| CalMac confirms timetable changes on services from Oban | |
| 27 March 2007 Customers are advised that due to the unavoidable delayed return to service of MV Hebrides from annual refit there will be a number of timetable changes to CalMac ferry services from Oban on Friday 30 March and Saturday 31 March 2007. The services affected are as follows Friday 30 March 2007
Coll and Tiree
Depart Oban 1500 Arrive Tiree 1830 Depart Tiree 1845 Arrive Coll 1945 Depart Coll 2000 Arrive Oban 2255
Barra The 1340 Oban/Castlebay/Oban 2340 has been cancelled. Customers are advised to contact Caledonian MacBrayne to rebook on an alternative service.
Mull The Oban/Craignure/Oban from 0745 - 1746 will operate as per timetable. The 1800 Oban/Craignure/Oban 1946 has been cancelled. Customers are advised to contact Caledonian MacBrayne to rebook on an alternative service. The 2230 Oban/Craingure service will now operate the following schedule 2320 Oban/Craignure 0006
Colonsay The 1700 Oban - Colonsay - Oban 2155 service will now operate the following schedule Depart Oban 1800 Arrive Colonsay 2020 Depart Colonsay 2045 Arrive Oban 2305 Depart Oban 2320 Arrive Craignure 0006
Saturday 31 March 2007 Coll and Tiree
Depart Oban 0700 Arrive Coll 0955 Depart Coll 1005 Arrive Tiree 1105 Depart Tiree 1125 Arrive Coll 1225 Depart Coll 1235 Arrive Oban 1530
South Uist The 0815 Oban/Lochboisdale/Oban 1910 service has been cancelled. Customers are advised to contact Caledonian MacBrayne to re-book on an alternative service
Barra Subject to vessel availability, the 1530 Oban/Castlebay 2020 service will operate either on time or be subject to a delay of less than one hour. Due to traffic demand from the earlier Coll and Tiree service there will be a requirement to operate this service via Tiree.
Mull The 0700 Craignure/Oban 0746 will depart 30 minutes earlier at 0630 instead of 0700. Services to Mull from 0730 will operate according to the normal Saturday Oban - Craignure - Oban timetable.
CalMac Ferries will detail all changes to the timetable as they become available and customers are advised to check the website, calmac.co.uk, to confirm their details of travel before departure. Up to date SMS text messaging information is also available and details of this are also on the company website. CalMac apologises to customers for any incovenience. Normal service will be resumed as quickly as possible.
Ends. For further information on the contents of this News Release, please contact Hugh Dan MacLennan, Head of Communication and Customer Care, CalMac Ferries Ltd (Aiseagan ChalMac). Tel: 0776 435 4021; e-mail hugh.maclennan@calmac.co.uk
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