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Passengers have been lining up to complain about the temperatures on the Oban to Glasgow service.
(Permalink) Glasgow Heating Oban West Highland Line |
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ScotRail suspends some services and cross-border passengers warned not to travel to Scotland.
(Permalink) Avanti West Coast Balloch Dalmuir Fort William Helensburgh Central Highland Main Line Inverness Mallaig Oban Perth Preston ScotRail Speed restrictions Transpennine Weather West Highland Line |
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It will affect services between Mallaig and Oban to Glasgow Queen Street.
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CalMac has warned its Mallaig, Oban to Lochboisdale route will be unavailable from 5 April.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Lochboisdale Mallaig Oban |
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A longed-for boat for the Oban to Craignure ferry route might be being assessed by the Scottish Government for a place on the CalMac fleet.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Craignure Oban |
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CalMac ferries have been cancelled and trains to Mallaig, Fort William and Oban have been delayed due to high winds hitting the west coast.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Cancellations Fort William Mallaig Oban West Highland Lines |
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Many will be waking to icy patches this morning, as a Met Office yellow warning remains in place across the majority of mainland Scotland.
(Permalink) Cancellations Crianlarich Oban Weather West Highland Line |
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The Oban line will fully reopen for passengers on Tuesday (December 27) following work to repair landslip-damaged tracks near Falls of Cruachan on Loch Awe.
(Permalink) Falls of Cruachan Landslip Oban West Highland Line  Falls of Cruachan: Engineers working to clear debris and re-connect communities following landslip at the Falls of Cruachan. Network Rail is working with BEAR Scotland and Transport Scotland to re-connect communities al ...  Falls of Cruachan: View east of the landslip site just east of Falls of Cruachan, seen from the old Military Road (built by General Caulfeild's men 1750-54 and now abandoned) above the railway. Debris has been removed f ... |
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Train users in Elgin are being offered a free bike for 24 hours.
(Permalink) Bicycle hire Brompton Bicycle Elgin Inverness Oban ScotRail |
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CalMac Ferries' draft schedule would see three timetables swapped over throughout the 23-week period.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Craignure Oban Timetabling Winter Timetable |
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Lifeline services on a key island route have been shut down due to problems with on of the CalMac ferry fleet's oldest vessels.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Colonsay Islay Kennacraig MV Hebridean Isles Oban |
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High demand by vessels looking to tie up at Oban's North Pier has led to proposals for an extension. Two to three ships a week are being turned away. [Article requires subscription. -RS]
(Permalink) North Pier Oban  Oban North Pier: MV Loch Striven photographed at Oban on 22 April 2015. The Caledonian MacBrayne Ro-Ro ferry was the regular vessel operating on the Oban - Lismore route at that time. |
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There was a warm welcome waiting on the North Pier in Oban for paddle steamer Waverley as she docked in town for the first time since 2018.
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Islanders have raised concerns about the reduced size of a new CalMac ferry to serve Mull - believing the worries led to them being snubbed for its launch.
(Permalink) CMAL Caledonian MacBrayne Craignure MV Loch Frisa Oban |
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The MV Loch Frisa was re-leaunched and renamed this afternoon, as CMal brings a new vessel onto the Oban to Craignure route.
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A newly refurbished ferry has been delivered to provide additional capacity for operator CalMac Ferries on the west coast of Scotland.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Craignure Dales Marine MV Loch Frisa MV Loch Frìosa Oban |
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CalMac has announced that the MV Loch Frisa will enter service on the Oban to Craignure from mid-June.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Craignure MV Loch Frisa Oban |
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Highland rail services are facing hours of delays due to heavy rain. ScotRail services to Kyle of Lochalsh and on the West Highland Line to Oban and Fort William and Mallaig are among those experiencing disruption on Monday amidst the forecast.
(Permalink) Fort William Kyle Line Kyle of Lochalsh Mallaig Oban Rain ScotRail Speed restrictions West Highland Lines |
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It has been voted the worlds best rail journey and takes in some of Scotlands most spectacular scenery.
