Scottish Transport Statistics: No 25 - 2006 Edition

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Table 10.14 Traffic on Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services

Route

Passengers

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Clyde

thousand

Gourock-Dunoon 7

636.2

643.7

632.8

613.7

634.5

621.9

627.1

593.7

565.6

619.8

624.7

Gourock-Kilcreggan 1

50.8

75.0

81.6

74.6

73.7

72.5

..

..

..

..

..

Wemyss Bay-Rothesay

701.8

693.1

685.7

677.1

666.7

681.1

708.3

709.7

770.7

764.2

750.1

Colintraive-Rhubodach

253.3

258.4

272.5

244.5

243.9

249.6

285.4

269.8

272.9

268.4

279.9

Tarbert-Portavadie

31.4

39.2

36.0

42.6

39.4

37.5

41.7

40.7

49.0

52.9

57.9

Ardrossan-Brodick

618.9

620.5

636.4

618.3

627.7

626.6

630.7

660.3

702.0

716.6

742.6

Lochranza-Tarbet/Claonaig 2

61.0

60.8

57.2

51.4

48.9

46.9

52.6

51.7

54.0

54.0

54.0

Largs-Cumbrae

690.1

654.4

649.4

621.0

629.1

623.3

647.6

659.5

710.0

682.9

698.6

Other 3

112.9

51.1

64.6

46.5

53.6

53.9

37.4

39.2

47.0

45.6

48.2

Total Clyde

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

3,256.0

West Coast

Kennacraig-Islay

111.4

116.8

120.7

118.6

119.1

121.3

118.6

126.0

140.0

148.0

150.9

Oban-Craignure

578.6

594.1

619.3

564.7

556.5

541.5

554.7

562.8

618.4

653.3

649.8

Fishnish-Lochaline

115.6

120.0

117.3

111.3

103.6

100.3

100.2

103.9

116.8

122.9

121.7

Fionnphort-Iona

279.5

288.5

313.8

267.6

257.0

246.1

245.4

245.7

250.0

257.4

245.9

Oban-Coll/Tiree

36.4

37.7

35.8

34.9

34.9

36.3

38.4

39.5

42.8

44.6

45.7

Oban-Castlebay-Lochboisdale

45.2

45.4

46.2

46.1

46.7

45.7

47.3

47.4

44.6

45.9

43.3

Mallaig-Armadale

183.5

203.7

186.0

171.5

170.2

160.4

149.6

165.9

168.1

188.3

189.5

Kyle-Kyleakin 4

1,382.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy 6

144.0

139.0

129.3

129.8

128.8

127.9

130.0

142.7

146.0

152.0

159.4

Ullapool-Stornoway

150.0

171.1

173.0

162.1

168.8

172.5

180.2

183.0

179.9

188.9

183.2

Tayinloan-Gigha

47.2

44.1

43.5

40.9

42.3

46.0

46.9

46.3

53.3

54.5

59.0

Raasay-Sconser

39.0

42.4

42.2

41.3

41.1

44.7

45.5

47.8

51.7

51.6

56.5

Otternish-Leverburgh

-

25.9

30.6

36.6

39.3

40.1

40.5

-

-

-

-

Berneray-Leverburgh 8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

44.7

48.0

51.8

52.2

Other 5

108.4

152.5

135.9

102.3

77.5

80.8

82.4

93.4

139.5

147.3

145.5

Total West Coast

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

2,102.6

Grand Total

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

5,358.6

Total excluding Kyle-Kyleakin & Gourock - Kilgreggan

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

5,358.6

Route

Cars

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Clyde

thousand

Gourock-Dunoon 7

115.4

114.8

107.7

103.4

102.5

107.1

110.0

101.3

70.5

90.2

84.9

Wemyss Bay-Rothesay

121.1

118.6

115.1

116.9

116.7

126.1

135.7

141.3

147.7

152.1

152.5

Colintraive-Rhubodach

84.5

85.0

89.5

85.0

84.8

88.8

95.1

90.8

93.3

92.7

93.5

Tarbert-Portavadie

8.9

12.5

12.1

14.9

14.8

15.0

15.6

15.5

17.5

18.6

18.8

Ardrossan-Brodick

97.1

100.0

99.6

98.4

98.4

100.8

107.7

117.9

121.9

125.8

131.0

Lochranza-Tarbet/Claonaig 2

18.4

18.9

17.5

16.0

15.4

14.6

16.2

15.9

16.8

16.8

17.7

Largs-Cumbrae

110.9

111.4

109.2

111.0

112.5

112.7

120.3

125.9

132.3

132.4

135.9

Other 3

1.2

2.2

2.1

1.7

2.1

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

Total Clyde

557.5

563.3

552.8

547.3

547.2

567.8

603.0

611.2

602.8

631.3

636.7

West Coast

Kennacraig-Islay

34.6

35.7

36.8

38.0

38.4

39.7

39.5

41.6

45.8

47.4

48.9

Oban-Craignure

91.6

95.0

97.1

92.4

93.2

91.4

94.5

100.2

109.0

115.9

117.8

Fishnish-Lochaline

42.9

44.1

43.5

40.9

38.6

36.4

37.0

38.6

43.8

45.5

46.0

Fionnphort-Iona

4.2

5.3

4.1

3.8

4.4

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.7

5.0

5.2

Oban-Coll/Tiree

7.3

7.9

8.4

9.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

11.3

12.4

12.7

Oban-Castlebay-Lochboisdale

10.4

11.1

10.9

11.3

11.6

11.9

12.8

13.2

