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WITH the introduction this month of the "Caledonian Princess" into service between Stranraer and Lame, traders and hauliers are offered a new and more rapid operating schedule between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Owned by Caledonian Steam Packet Co. (Irish Services), Ltd., the new vessel takes only 2f hours for the crossing and makes two complete round trips daily, This means that vehicles can be shipped across to Ulster in the morning, unloaded, pick up a return consignment and he back in Stranraer the same evening. As the timetable below shows, quick turnround arrangements by hauliers would perhaps enable a similar one day schedule to be achieved in the reverse direction.
There are drive-on, drive-off at both ends of the journ "Caledonian Princess" having and an electrically operated tun facilitate vehicle stowage and r quick loading and unloading vessel. The turntable can vehicles up to 24 tons gross, clearance height on the ma enables vehicles with an overa. of up to 14 ft. 6 in. to he accorni
This new 3,600-ton ferry car and passengers as well as cot vehicles. Ferry charges are h overall length.