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[edit] Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (GPK&AR) was a railway in Scotland that provided services between Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ayr.
[edit] History
[edit] 1839-50: Early days
The railway first opened on 5 August 1839 between Ayr and Irvine,[1] to Kilwinning on 23 March 1840,[2] to Beith on 21 July 1840,[2] allowing more direct passenger services from Kilmarnock to Ardrossan (via the Ardrossan Railway). On 16 July 1846 the GPK&AR took over control of the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway,[3] and in 1847 the company bought the Paisley and Renfrew Railway,[4][5] however the sale would not be completed until 31 July 1852.[6]
The GPK&AR also co-owned the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway, which was operated as a joint undertaking with the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway (later part of the Caledonian Railway). This line allowed trains access to Glasgow Bridge Street railway station: the original terminus at Glasgow.
The last line to open by the original company was a branch to Muirkirk from Auchinleck on 9 August 1848.[7] The railway amalgamated with the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway (GD&CR) on 28 October 1850 to form the Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR).
| Date | Stations opened |
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| 5 August 1839 | Ayr, Barassie, Irvine, Monkton, Prestwick, Troon |
| 23 March 1840 | Bogside, Dalry, Kilwinning |
| 21 July 1840 | Beith, Cochrane Mill, Elderslie, Glengarnock, Howood, Johnstone, Paisley Gilmour St |
| 12 August 1840 | Lochwinnoch |
| 4 April 1843 | Busby, Dalry Junction, Stewarton |
| 28 May 1848 | Dreghorn[9] |
| 9 August 1848 | Auchinleck, Commondyke, Cronberry, Hurlfold, Lugar, Mauchline, Muirkirk |
| 20 May 1850 | Cumnock |
| Date | Stations closed |
| 11 August 1840 | Howood |
| 22 May 1848 | Stewarton |
| 15 April 1850 | Busby |
[edit] 1850-1923: Glasgow and South Western days
Under the control of the Glasgow and South Western Railway, the former Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway had several of its stations closed, and several new ones opened. Some stations, such as Stewarton (later called Cunninghamhead) were closed and then reopened again some years later. A new station in Ayr was built in 1857 by the Ayr and Dalmellington Railway (who were absorbed by the G&SWR the following year), which became the new terminus for trains in the town, and as a result the original Ayr station was closed to passengers (but remained open for goods traffic).[citation needed]
Trains continued to run via the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Line (under the joint management of the Glasgow and South Western and Caledonian Railways) to Bridge Street station, which remained the Glasgow terminus of both companies until 1883. The City of Glasgow Union Railway opened St Enoch railway station in 1876; in 1883 it became the headquarters of the G&SWR, and a result all G&SWR passenger services were moved to St Enoch railway station. From Shields Junction, G&SWR trains traversed the City of Glasgow Union Railway to reach St Enoch railway station.
In 1892 a new Troon station was built much nearer the centre of the town. The original Troon station was closed and its line became a means of bypassing the loop built for the new station.[10] The line was closed on 18 April 1966,[10] with Glasgow trains being forced to use the newer line to reach Ayr, and vice versa.
