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Caledonian MacBrayne (usually shortened to Cal-Mac) is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries between the mainland of Scotland and 23 of the major islands on Scotland's west coast. It is publicly owned and controlled by the Scottish Executive. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 411 pixel Image in higher resolution (2187 Ã— 1124 pixel, file size: 151 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Caledonian MacBrayne Wikipedia... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 411 pixel Image in higher resolution (2187 Ã— 1124 pixel, file size: 151 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Caledonian MacBrayne Wikipedia... Scottish Gaelic (GÃ idhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 426 pixel Image in higher resolution (1764 Ã— 940 pixel, file size: 284 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Gourock pierhead in Scotland showing the Caledonian MacBrayne headquarters and a visit from MV Caledonian Isles and MV Isle of Mull. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 426 pixel Image in higher resolution (1764 Ã— 940 pixel, file size: 284 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Gourock pierhead in Scotland showing the Caledonian MacBrayne headquarters and a visit from MV Caledonian Isles and MV Isle of Mull. ... Gourock (Guireag in Scottish Gaelic which means pimple shaped or rounded hill in reference to the many hills surrounding the area,) is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... MV Isle of Mull docking at Craignure MV Isle of Mull is a ship operated by Caledonian MacBrayne, the Clyde and Hebridean Isles ferry operator. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I... The Executives logo, shown with English and Scottish Gaelic caption The term Scottish Executive is used in two different, but closely-related senses: to denote the executive arm of Scotlands national legislature (i. ...

History

MacBrayne's, initially known as David Hutcheson & Co., began in 1851 as a private steamship operator when G. and J. Burns, operators of the largest of the Clyde fleets, decided to concentrate on coastal and transatlantic services and handed control of their river and Highland steamers to a new company in which Hutcheson, their manager of these services, became senior partner. Their main route went from Glasgow down the Firth of Clyde through the Crinan Canal to Oban and Fort William, and on through the Caledonian Canal to Inverness. With the retirement of its founders in the 1870s, their partner (and nephew of Messrs. Burns) David MacBrayne gained full ownership, and changed the company's name accordingly. It remained in the hands of the MacBrayne family until 1928 when, unable to carry on, it was acquired jointly by the LMS Railway and Coast Lines. Its ships featured red funnels with a black top. 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Glaswegian redirects here. ... Map of the Firth of Clyde and area The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. ... Lock House on Crinan Canal The Crinan canal is a canal in the west of Scotland. ... View of Oban from Druim Mor. ... // Fort William (Gaelic: An Gearasdan, The Garrison) is the largest town in the west highlands of Scotland. ... The Caledonian Canal in Scotland connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast near Fort William. ... Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Highland council area and the Highlands of Scotland. ... // The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ...

The Caledonian Railway at first used the services of various early private operators of Clyde steamers, then began operating steamers on its own account on 1 January 1889 to compete better with the North British Railway and the Glasgow and South Western Railway. It extended its line to bypass the G & SW Prince's Pier at Greenock and continue on to the fishing village of Gourock, where they had purchased the harbour. After years of fierce competition between all the fleets, the Caledonian and G & SW were merged in 1923 into the LMS and their fleets amalgamated into the Caledonian Steam Packet Co., their funnels being pained yellow with a black top. At the same time the North British Railway fleet became part of the LNER (which built the Waverley in 1947). With nationalisation in 1948 the LMS and LNER fleets were amalgamated under British Railways with the name Clyde Shipping Services. In 1957 a reorganisation restored the CSP name, and in 1965 a red lion was added to each side of the black-topped yellow funnels. The headquarters remained at Gourock pierhead. The Caledonian Railway was a Scottish railway company which was grouped into the London Midland and Scottish Railway by the Railways Act 1921 in 1923. ... Henry Bells PS Comet started a rapid expansion of steam services on the Firth of Clyde, and within four years a steamer service was in operation on the inland Loch Lomond, a forerunner of the lake steamers that still grace the Swiss lakes. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923. ... Glasgow and South Western Railway formed part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. ... For other uses see Greenock (disambiguation). ... Gourock (Guireag in Scottish Gaelic which means pimple shaped or rounded hill in reference to the many hills surrounding the area,) is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland. ... LMS is an acronym with a few different meanings: London Mathematical Society Learning Management System Least mean squares an algorithm for adaptive filtering in digital signal processing London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Missionary Society LMS Color Space Library Management System LMS is also a user name used by Larry... The London and North Eastern Railway or LNER was the second-largest of the Big Four railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. ... PS Waverley steaming down the Firth of Clyde - additional views at Image:PS Waverley off Brodick castle 1989. ... British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system, from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ...

At the end of December 1968 management of the CSP passed to the Scottish Transport Group, which gained control of MacBrayne's the following June. The MacBrayne service from Gourock to Ardrishaig ended on 30 September 1969, leaving the Clyde entirely to the CSP. Scottish Bus Group logo, as displayed on vehicles, timetables and such, as a suffix to the local fleetname (e. ... Ardrishaig is a village at the southern (eastern) entrance to the Crinan Canal in west Scotland, in Argyll. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...

