.1

Total excluding Kyle-Kyleakin & Gourock - Kilgreggan

4,662.3

4,944.3

5,002.2

5,028.2

4,743.0

4,729.3

4,704.2

4,810.8

4,873.7

5,170.3

5,311.1

Route

Cars

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Clyde

thousand

Gourock-Dunoon 8

119.8

115.4

114.8

107.7

103.4

102.5

107.1

110.0

101.3

70.5

90.2

Wemyss Bay-Rothesay

117.0

121.1

118.6

115.1

116.9

116.7

126.1

135.7

141.3

147.7

152.1

Colintraive-Rhubodach

76.9

84.5

85.0

89.5

85.0

84.8

88.8

95.1

90.8

93.3

92.7

Tarbert-Portavadie 2

4.6

8.9

12.5

12.1

14.9

14.8

15.0

15.6

15.5

17.5

18.6

Ardrossan-Brodick

93.4

97.1

100.0

99.6

98.4

98.4

100.8

107.7

117.9

121.9

125.8

Lochranza-Tarbet/Claonaig 3

17.0

18.4

18.9

17.5

16.0

15.4

14.6

16.2

15.9

16.8

16.8

Largs-Cumbrae

105.0

110.9

111.4

109.2

111.0

112.5

112.7

120.3

125.9

132.3

132.4

Other 4

0.6

1.2

2.2

2.1

1.7

2.1

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.6

Total Clyde

534.0

557.5

563.3

552.8

547.3

547.2

567.8

603.0

611.2

602.8

631.3

West Coast

Kennacraig-Islay

34.1

34.6

35.7

36.8

38.0

38.4

39.7

39.5

41.6

45.8

47.4

Oban-Craignure

87.8

91.6

95.0

97.1

92.4

93.2

91.4

94.5

100.2

109.0

115.9

Fishnish-Lochaline

39.4

42.9

44.1

43.5

40.9

38.6

36.4

37.0

38.6

43.8

45.5

Fionnphort-Iona

4.6

4.2

5.3

4.1

3.8

4.4

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.7

5.0

Oban-Coll/Tiree

7.1

7.3

7.9

8.4

9.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

11.3

12.4

Oban-Castlebay-Lochboisdale

10.2

10.4

11.1

10.9

11.3

11.6

11.9

12.8

13.2

12.2

13.1

Mallaig-Armadale

36.3

43.9

46.1

43.1

39.0

36.9

34.2

34.5

38.2

40.4

44.5

Kyle-Kyleakin 5

441.0

419.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy 7

40.1

40.0

40.1

37.3

37.4

37.3

37.9

39.8

44.7

47.1

49.5

Ullapool-Stornoway

29.4

29.6

34.6

35.0

33.8

34.0

35.7

39.2

42.2

44.3

48.5

Tayinloan-Gigha

6.7

8.6

7.8

8.5

8.2

9.5

10.5

11.2

10.2

11.2

12.5

Raasay-Sconser

8.6

9.7

10.1

10.4

9.9

10.6

12.1

12.9

13.9

14.7

16.1

Otternish-Leverburgh

-

-

7.3

10.0

11.5

12.4

12.6

13.1

-

-

-

Berneray-Leverburgh 9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14.6

16.6

18.9

Other 6

24.9

21.7

28.2

32.0

22.3

11.8

12.1

12.6

14.6

20.5

30.7

Total West Coast

770.3

764.3

373.2

377.0

357.5

347.6

349.0

361.9

387.8

421.6

460.0

Grand Total

1,304.2

1,321.8

936.5

929.8

904.8

894.9

916.8

964.9

999.0

1,024.4

1,091.3

Total excluding Kyle-Kyleakin

863.2

902.1

936.5

929.8

904.8

894.9

916.8

964.9

999.0

1,024.4

1,091.3

1. Since 2001 the Gourock-Kilcreggan route was been tendered by Strathclyde Passenger Transport, and operated under contract by Clyde Motor Marine, so figures for that and subsequent years appear in table 10.15.
2. The Tarbert-Portavadie route opened in 1994, therefore figures are not for the full year.
3. Seasonal carryings.
4. Includes Gourock-Tarbert(Loch Fyne), Gourock-Tighnabruaich, Ballycastle-Rathlin (internal Northern Ireland route), Clyde and Loch Lomond cruising, RNAD and tanker charters, Millport Cruise, Dunoon Cruise, Largs-Largs via Millport, Special sailings, Clyde charters.
5. Service withdrawn on 16 October 1995, when the Skye Bridge opened. This route is therefore not shown in Figure 10.2.
6. Includes Ken-Islay-Colonsay-Oban, Oban-Inner & Outer Isles, Mallaig-Small Isles, Tobermory-Kilchoan, Barra-Eriskay, Oban-Colonsay, Oban-Lismore, K.Craig-Islay-Colonsay, Oban-Colonsay-Islay and Otternish-Leverburgh prior to 1996.
7. These figures are an aggregate of the Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy, Uig-Lochmaddy, Uig-Tarbert & Tarbert-Lochmaddy routes.
8. This route was out of service between March 2003 and June 2003.
9. Berneray-Leverburgh replaced the Otternish-Leverburgh service and started in 2002.
Day charters and livestock specials are included in the figures for some routes.

