Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ardrossan handles the heaviest traffic of the 1964 season

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 7th August 1964

Harbour has a busy spell

The heaviest traffic of the season was handled at Ardrossan Harbour over last week-end.

Nine extra steamers were required to carry over 13,000 passengers to the Isle of Man and the "Irish Coast" run to Belfast was supplemented by the "Royal Ulsterman."

Both passenger and car traffic to and from Arran was exceptionally heavy.
Seven thousand passengers were carried to and from the island and the car ferry "Glen Sannox" was running over an hour late on Saturday.
In the evening a special train carried passengers for Arran from Winton Pier to Fairlie, where they boarded the "Caledonia," which made a special trip.