12.2

13.1

12.6

Mallaig-Armadale

43.9

46.1

43.1

39.0

36.9

34.2

34.5

38.2

40.4

44.5

44.0

Kyle-Kyleakin 4

419.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy 6

40.0

40.1

37.3

37.4

37.3

37.9

39.8

44.7

47.1

49.5

53.0

Ullapool-Stornoway

29.6

34.6

35.0

33.8

34.0

35.7

39.2

42.2

44.3

48.5

46.9

Tayinloan-Gigha

8.6

7.8

8.5

8.2

9.5

10.5

11.2

10.2

11.2

12.5

12.5

Raasay-Sconser

9.7

10.1

10.4

9.9

10.6

12.1

12.9

13.9

14.7

16.1

17.2

Otternish-Leverburgh

-

7.3

10.0

11.5

12.4

12.6

13.1

-

-

-

-

Berneray-Leverburgh 8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14.6

16.6

18.9

19.2

Other 5

21.7

28.2

32.0

22.3

11.8

12.1

12.6

14.6

20.5

30.7

30.9

Total West Coast

764.3

373.2

377.0

357.5

347.6

349.0

361.9

387.8

421.6

460.0

467.1

Grand Total

1,321.8

936.5

929.8

904.8

894.8

916.8

964.9

999.0

1,024.4

1,091.3

1,103.8

Total excluding Kyle-Kyleakin

902.1

936.5

929.8

904.8

894.8

916.8

964.9

999.0

1,024.4

1,091.3

1,103.8

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. Seasonal carryings.
3. 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.
4. Service withdrawn on 16 October 1995, when the Skye Bridge opened. This route is therefore not shown in Figure 10.2.
5. 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.
6. These figures are an aggregate of the Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy, Uig-Lochmaddy, Uig-Tarbert & Tarbert-Lochmaddy routes.
7. This route was out of service between March 2003 and June 2003.
8. 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

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Clyde

thousand

Gourock-Dunoon 6

8.8

9.6

8.6

8.5

8.8

9.6

9.0

8.2

4.9

6.1

6.0

Wemyss Bay-Rothesay

12.8

10.9

10.8

11.2

10.6

12.5

13.6

14.0

13.1

13.2

11.0

Colintraive-Rhubodach

10.7

11.5

11.3

10.7

10.8

11.6

13.0

13.1

13.1

12.7

15.3

Tarbert-Portavadie

-

-

-

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.6

Ardrossan-Brodick

9.6

9.7

9.5

9.6

11.1

11.4

10.3

10.2

10.4

10.9

12.2

Lochranza-Tarbert/Claonaig 1

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

Largs-Cumbrae

4.9

4.1

3.9

3.8

4.3

3.8

4.5

4.8

6.0

5.2

5.3

Other 2

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.2

0.7

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

Total Clyde

47.2

46.5

44.7

45.0

46.7

50.4

51.5

51.2

48.5

49.1

51.2

West Coast

Kennacraig-Islay

6.5

6.9

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.5

7.6

8.3

Oban-Craignure

8.3

8.6

9.0

8.4

8.7

8.9

9.7

9.1

9.1

9.0

9.2

Fishnish-Lochaline

2.8

3.2

2.8

3.1

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.0

3.0

2.7

Fionnphort-Iona

0.5

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.6

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.9

1.0

Oban-Coll/Tiree

0.9

1.0

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.8

Oban-Castlebay-Lochboisdale

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

Mallaig-Armadale

0.9

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.6

Kyle-Kyleakin 3

33.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uig-Tarbert/Lochmaddy 5

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.7

7.9

7.1

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.3

7.6

Ullapool-Stornoway

12.7

13.2

13.0

12.8

12.0

13.0

10.2

12.5

12.2

12.4

12.5

Tayinloan-Gigha

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

Raasay-Sconser

0.5

0.9

0.5

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.6

0.6

0.7

0.5

0.8

Otternish-Leverburgh

-

0.4

0.9

1.5

2.1

2.0

1.9

-

-

-

Berneray-Leverburgh 7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.6

Other 4

2.1

2.4

2.7

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

2.3

2.6

2.9

Total West Coast

80.6

49.9

50.7

49.9

49.3

50.0

47.0

48.5

48.5

50.0

53.3

Grand Total

127.8

96.4

95.4

94.9

96.0

100.4

98.5

99.7

97.0

99.1

104.5

Total excluding Kyle-Kyleakin

94.3

96.4

95.4

94.9

96.0

100.4

98.5

99.7

97.0

99.1

104.5

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.

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