Work underway to redouble the track between Stewarton and Lugton

SRPS trip from Carlisle to Oban, I picked up the train at Stewarton where I was the only passenger waiting, the train was double headed by West Coast Railway's class 37's

The day Scotland became the most powerfull country in the world. The leaders of the 8 most powerfull contries (and EU) in the world arrived for the G8 summit at Gleneagles. Tony Blair [UK], Jacques Chirac [France], Vladimir Putin [Russia], Gerhard Schröder [Germany], George W Bush [USA], Junichiro Koizumi [Japan], Silvio Berlusconi [Italy], Paul Martin [Canada], José Manuel Barroso [EU]

On 6th November 1974 the Glasgow Central to London Euston Intercity Express Derailed when passing Stewarton Station at 56mph.
This is the official report on the accident.
Thanks to Graeme Finlayson for allowing his copy to be scanned.
Press "FULL SIZE" button at bottom of page to read small text.

The yearly jaunt from Ayrshire to the Highlands, for the first time in a few years the train stopped at Stewarton allowing for a great photo opportunity due to the slower speed and low early morning light.

All photos taken on our Caribbean cruise in March 2005, Ports of Call included: Fort Lauderdale, San Juan (Peurto Rico), St Thomas (US Virgin Islands), La Romana (Dominican Republic) & Nassau (Bahamas)

Various photos taken between Glasgow, London & Miami as we made our way to our cruise ship at Fort Everglades.

A bridge strike at Lugton on Thursday 31st March by a skip lorry meant the closure of the A735 and GSWR.

WCML is closed for weekend engineering work, Virgin Voyager services are diverted down the G&SW. Virgin Pendolino services are replaced by busses due to Gauge problems at Crossmyloof.

The Kilmarnock to Troon Railway was the first in Scotland and was opened in 1812 for the Duke of Portland to take his coal from his Pit's around Kilmarnock to the Harbour at Troon. The Line was closed to local passenger Traffic in 1969 (apart from the daily Euston - Stranraer intercity) but re-opened in 1987 when the 156 sprinters were introduced. Today this single line is busy with passenger workings and is strategically important to freight traffic travelling to Falkland Yard or Ayr Harbour. For more information on this line, please visit http://www.railscot.co.uk/kiltroon.htm

These photo's and many others can be found at:
www.stewarton.org/railway.htm

Weekend engineering works on the WCML between Carlisle & Carstairs meant diversions down the GSWR.