On 1 January 1973 the Caledonian Steam Packet Co. acquired most of the ships and routes of MacBrayne's and commenced joint Clyde and West Highland operations under the new name of Caledonian MacBrayne, with a combined headquarters at Gourock. Funnels were now painted red with a black top, and a yellow circle at the side of the funnel featuring the red Caledonian lion. In 1990 the ferry business was spun off as a separate company, keeping the Caledonian MacBrayne brand, and shares were issued in the company. All shares were owned by the state, first in the person of the Secretary of State for Scotland, and (after devolution) by the Scottish Executive. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 735 Ã— 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1698 Ã— 1386 pixel, file size: 134 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Caledonian MacBrayne logo shown on the funnel of MV Juno . ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 735 Ã— 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1698 Ã— 1386 pixel, file size: 134 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Caledonian MacBrayne logo shown on the funnel of MV Juno . ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... The Secretary of State for Scotland (RÃ¹naire StÃ ite na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is the chief minister in the government of the United Kingdom with responsibilites for Scotland, at the head of the Scotland Office (formerly The Scottish Office). ... Devolution or home rule is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a state to government at national, regional or local level. ...

In response to new tendering rules authorised by the European Union, the company's routes are currently out to tender with applications being invited from suitably experienced operators to run all of the company services. The exception is the Gourock to Dunoon service which, whilst also subject to tender, is being handled separately as a result of the specific circumstances which affect ferry services to the Cowal peninsula.

Current Fleet

Calmac has 29 vessels in current service, with two new ships entering service soon. The largest ship is the MV Isle of Lewis at 101 m on length. There are 8 'major units' - ships of 80 m or more in length; these are Isle of Lewis, MV Clansman, MV Hebrides, MV Caledonian Isles, MV Isle of Mull, MV Hebridean Isles, MV Isle of Arran and MV Lord of the Isles. Caledonian MacBrayne operates the largest fleet of car and passenger ferries in the United Kingdom, with 30 units in operation, two under construction. ... MV Isle of Lewis is a ship operated by Caledonian MacBrayne, the Clyde and Hebridean Isles ferry operator. ... MV Isle of Lewis is a ship operated by Caledonian MacBrayne, the Clyde and Hebridean Isles ferry operator. ... MV Clansman is a ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... MV Isle of Mull docking at Craignure MV Isle of Mull is a ship operated by Caledonian MacBrayne, the Clyde and Hebridean Isles ferry operator. ... MV Lord of the Isles is a ship operated by Caledonian MacBrayne, the Clyde and Hebridean Isles ferry company. ...

The majority of Calmac's fleet is comprised of 'Loch Class' vessels; double-ended ferries with no identifiable bow or stern, symmetrical in shape when viewed from the side. These number 13 in the company, in different shapes and sizes.

Calmac's smallest vessels are the 22.5 m 'Island Class' ships. They were built as the predecessors to the 'Loch Class', but are now slowly being taken out of service and only 3 of the original 8 remain in the fleet.

The company is adapting to the demands of 21st century sailing. MV Bute (built in 2005 in Gdansk, Poland and serving the Wemyss Bay / Rothesay route) is the newest ship of the fleet and will be joined in 2007 by an almost identical sister MV Argyle. The company is also having MV Loch Shira, a new "super loch" built for the Largs / Cumbrae route which should be ready by spring 2007. Wemyss Bay is a village on the East Coast of the Firth of Clyde in the district of Inverclyde, Scotland. ... Location within the British Isles The town of Rothesay is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... Largs (grid reference NS203592) is a burgh on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about 33 miles (53 km) from Glasgow. ... Great Cumbrae and other south-west coast islands Great Cumbrae (also known as Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is an island in the lower Firth of Clyde, 4 Kilometers long by 2 Kilometers wide. ...

Business

The company enjoys a de-facto monopoly on the shipment of freight and vehicles to the islands, and competes for passenger traffic with number of aircraft services of varying quality and reliability. Nonetheless, few if any of the routes currently operated by Cal-Mac are profitable, and the company receives significant government subsidies due to its vital role in supplying the islands - these routes are classified as "lifeline" services. In 1996 Cal-Mac opened its first route outwith Scotland, winning a ten year contract to provide a lifeline service to Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland. Rathlin Islands location Bird sanctuary on Rathlin Island False-colour NASA Landsat image showing Rathlin, the Antrim coast, and Kintyre Rathlin Island (Irish: Reachlainn) is an island off the coast of County Antrim in Northern Ireland, and is the northernmost point of the region. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Ian Paisley - Deputy First Minister...

