
Table 10.12 Traffic on Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services
| Route |
Passengers |
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|
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
| Clyde |
thousand |
||||||||||
| Gourock-Dunoon |
730.0 |
768.9 |
787.8 |
747.9 |
669.8 |
653.3 |
614.9 |
636.2 |
643.7 |
632.8 |
613.7 |
| Gourock-Kilcreggan |
32.4 |
32.4 |
37.4 |
46.2 |
51.2 |
43.6 |
42.7 |
50.8 |
75.0 |
81.6 |
74.6 |
| Wemyss Bay-Rothesay |
577.7 |
618.7 |
632.2 |
660.1 |
640.7 |
624.5 |
656.2 |
701.8 |
693.1 |
685.7 |
677.1 |
| Colintraive-Rhubodach |
169.5 |
188.7 |
197.7 |
217.8 |
206.6 |
242.1 |
230.8 |
253.3 |
258.4 |
272.5 |
244.5 |
| Tarbert-Portavadie* |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
18.8 |
31.4 |
39.2 |
36.0 |
42.6 |
| Ardrossan-Brodick |
486.9 |
543.8 |
561.9 |
597.6 |
577.1 |
571.5 |
578.9 |
618.9 |
620.5 |
636.4 |
618.3 |
| Lochranza-Claonaig1 |
43.5 |
53.7 |
59.6 |
64.8 |
62.4 |
60.1 |
54.9 |
61.0 |
60.8 |
57.2 |
51.4 |
| Largs-Cumbrae |
577.2 |
646.8 |
674.7 |
711.2 |
680.0 |
667.8 |
647.8 |
690.1 |
654.4 |
649.4 |
621.0 |
| Other2 |
165.7 |
171.1 |
174.4 |
170.0 |
149.0 |
153.2 |
135.5 |
112.9 |
51.1 |
64.6 |
46.5 |
| Total Clyde |
2,782.9 |
3,024.1 |
3,125.8 |
3,215.6 |
3,036.8 |
3,016.0 |
2,980.5 |
3,156.3 |
3,096.1 |
3,116.1 |
2,989.8 |
| West Coast | |||||||||||
| Kennacraig-Port Ellen |
94.7 |
92.7 |
98.3 |
103.9 |
105.6 |
106.5 |
111.3 |
111.4 |
116.8 |
120.7 |
118.6 |
| Oban-Craignure |
436.2 |
474.7 |
515.5 |
545.5 |
548.1 |
516.2 |
532.0 |
578.6 |
594.1 |
619.3 |
564.7 |
| Fishnish-Lochaline |
77.8 |
81.1 |
86.9 |
92.4 |
90.3 |
97.8 |
107.9 |
115.6 |
120.0 |
117.3 |
111.3 |
| Fionnphort-Iona |
198.8 |
234.2 |
235.9 |
266.6 |
268.3 |
248.7 |
269.7 |
279.5 |
288.5 |
313.8 |
267.6 |
| Oban-Coll/Tiree |
35.8 |
31.4 |
32.4 |
36.0 |
32.8 |
32.6 |
35.4 |
36.4 |
37.7 |
35.8 |
34.9 |
| Oban-Castlebay-Lochboisdale |
36.1 |
37.1 |
45.0 |
49.6 |
50.2 |
50.3 |
44.6 |
45.2 |
45.4 |
46.2 |
46.1 |
| Mallaig-Armadale |
114.4 |
120.5 |
121.4 |
133.7 |
121.0 |
129.7 |
153.6 |
183.5 |
203.7 |
186.0 |
171.5 |
| Kyle-Kyleakin3 |
1,167.4 |
1,290.5 |
1,442.5 |
1,460.4 |
1,474.8 |
1,523.6 |
1,489.1 |
1,382.1 |
- |
- |
- |
| Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy |
116.1 |
132.0 |
139.3 |
144.7 |
145.6 |
147.1 |
144.4 |
144.0 |
139.0 |
129.3 |
129.8 |
| Ullapool-Stornoway |
129.7 |
141.3 |
144.6 |
149.3 |
141.3 |
139.4 |
138.0 |
150.0 |
171.1 |
173.0 |
162.1 |
| Tayinloan-Gigha |
37.1 |
42.4 |
40.6 |
48.1 |
53.3 |
50.7 |
45.5 |
47.2 |
44.1 |
43.5 |
40.9 |
| Raasay-Sconser |
31.6 |
32.3 |
34.2 |
37.6 |
38.0 |
39.3 |
37.2 |
39.0 |
42.4 |
42.2 |
41.3 |
| Otternish-Leverburgh* |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
25.9 |
30.6 |
36.6 |
| Other4 |
95.9 |
100.6 |
94.9 |
110.3 |
107.7 |
103.8 |
104.6 |
108.4 |
152.5 |
135.9 |
102.3 |
| Total West Coast |
2,571.6 |
2,810.9 |
3,031.4 |
3,178.0 |
3,177.0 |
3,185.4 |
3,213.6 |
3,220.9 |
1,981.1 |
1,993.7 |
1,827.8 |
| Grand Total |
5,354.5 |
5,835.0 |
6,157.2 |
6,393.6 |
6,213.7 |
6,201.4 |
6,194.1 |
6,377.2 |
5,077.3 |
5,109.8 |
4,817.6 |
| Total excluding Kyle-Kyleakin |
4,187.1 |
4,544.4 |
4,714.8 |
4,933.2 |
4,739.0 |
4,678.0 |
