ROUTE: GLASGOW CENTRAL - BRODICK
OPERATORS: SCOTRAIL & CALEDONIAN MACBRAYNE
TRAIN: CLASS 380
VESSEL: mv ISLE OF ARRAN
COST: £20.00 (10.80 ANYTIME DAY RETURN, £9.20 FOOT PASSENGER RETURN)

After a fantastic rail and sail from Glasgow to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, it was time to try another. This time I’m travelling to Brodick on the Isle of Arran. The railway journey sets off from Glasgow Central and runs along the Inverclyde Line to Paisley Gilmour Street. From there the lines diverge and we make our way along the Ayrshire Coast Line. Following stops at Glengarnock and Dalry we reach Kilwinning. The station is the most frequently served station in Ayrshire. Here the line branches in two, with one branch running south along the coast to Troon and Ayr. The other branch runs north along the coast to Ardrossan or Largs.

Leaving Stevenston we get our first glance at the Firth of Clyde as we make our way to the terminus of line, Ardrossan Harbour.

Ardrossan Harbour railway station is one of three remaining railway stations serving the town of Ardrossan. The station is managed by ScotRail but unusually it is not owned by Network Rail, but by Peel Ports.

Arriving at the most recently opened station to serve Ardrossan, Ardrossan Harbour, we switch modes of transport. From rail to sail. We’re taking the ferry mv Isle of Arran. She was launched in 1983 and entered service in 1984 operating from Ardrossan - Brodick. After serving various routes throughout the Calmac network, 40 years later she’s operating on the route she started out on.

MV Isle of Arran or Eilean Arainn was a ferry ahead of her time as she was equipped with a No Smoking lounge and was the first roll-on, roll-off vessel in the CalMac fleet.

Isle of Arran has capacity for up to 659 passengers and her open plan car deck provides space for 62 cars. On Deck 3 is a sheltered seating area, access to the car deck and passenger lounges, and a luggage area.

Deck 4 is the main passenger lounge. At the aft end of the deck is the Mariners restaurant. At the bow end is the Coffee Cabin, shop and lounge. The main entrance has an information desk, space for luggage and a gaming area. On the port side is another lounge designated for dogs. On deck 6 is the bridge and the outdoor bridge wings.
MV Isle of Arran was considered to be ahead of her time. A dedicated No Smoking lounge must have been something of a novelty in the 1980s. The MV Isle of Arran was the first roll-on, roll-off vessel in the CalMac fleet.

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