In reference to MacBrayne's long dominance of Hebridean sailings, this poem is legendary:

Several groups have proposed privatising the service, and there has been a long commercial and political struggle with a privately owned company, Western Ferries, who have run a rival, unsubsidised service from Gourock to Hunters Quay (near Dunoon) since 1973. In 2005 the Scottish Executive put out to competitive tender, the collective routes to the Hebrides as a block, with the Dunoon route being a separate tender.[1]. Three operators submitted bids for the routes[2], with Cal-Mac bidding to retain all its existing routes. The Executive will decide in 2006 to whom to award the contracts; successful bidders will run the services on a similar "lifeline" basis to Cal-Mac, and would receive subsidies from the Executive. In September 2006, one of the three interested operators withdrew its interest in the (separate) Gourock to Dunoon route. V. Ships pulled out, leaving only Cal-Mac and Western Ferries to tender for this busy crossing. Western Ferries (Clyde) Ltd Sound of Sanda Western Ferries is a private ferry company currently serving only the River Clyde in western Scotland. ... Gourock (Guireag in Scottish Gaelic which means pimple shaped or rounded hill in reference to the many hills surrounding the area,) is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland. ... Dunoon, looking North from the Castle hill with the old Victorian pier to the right and The Queens Hall on the left The Holy Loch seen across the Firth of Clyde with Dunoon on the left The PS Waverley leaves Dunoon Pier, to sail up the Firth of Clyde. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Some island and union groups oppose the tendering process, fearing it would lead to cuts in services and could be a prelude to full privatisation.

Routes

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 446 pixel Image in higher resolution (1722 Ã— 961 pixel, file size: 235 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry MV Saturn arriving at Gourock pierhead on a damp winter morning in Scotland while filling in on the Dunoon... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 446 pixel Image in higher resolution (1722 Ã— 961 pixel, file size: 235 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry MV Saturn arriving at Gourock pierhead on a damp winter morning in Scotland while filling in on the Dunoon... Scottish Gaelic (GÃ idhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Gourock (Guireag in Scottish Gaelic which means pimple shaped or rounded hill in reference to the many hills surrounding the area,) is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland. ... Inverclyde (Inbhir Chluaidh in Gaelic) is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. ... For other uses see Greenock (disambiguation). ... Dunoon, looking North from the Castle hill with the old Victorian pier to the right and The Queens Hall on the left The Holy Loch seen across the Firth of Clyde with Dunoon on the left The PS Waverley leaves Dunoon Pier, to sail up the Firth of Clyde. ... Cowal is a peninsula of Argyll in the Scottish Highlands. ... Map of the Firth of Clyde and area The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. ... Tarbert is a fishing village at the head of East Loch Tarbert, an arm of the sea on the west shore of the mouth of Loch Fyne, Argyllshire, Scotland. ... Kintyre shown within Argyll Kintyre is a peninsula in western Scotland in the south-west of Argyll. ... Portavadie is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... Loch Fyne is a sea loch on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... Wemyss Bay is a village on the East Coast of the Firth of Clyde in the district of Inverclyde, Scotland. ... Location within the British Isles The town of Rothesay is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... Bute shown within Argyll and Bute Bute is one of the islands of the lower Firth of Clyde in Scotland. ... Colintraive is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... Rhubodach is a small settlement on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. ... The Kyles of Bute are a narrow sea channel which separates the northern end of the Isle of Bute from the Scottish mainland. ... Ardrossan is a town located on the North Ayrshire coast in western Scotland. ... North Ayrshire (SÃ¬orrachd Inbhir Air a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... Brodick (meaning Broad Bay, the name is derived from Norse roots) is the main village on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. ... Arran shown within Clyde Coast The Isle of Arran (Scots Gaelic: Eilean Arainn) is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde (430 kmÂ²). It is in the unitary council area of North Ayrshire. ... Claonaig is a small village on the Eastern coast of the Kintyre peninsula in western Scotland, linked to Lochranza on the Isle of Arran by ferry. ... Lochranza is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. ... Largs (grid reference NS203592) is a burgh on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about 33 miles (53 km) from Glasgow. ... North Ayrshire (SÃ¬orrachd Inbhir Air a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... Great Cumbrae and other south-west coast islands Great Cumbrae (also known as Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is an island in the lower Firth of Clyde in western Scotland (at grid reference NS169566). ... Tayinloan is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... Ardminish Bay, from the Gigha ferry. ... The twin beaches at Eilean Garbh, Isle of Gigha. ... Situated on West Loch Tarbert, a few miles south of Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula. ... The Sound of Jura (Scottish Gaelic: An Linne Rosach) is a strait in Scotland. ... Port Askaig is a port village on the east coast of the island of Islay, in Scotland. ... Landsat image of Islay Islay (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: , or ee-luh), a Scottish island, known as The Queen of the Hebrides, is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides. ... Scalasaig port in the evening. ... Colonsay shown within Argyll Colonsay [Colbhasa] is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, located north of Islay and south of Mull. ... Port Ellen. ... Craignure is a village on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. ... Tobermory with 700 people, the largest settlement on Mull, is home to the only whisky distillery on the island. ... View of Oban from Druim Mor. ... 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