CalMac warns Highland and island ferry travellers of cancellations to Ullapool-Stornoway sailings
Several ferry sailings in the Minch will be cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday due to stormy weather, CalMac has warned.
The 5.30pm Ullapool to Stornoway sailing on Tuesday and the 7am Stornoway to Ullapool crossing on Wednesday were both listed as cancelled in CalMac's latest travel update at 7.19am this morning.
The overnight freight ferry sailings were also cancelled in both directions.
The disruption comes as the region still faces disruption caused by heavy and persistent rain over the weekend and into the start of the week.
Flood warnings, one of which has closed the A832 at Moy Bridge since early on Monday, remained in force on Tuesday morning.
The three warnings cover parts of Strath Oykel, Moy Bridge, and Strathglass. Moy Bridge, which forms part of the North Coast 500 touring route, was still closed at the time of writing.
Lower level flood alerts were also still in place for the wider Caithness & Sutherland; Wester Ross; Easter Ross & Great Glen; Findhorn, Nairn, Moray & Speyside; and Skye & Lochaber areas.
Speed restrictions, which caused the knock-on cancellation of several trains on the Far North Line as Monday progressed, were also continuing on Tuesday - with ScotRail advising train passengers to expect delays on that route as well as the Kyle Line.
At the time of writing several journeys were already running a handful of minutes late and buses were replacing the train between Georgemas Junction and Thurso on some journeys in order to alleviate the delays caused by the speed restrictions.
ScotRail has advised that the disruption is expected to continue until 10am on Wednesday.
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