4,704.8 |
4,995.1 |
5,077.3 |
5,109.8 |
4,817.6 |
| Route |
Cars |
||||||||||
|
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
| Clyde |
thousand |
||||||||||
| Gourock-Dunoon |
127.6 |
141.4 |
146.5 |
136.2 |
123.4 |
121.7 |
119.8 |
115.4 |
114.8 |
107.7 |
103.4 |
| Gourock-Kilcreggan |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Wemyss Bay-Rothesay |
110.4 |
121.3 |
119.1 |
121.7 |
119.2 |
115.8 |
117.0 |
121.1 |
118.6 |
115.1 |
116.9 |
| Colintraive-Rhubodach |
59.4 |
66.8 |
72.9 |
76.4 |
75.4 |
77.8 |
76.9 |
84.5 |
85.0 |
89.5 |
85.0 |
| Tarbert-Portavadie* |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
.. |
8.9 |
12.5 |
12.1 |
14.9 |
| Ardrossan-Brodick |
84.1 |
93.9 |
96.7 |
98.4 |
94.7 |
92.1 |
93.4 |
97.1 |
100.0 |
99.6 |
98.4 |
| Lochranza-Claonaig1 |
15.4 |
19.0 |
20.1 |
20.1 |
19.7 |
18.1 |
17.0 |
18.4 |
18.9 |
17.5 |
16.0 |
| Largs-Cumbrae |
97.3 |
103.6 |
106.3 |
113.1 |
111.5 |
111.0 |
105.0 |
110.9 |
111.4 |
109.2 |
111.0 |
| Other2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5.2 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
| Total Clyde |
494.1 |
546.0 |
561.7 |
565.8 |
543.9 |
536.5 |
534.0 |
557.5 |
563.3 |
552.8 |
547.3 |
| West Coast | |||||||||||
| Kennacraig-Port Ellen |
28.2 |
29.0 |
31.3 |
32.5 |
32.8 |
32.2 |
34.1 |
34.6 |
35.7 |
36.8 |
38.0 |
| Oban-Craignure |
69.3 |
77.6 |
83.8 |
87.1 |
86.0 |
84.9 |
87.8 |
91.6 |
95.0 |
97.1 |
92.4 |
| Fishnish-Lochaline |
33.2 |
34.9 |
36.9 |
35.9 |
34.7 |
37.9 |
39.4 |
42.9 |
44.1 |
43.5 |
40.9 |
| Fionnphort-Iona |
3.7 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
| Oban-Coll/Tiree |
5.5 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
8.4 |
9.0 |
| Oban-Castlebay-Lochboisdale |
8.2 |
8.0 |
9.1 |
10.3 |
11.1 |
11.0 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
11.1 |
10.9 |
11.3 |
| Mallaig-Armadale |
23.7 |
28.2 |
26.8 |
30.5 |
27.1 |
28.9 |
36.3 |
43.9 |
46.1 |
43.1 |
39.0 |
| Kyle-Kyleakin3 |
365.7 |
395.2 |
410.7 |
426.9 |
440.9 |
443.2 |
441.0 |
419.7 |
- |
- |
- |
| Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy |
33.0 |
37.6 |
38.4 |
39.3 |
39.0 |
39.5 |
40.1 |
40.0 |
40.1 |
37.3 |
37.4 |
| Ullapool-Stornoway |
26.3 |
28.0 |
29.5 |
30.7 |
31.2 |
31.1 |
29.4 |
29.6 |
34.6 |
35.0 |
33.8 |
| Tayinloan-Gigha |
9.3 |
9.6 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
6.7 |
8.6 |
7.8 |
8.5 |
8.2 |
| Raasay-Sconser |
9.2 |
10.1 |
9.4 |
9.2 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
8.6 |
9.7 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
9.9 |
| Otternish-Leverburgh* |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
7.3 |
10.0 |
11.5 |
| Other4 |
10.4 |
16.4 |
16.7 |
22.1 |
22.3 |
24.4 |
24.9 |
21.7 |
28.2 |
32.0 |
22.3 |
| Total West Coast |
625.7 |
685.1 |
710.9 |
743.6 |
752.4 |
759.9 |
770.3 |
764.3 |
373.2 |
377.0 |
357.5 |
| Grand Total |
1,119.8 |
1,231.0 |
1,272.6 |
1,309.4 |
1,296.3 |
1,296.4 |
1,304.2 |
1,321.8 |
936.5 |
929.8 |
904.8 |
| Total excluding Kyle-Kyleakin |
754.1 |
835.8 |
861.9 |
882.5 |
855.4 |
853.2 |
863.2 |
902.1 |
936.5 |
929.8 |
904.8 |
|
Commercial Vehicles and Buses |
|||||||||||
|
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
| Clyde |
thousand |
