Stornoway

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Name and dates

Stornoway

Station code: SOY National Rail


Chronology Dates

  /  /1870Dingwall and Skye Railway
SS Oscar and SS Jura acquired for connecting steamer services to Portree and Stornoway from Strome Ferry.
09/11/1870Dingwall and Skye Railway
SS Oscar wrecked off Applecross and considered at that time to be a total loss. Passengers and crew safely rescued. Sailings from Strome Ferry to Stornoway abandoned.
31/12/1918Iolaire Disaster
Servicemen, returning from the Great War, arrive at Kyle of Lochalsh on two heavily laden trains. The men embark on the HMY Iolaire and SS Sheila for Stornoway.
01/01/1919Iolaire Disaster
A great loss of life results when, in the very early hours, the HMY Iolaire hits 'The Beasts of Holm' reef off Stornoway Harbour and sinks killing many passengers, Lewis men returning from the Great War, and the crew.
26/03/1973Dingwall and Skye Railway
Ullapool to Stornoway ferry service starts.

News items

26/10/2023A case of alls well that ends well maybe! [Stornoway Gazette]
20/10/2023CalMac cancels further Ullapool-Stornoway ferries amid continued Storm Babet disruption [Ross-shire Journal]
28/09/2023Ceist mu sheirbheisean aiseig Sternabhaigh anns an Dmhair [BBC Alba]
12/04/2023CalMac ferries between Stornoway and Ullapool cancelled for second day dueto engine fault on MV Loch Seaforth [STV]
17/03/2023The ship that sank an island [Oban Times]
21/01/2023CalMac cancels several ferry services due to 50mph winds [Press and Journal]
20/12/2022Landslides and strong winds cause widespread disruption across Highlands and Islands [Press and Journal]
24/02/2022CalMac confirms cancellation of Stornoway-Ullapool sailings due to Covid-19 protocol [Ross-shire Journal]
15/10/2021MV Arrow to rejoin CalMac [Ross-shire Journal]
03/08/2021CalMac-chartered ship back in service after repair [BBC News]