Glenachulish
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The Glenachulish is a car ferry operated by the Skye Ferry Community Interest Company . It operates between Glenelg in the Scottish Highlands and Kylerhea on the Isle of Skye .
history
The ferry was under the hull number 529 on the shipyard Ailsa Shipbuilding Company in Troon built for the Ballachulish Ferry Company in Fort William. It was registered in Fraserburgh and named after the location near Ballachulish or the gorge in Beinn a 'Bheithir . It was used to cross Loch Leven between Ballachulish and North Ballachulish. After the Ballachulish Bridge was opened on the A82 in 1975 , the ferry service was closed in December of that year. The ferry was then used by the Highland Regional Council in Corran on Loch Linnhe , Kylesku on Loch a 'Chàirn Bhàin and Inverness on the Beauly Firth . After the opening of the Kessock Bridge , completed in 1982 along the A9 , the ferry was decommissioned.
In 1983 the ferry was sold to Murdo Mackenzie, who used it across the Kyle Rhea strait between mainland Scotland and the Isle of Skye. After Murdo Mackenzie gave up the ferry service in the late 1980s, the ferry was taken out of service again. In 1990 Roddy Macleod took over the ferry service and the Glenachulish ran back on the route from 1991. With the construction of the Skye Bridge in 1995 and the lifting of tolls for using the bridge in 2004, the ferry connection ran into financial difficulties. Roddy Macleod then offered the ferry to the residents of Glenelg, but they did not accept the offer. The Isle of Skye Community Interest Company, founded in February 2006, finally took over the ferry operation and founded the Skye Ferry Community Interest Company , which has been operating the ferry on the route since 2007 in the summer half-year (from Easter to October). The ferry was chartered by Roddy Macleod for the first year before funding was raised the next year with £ 60,000 each from the Big Lottery Fund's Growing Community Assets Scheme and the Highlands & Islands Enterprise to purchase the ferry.
The ferry is considered to be the last remaining ferry of its kind. It is part of Scotland's cultural heritage. The preservation of the ferry is supported, among other things, by a foundation.
Technical specifications
The ferry is powered by a six-cylinder diesel engine from English Electric Diesels with an output of 180 hp . The engine acts on a propeller . The ferry reaches a speed of 9 knots .
The ferry consists of the fuselage and one at the very rear mounted wheelhouse , which is also common room for the crew is. On the deck there is a vehicle deck mounted on a turntable with hinged ramps at both ends. After the ferry has docked on the shore ramp, the vehicle deck is manually rotated by the crew into a position that allows the transported vehicles to exit the ferry forwards. Six cars can be transported on the vehicle deck. The ferry is operated by up to five crew members.
The wheelhouse was replaced before the start of the 2017 season.
Web links
- Over The Sea To Skye , The Scots Magazine, March 23, 2016
- Glenelg-Skye Ferry - on the floating museum to Skye , MyHighlands.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Glenachulish , Scottish Built Ships - The History of Shipbuilding in Scotland, Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ↑ MV Glenachulish , National Historic Ships UK. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ A b Robert Beale tells the story of Scotland's sole surviving turntable ferry. Clyde River Steamer Club, August 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ Isle of Skye Ferry Community Interest Company , Companies House. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ↑ 'World's last ferry of its kind' is 45 years old , BBC News , July 19, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ The Original Glenelg-Skye Ferry , Skye Ferry CIC. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ↑ a b Isle of Skye Ferry - A CIC set up to safeguard an economic lifeline. Government Digital Service, November 12, 2013.
- ↑ a b The Highland Line: over the sea to Skye once more, using maritime heritage , The Herald , April 11, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ↑ The Glenachulish Preservation Trust . Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ↑ World's last ferry of its kind, Skye's Glenachulish, upgraded , BBC News, April 10, 2017. Accessed June 12, 2020.