||||||||||
| Gourock-Dunoon |
10.5 |
12.8 |
12.8 |
13.4 |
11.2 |
10.5 |
9.1 |
8.8 |
9.6 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
| Gourock-Kilcreggan |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Wemyss Bay-Rothesay |
11.9 |
12.5 |
13.5 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
11.9 |
11.9 |
12.8 |
10.9 |
10.8 |
11.2 |
| Colintraive-Rhubodach |
7.9 |
8.2 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
8.8 |
10.7 |
11.2 |
10.7 |
11.5 |
11.3 |
10.7 |
| Tarbert-Portavadie* |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
| Ardrossan-Brodick |
6.6 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
7.7 |
8.1 |
9.2 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.5 |
9.6 |
| Lochranza-Claonaig1 |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| Largs-Cumbrae |
4.2 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
| Other2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| Total Clyde |
41.6 |
46.0 |
47.3 |
48.2 |
45.7 |
46.4 |
45.8 |
47.2 |
46.5 |
44.7 |
45.0 |
| West Coast | |||||||||||
| Kennacraig-Port Ellen |
5.4 |
5.6 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
6.7 |
| Oban-Craignure |
5.9 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
7.3 |
8.3 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
8.4 |
| Fishnish-Lochaline |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
| Fionnphort-Iona |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| Oban-Coll/Tiree |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
| Oban-Castlebay- | |||||||||||
| Lochboisdale |
3.3 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
| Mallaig-Armadale |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| Kyle-Kyleakin3 |
34.7 |
36.6 |
36.5 |
36.4 |
40.8 |
42.8 |
42.7 |
33.5 |
- |
- |
- |
| Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy |
5.8 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
7.3 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
| Ullapool-Stornoway |
9.5 |
9.5 |
10.4 |
10.8 |
11.0 |
10.7 |
11.8 |
12.7 |
13.2 |
13.0 |
12.8 |
| Tayinloan-Gigha |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
| Raasay-Sconser |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
| Otternish-Leverburgh* |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
| Other4 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
| Total West Coast |
69.9 |
75.7 |
77.8 |
78.0 |
81.6 |
84.5 |
87.3 |
80.6 |
49.9 |
50.7 |
49.9 |
| Grand Total |
111.5 |
121.7 |
125.1 |
126.2 |
127.3 |
131.0 |
133.1 |
127.8 |
96.4 |
95.4 |
94.9 |
| Total excluding Kyle-Kyleakin |
76.8 |
85.1 |
88.6 |
89.8 |
86.5 |
88.2 |
90.4 |
94.3 |
96.4 |
95.4 |
94.9 |
1. Seasonal carryings
2. Includes Gourock-Brodick, Gourock-Tighnabruaich, Ardrossan-Douglas (Isle of Man), Ballycastle-Rathlin, Clyde and Loch Lomond cruising, RNAD and tanker 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 Scalpay-Kyles-Scalpay, Oban-Kerrera, Islay-Colonsay, Mallaig-Small Isles, Oban-Colonsay, Tobermory-Kilchoan Oban-Lismore, Otternish-Berneray, day charters and livestock specials, and Otternish-Leverburgh prior to 1996.
* These routes do not appear in Figure 10.2 because of lack of space in the relevant parts of the map.