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MV Isle of Lewis is a ro-ro ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne between Oban and Castlebay, Barra.Built in 1995, she remains one of only three ships in the CalMac fleet over 100 metres (328 ft) in length; the others, Loch Seaforth, being longer by almost 15 metres and Glen Sannox being just over 1 metre longer.
They operate on shorter crossings, usually between 5 and 30 minutes, although MV Loch Alainn, MV Loch Portain, and MV Loch Striven take 40, 60 and 55 minutes on their respective routes, Sound of Barra between Ardmhor and Eriskay, Sound of Harris between Berneray and Leverburgh, and Oban and Lismore.
From March 2016 until July 2022, Coruisk was the second ferry on the Oban–Craignure route on the summer timetable, alongside MV Isle of Mull. [7] She was replaced at Mallaig for the 2016 season by the smaller MV Lochinvar, MV Loch Bhrusda and MV Lord of the Isles (in between the latter's Lochboisdale–Mallaig sailings).
On Mondays, from Oban she makes an afternoon return crossing to Colonsay, before returning to Lochboisdale in the evening. [ citation needed ] From summer of 2017, Lord of the Isles was partnered with Loch Fyne on the Mallaig–Armadale ferry crossing; [ 7 ] the previous smaller vessels were cascaded elsewhere in the CalMac network.
MV Lochearn was a mail steamer operated by David MacBrayne from Oban to Barra and South Uist from 1930 until 1955. She then became the Sound of Mull mail steamer until 1964, when she was superseded by a new generation of car ferry and sold for further service in the Greek Islands.
The ferry service started in spring 2003. A causeway had previously been built linking Eriskay to South Uist. The daily service on the MV Loch Alainn has frequent sailings; the crossing takes approximately 40 minutes. Since 2016, when the Oban–Lochboisdale service ceased, it is the only ferry between Barra and South Uist.
As Isle of Mull cannot berth in Mallaig due to her length, she sails from her familiar port of Oban. In April 2024, Isle of Mull again relieved Lord of the Isles on the route from Lochboisdale to Oban. During this time, she operated an amended timetable incorporating sailings to Castlebay due to a technical fault with Isle of Lewis. [4]
[42] [43] The ferry between Oban and Castlebay on Barra goes via Coll and Tiree once a week. The airport on the island, (IATA: COL) is located between Uig and Arileod. Highland Airways who originally operated the route to Oban went into administration in 2010, [44] but a new operator, Hebridean Air Services now operates the route under a PSO ...