(Permalink) Callander and Oban Railway Fort William Glasgow Mallaig Oban West Highland Line West Highland Railway  High Morlaggan Railway Cottage: A Glasgow-Oban Sprinter seen above Loch Long near Morlaggan.  Oban: Just about ready for 'the off'. The crew of the 1211 Abellio ScotRail service to Glasgow Queen Street, during a final exchange prior to departure from Oban on 22 April 2015. |
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Ministers have been told a move to buy a second hand ferry at a tiny fractionof thecost of each of the two vessels languishing in a Port Glasgow shipyard is a mere 'sticking plaster' and will not resolve an island congestion problem.
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Alastair Dalton - I find cycling one of the most enjoyable ways to travel because of the freedom it gives me.
(Permalink) Bicycles Fort William Highland Explorer Kyle of Lochalsh Mallaig Oban Peter McDermott ScotRail Suppliment Thurso Ticketing Wick  Inveruglas: A northbound 'Highland Explorer' Sprinter (bottom right) passes the site of the former halt at Inveruglas (opened for the Loch Sloy Hydroscheme) alongside Loch Lomond with Ben Lomond off to the left. ...  Glen Douglas Halt: 153377 brings up the rear of a Highland Explorer service on the West Highland Line as it approaches Glen Douglas on 26th July 2021.  High Morlaggan Railway Cottage: A Highland Explorer heads south above Loch Long, before the turn into Glen Douglas. Appropriately the dirt track to the right of the train is the route of the Three Lochs Way, popular with walkers and ... |
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State-controlled ferry operator CalMac has moved to put off island day trippers as it sought an emergency solution to ease disruption to lifeline services on Mull due to a vessel breakdown.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne Craignure Oban |
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The fire involved a vehicle on the deck of the MV Isle of Lewis, which sails between Oban and Castlebay on Barra.
(Permalink) Castlebay Fire MV Isle of Lewis Oban |
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severe weather will impact rail services between Kyle of Lochalsh and Inverness, ScotRail has warned. The rail operator has advised passengers that recent rough weather has necessitated the cancellation of some Monday morning services between the Highland capital and Lochalsh. 'Due to severe weather, services on our Oban/Mallaig & Kyle of Lochalsh routes will be disrupted tomorrow morning [Monday],' said a spokesman.
(Permalink) Inverness Kyle of Lochalsh Mallaig Oban Weather cancellations |
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A ceremony to thank the train driver and railway assistant in the Loch Awe train derailment last year will be held in Oban on the anniversary of the crash.
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ScotRail is to launch a Sunday train service for day trippers to Oban from Edinburgh, Linlithgow and Polmont over six weeks this summer.
The service has been welcomed by VisitScotland. It will start on Sunday 25 July and run each Sunday until 29 August inclusive. The service is timed to give passengers five hours in the West Highland town and designed to appeal to people in Edinburgh and West Lothian who would love a day out in Oban - without taking the car. The train will leave Edinburgh Waverley at 0810 and arrive back in the capital at 2107. Graeme Macfarlan, marketing manager at ScotRail said that the move was in direct response to listening to customers - as well as people opting to holiday in the UK due to ongoing uncertainty regarding air travel. He added: 'Many customers in the East of Scotland have told us they would love to experience the West Highland Line for a day out but would prefer not to change trains - and sometimes stations - at Glasgow. This new, direct service changes all that and should boost tourism. And we'll be offering cream teas on the scenic route, which really is the icing on the cake of a special day out!' David Adams McGilp, VisitScotland's Regional Director in Argyll said: 'We've just launched a £250,000 campaign specifically encouraging Scots to take holidays in their own country, so expanding train services to accommodate the needs of the day trip market fits very well with this. (Permalink) Edinburgh Linlithgow Oban Polmont ScotRail West Highland Lines  Oban: Welcome to Oban is the gaelic greeting for disembarking ferry passengers as they make their way from the quayside to Oban station. This more unusual view of Oban station, and the late afternoon ...  Oban: 156 474 forming the 12.11 train to Glasgow Queen Street, awaits its departure time at Oban station on a very warm Sunday 23 May 2010.  Oban: First arrival of the day from Glasgow Queen Street runs into Oban on 18 February 2006. This train connects with the Craignure ferry. |
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