Table 10.14 (Continued) Traffic on Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services

Commercial Vehicles and Buses

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Clyde

thousand

Gourock-Dunoon 6

9.1

8.8

9.6

8.6

8.5

8.8

9.6

9.0

8.2

4.9

6.1

Wemyss Bay-Rothesay

11.9

12.8

10.9

10.8

11.2

10.6

12.5

13.6

14.0

13.1

13.2

Colintraive-Rhubodach

11.2

10.7

11.5

11.3

10.7

10.8

11.6

13.0

13.1

13.1

12.7

Tarbert-Portavadie

-

-

-

-

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.3

Ardrossan-Brodick

9.2

9.6

9.7

9.5

9.6

11.1

11.4

10.3

10.2

10.4

10.9

Lochranza-Tarbert/Claonaig 1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.4

Largs-Cumbrae

4.2

4.9

4.1

3.9

3.8

4.3

3.8

4.5

4.8

6.0

5.2

Other 2

-

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.2

0.7

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.3

Total Clyde

45.8

47.2

46.5

44.7

45.0

46.7

50.4

51.5

51.2

48.5

49.1

West Coast

Kennacraig-Islay

6.2

6.5

6.9

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.5

7.6

Oban-Craignure

7.3

8.3

8.6

9.0

8.4

8.7

8.9

9.7

9.1

9.1

9.0

Fishnish-Lochaline

2.3

2.8

3.2

2.8

3.1

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.0

3.0

Fionnphort-Iona

0.7

0.5

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.6

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.9

Oban-Coll/Tiree

0.8

0.9

1.0

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

Oban-Castlebay-Lochboisdale

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.4

1.1

Mallaig-Armadale

0.9

0.9

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.5

Kyle-Kyleakin 3

42.7

33.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uig-Tarbert/Lochmaddy 5

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.7

7.9

7.1

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.3

Ullapool-Stornoway

11.8

12.7

13.2

13.0

12.8

12.0

13.0

10.2

12.5

12.2

12.4

Tayinloan-Gigha

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.0

Raasay-Sconser

0.6

0.5

0.9

0.5

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.6

0.6

0.7

0.5

Otternish-Leverburgh

-

-

0.4

0.9

1.5

2.1

2.0

1.9

-

-

-

Berneray-Leverburgh 7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.7

1.7

1.5

Other 4

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.7

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

2.3

2.6

Total West Coast

87.3

80.6

49.9

50.7

49.9

49.3

50.0

47.0

48.5

48.5

50.0

Grand Total

133.1

127.8

96.4

95.4

94.9

96.0

100.4

98.5

99.7

97.0

99.1

Total excluding Kyle-Kyleakin

90.4

94.3

96.4

95.4

94.9

96.0

100.4

98.5

99.7

97.0

99.1

1. Seasonal carryings
2. Includes Gourock-Tarbert(Loch Fyne), Gourock-Tighnabruaich, Ballycastle-Rathlin (internal Northern Ireland route), Clyde and Loch Lomond cruising, RNAD and tanker charters, Millport Cruise, Dunoon Cruise, Largs-Largs via Millport, Special sailings, Clyde charters, and Tarbert-Portavadie for the years for which separate figures for this route are not available.
3 Service withdrawn on 16 October 1995, when the Skye Bridge opened. This route is therefore not shown in Figure 10.2.
4. Includes Ken-Islay-Colonsay-Oban, Oban-Inner & Outer Isles, Mallaig-Small Isles, Tobermory-Kilchoan, Barra-Eriskay, Oban-Colonsay, Oban-Lismore, K.Craig-Islay-Colonsay, Oban-Colonsay-Islay and Otternish-Leverburgh prior to 1996.
5. These figures are an aggregate of the Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy, Uig-Lochmaddy, Uig-Tarbert & Tarbert-Lochmaddy routes.
6. This route was out of service between March 2003 and June 2003.
7. Berneray-Leverburgh replaced the Otternish-Leverburgh service and started in 2002. Day charters and livestock specials are included in the figures for some routes.

10.2 Caledonian MacBrayne ferry routes.

Fig. 10.2 Caledondian MacBrayne ferry routes

Figure 10.3 Traffic on Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services, 2004

Figure 10.3 Traffic on Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services, 2004 image

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