Since South Uist got its service back meaning they didn’t have to drive to North Uist, the Ardrossan to Campbelltown ferry is the only service regularly cancelled, out of CalMac’s often 500 plus sailings every day. Recently, there have been reductions in the Arran, two vessel, 10 or so sailings daily but never a complete cut-off.

The Ardrossan crossing to Campbelltown on the Scottish mainland, only introduced in 2013, is an interesting one. It take longer to drive from Glasgow to Ardrossan in Ayrshire and then make the crossing than it does to simply drive directly all the way round. I’m at a loss to understand the economic sense in a taxpayer-subsidised service like that.

Anyone know why it matters other than as a feed for anti SNP propaganda?