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End of an era as last island class retires

Stuart Craig, left, and Gordon Law of the Clyde River Steamer Club joined CalMac’s Jonathan Davies for a last look around the vessel.

The MV Eigg, the last Island-class ferry in the CalMac fleet, which helped open up new routes to Arran, is retiring from west coast service.

The eight-strong Islandclass were introduced from 1972, with the Eigg launched in 1975. At 75ft long and 21ft wide, she is capable of carrying 75 passengers and five cars.

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