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David MacBrayne


Page 3: 1915-1939
 
Page under construction - more ships to be added
 
This one of a series of pages devoted to postcards of David MacBrayne Ltd, who ran a network of services throughout the Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The firm subsequently combined with the Caledonian Steam Packet Co (the Clyde area operators of British Railways) to form the nationalised Caledonian-MacBrayne. Since 1928, David MacBrayne (1928) Ltd had been jointly owned by the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) (passing to the British Transport Commission (BTC) in 1948) and Coast Lines.
 
 
Ships on this Page:-
King George V (David MacBrayne: 1935-1972, Calmac: 1973-1974)
Lochfyne (David MacBrayne: 1931-1969)
Lochiel (David MacBrayne: 1939-1969)
Lochnevis (David MacBrayne: 1934-1969)
Lochness (3) (David MacBrayne: 1929-1955)
Lochearn (David MacBrayne: 1930-1964)
Lochmor (1) (David MacBrayne: 1930-1964)
Saint Columba (David MacBrayne: 1936-1958)
 
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David MacBrayne - Page 3 - 1915-1939 - This Page!
David MacBrayne - Page 4 - 1940-1972
 
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David MacBrayne
 
Page 3: 1915-1939



Lochness (3) (1929-1955)
 
Photographic postcard of Lochness.



Photographic postcard of Lochness at Mallaig.



Photographic postcard of Greek Myrlidiolissa (ex- Lochness).






Lochearn (1930-1964)


Photographic postcard of Lochearn.






Lochmor (1) (1930-1964)


Official postcard of Lochmor, which rather enhances her appearance.



Photographic postcard of Lochmor
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Lochmor - David macBrayne - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Raphael Tuck photographic postcard of Lochmor at Tarbert
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Lochmor - David macBrayne - www.simplonpc.co.uk



J.Arthur Dixon postcard of Lochmor at Lochmaddy
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Lochmor - David macBrayne - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Valentine's postcard of Lochmor at the Kyle of Lochalsh, with Kyleakin car ferry in the foreground
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Lochmor - David macBrayne - www.simplonpc.co.uk



J.Arthur Dixon postcard of Lochmor at Mallaig
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Lochmor - David macBrayne - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Postcard of Lochmor at Mallaig
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Lochmor - David macBrayne - www.simplonpc.co.uk






Lochfyne (1931)
 
Services:- The "Royal Route" - Greenock to Tarbert and Ardrishaig.
754 tons, 219 ft long, 1202 passengers.
 
Lochfyne was a pioneer diesel-electric vessel built in 1931. At this time Coast Lines, who part-owned David MacBrayne, were part of Lord Kylsant's huge Royal Mail Group (soon to collapse), and the Lochfyne could be considered to be the smallest of the distinctive two-funnelled Kylsant motorships (the largest being the White Star Britannic). She originally operated on the Oban-Staffa-Iona cruise, and sometimes opened the season on this route even in the 1960s. Her main later summer employment, however, was the Clyde section of the famed "Royal Route" from Greenock to Tarbert and Ardrishaig, previously run by the famous paddle steamer Columba and the turbine St Columba.


Judges postcard of Lochfyne with grey hull.



Judges postcard of Lochfyne with grey hull.



Judges postcard of Lochfyne with grey hull.



Early postcard of Lochfyne with black hull and single mast.



Postcard of Lochfyne with black hull and single mast.



Postcard of Lochfyne with black hull and single mast.



Postcard of Lochfyne with black hull and single mast.
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Miller & Lang postcard of Lochfyne.



Real Photographic postcard of Lochfyne.



Valentine postcard (serial XT.66R) of Lochfyne.



Interesting, modern Orr, Pollock postcard of Lochfyne and Empress of England on the Clyde.



Valentine postcard (serial C.307) of Lochfyne at Oban.



Simplon Postcards serial number sp1164 (issued December 1993) of Lochfyne.
Photograph by Alastair Deayton.



Photographic postcard of Lochfyne.



Photographic postcard of Lochfyne at Tarbert
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Photographic postcard CRS06 of Lochfyne.
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Photographic postcard of Lochfyne.
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Lochnevis (1934)
 
Services:- various services out of Oban.
568 tons, 179 ft long.
 
Lochiel served initially out of Mallaig on the Portree Mail Service, but moved to Oban when she proved to be too large for the Portree route. In the 1960s she often out on the "Royal Route" out of peak season, and in summer ran various routes out of Oban to Tobermory, Fort William, Isle of Islay etc.
 
 
Early David MacBrayne official postcard of Lochnevis.
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Real Photographs postcard of Lochnevis.



Photographic postcard of Lochnevis.



Photographic postcard of Lochnevis.



Charles Skiltern postcard (serial 21545) of Lochnevis at Port Askaig (Islay).
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King George V (1935)
 
Services:- Excursion Oban-Tobermory-Staffa-Iona etc.
985 tons, 270 ft long, 1432 passengers.
 
Arguably the finest excursion steamer in post-war UK service, King George V had been built in 1926 for the Clyde services of Turbines Steamers Ltd. She was transferred to David MacBrayne (the LMS Railway had interests in both Turbine Steamers and MacBraynes) in 1935, and then operated as the main Oban excursion vessel for almost 40 years.
 
 
Dennis postcard (no serial) of King George V at Oban, with Lochfyne in the background.
This is an early card before the addition of a closed wheelhouse.



Postcard of King George V.
This is an early card before the addition of a closed wheelhouse.



Postcard of King George V at Tobermory.
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Postcard of King George V at Iona.



Postcard of King George V at Rothesay.



J.Arthur Dixon postcard (serial 3752) of King George V at Iona,
The famous cathedral in the background. Passengers were tendered ashore in MacBraynes
famous 'red boats' as can be seen. Landings at Staffa, to see Fingal's cave, had ceased by 1967.



Dennis postcard (serial O.0113) of King George V at Oban.



Unidentified postcard (serial PT35424 - Photo Precision?) of King George V at Oban.



Simplon Postcards (serial sp1042) of King George V arriving at Cardiff after sale in 1975.
Photograph by Nigel James. She remained at Cardiff for some years, and was sold to Bass Charrington in 1981 to
replace the burnt-out Caledonia on the Thames. Unfortunately, the KGV was also burnt out in August 1981 whilst
conversion work continued.






Saint Columba
(David MacBrayne: 1936-1958)
 
Postcard B.1048 of Saint Columba



Postcard B.1047 of Saint Columba
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Postcard of Saint Columba at Innellan Pier
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Postcard 12476 of Saint Columba
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Postcard of Saint Columba
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Photographic postcard of St Columba.






Lochiel (1939)
 
Services:- West Loch Tarbert-Port Ellen/Port Askaig (Islay).
577 tons, 191 ft long.
 
Lochiel served largely on her designed route from West Loch Tarbert to the Isle of Islay for most of her career. She was sold in 1970, and after a brief and unsuccessful time as Norwest Laird between Fleetwood and Douglas (Isle of Man) for Norwest Hovercraft, she operated as a floating bar in Bristol. She was scrapped in 1995.
 
 
Thistledown postcard (no serial number) of Lochiel at West Loch Tarbert.
An enlarged view of the ship is shown below.





Valentine's postcard (serial D5477) of Lochiel at West Loch Tarbert.



Photographic postcard of Lochiel.



Photographic postcard of Lochiel in use as a bar/restaurant at Bristol.






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