Various extensions and additional lines were added to the former GPK&AR during the Glasgow and South Western era: a line between Ayr and Mauchline was opened on 1 July 1870,[11] with a connecting line to Cronberry opening on 1 July 1882;[11] a branch to Darvel was opened south-east of Kilmarnock on 1 June 1896,[12] a short branch to Catrine from Mauchline was opened on 1 September 1903,[13], and an alternate route from Johnstone was Dalry was opened on 1 June 1905.[14]
In 1923, the Glasgow and South Western Railway merged with six other major companies (and several other smaller companies) to form the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
| Date | Stations opened |
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| November 1850 | Stewarton (later Cunninghamhead) |
| 5 August 1859 | Gailes, Monkton |
| 1 September 1872 | Crosshouse (previously Busby) |
| 1 December 1876 | Howwood (previously Howood) |
| 1 February 1878 | Montgreenan[15] |
| 1890 | Springside[9] |
| 2 May 1892 | Troon (new) |
| Date | Stations closed |
| 1 July 1857 | Ayr |
| 2 January 1860 | Dalry Junction |
| 2 May 1892 | Troon (old) |
[edit] 1923-48: 'LMS' days
| Date | Stations closed |
|---|---|
| 28 October 1940 | Monkton |
[edit] 1948-94: Nationalisation and line closures
With the advent of nationalisation in 1948, ownership of the former Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway fell to British Railways. Two years later the first of several line closures began with the line between Auchinleck and Cronberry closing to passenger traffic on 3 July 1950.[16] However in 1951 services were reinstated for two weeks to accommodate trains travelling from Edinburgh to Ayr.[16] The entire line from Auchinleck to Muirkirk then closed to regular passenger traffic on 1 October 1950,[17] however the line was used up until 1976.[17] Muirkirk station remained open on other lines until 5 October 1964, when it was closed as a result of the Beeching Axe.
Muirkirk was not the only casualty on this line from the Beeching Axe: the link between Irvine and Crosshouse, which had provided a direct link to Kilmarnock from Ardrossan (via a loop at Byrehill Junction) was closed to local passenger traffic on 6 April 1964 and closed completely in October 1965.[18] The loop between Byrehill Junction and Dubbs Junction, which allowed Ardrossan trains to bypass Kilwinning, was also closed on 6 April 1964,[19] however it remained open to passenger traffic until June 1977.[19]. During AyrLine electrification, this link was electrified.
The Dalry to Kilmarnock line had provided the G&SWR with a link between Kilmarnock and Glasgow (via the Paisley Canal Line) without having to use lines that were jointly operated with the Caledonian Railway. Again a result of the Beeching Axe, the line was closed to local passenger traffic on 18 April 1966.[20] Despite this the line remained open for long distance passenger services such as an overnight train from Glasgow to London via Paisley.[21] Some of the final passenger trains ran when the Cook Street bridge was replaced on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) approaches to Glasgow Central railway station resulting in London Euston trains already diverted from the WCML to the former Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway due to electrification works being further diverted during the Glasgow Fair weekend of July 1973.[22] The line closed to all traffic on 23 October 1973,[20] however it remained in place for many years before later being singled and then finally lifted.[citation needed]
In during the mid-1980s the line between Paisley and Ayr was electrified, with full electric passenger services beginning on 19 January 1987.[23] The line between Kilmarnock and Cumnock was not electrified, and remains so to this day.
- See also: Ayrshire Coast Line
| Date | Stations closed |
|---|---|
| 3 July 1950 | Commondyke, Lugar |
| 4 June 1951 | Beith North (previously Beith) |
| 10 December 1951 | Cronberry |
| 1 January 1955 | Cunninghamhead |
| 7 March 1955 | Howwood, Hurlford, Montgreenan |
| 6 April 1964 | Dreghorn, Springside |
| 5 October 1964 | Muirkirk |
| 6 December 1965 | Auchinleck, Cumnock, Mauchline |
| 14 February 1966 | Elderslie |
| 18 April 1966 | Crosshouse, Milliken Park (previously Cochrane Mill) |
| 2 January 1967 | Bogside, Gailes |
| Date | Stations reopened |
| 28 October 1988 | Howwood |
| 15 May 1989 | Milliken Park |
[edit] 1994-present: Privatisation and current operations
Privatisation resulted in the former Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway being under the ownership of Railtrack, and then from 2002, Network Rail. The line between Paisley and Ayr is now part of the Ayrshire Coast Line (which also incorporates the former Ardrossan Railway), and the remaining line from Kilmarnock to Cumnock is part of the Glasgow South Western Line. Services are now run by First ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.
| Date | Stations opened |
|---|---|
| 5 September 1994 | Prestwick International Airport |
[edit] Connections to other lines
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- Ardrossan Railway at Kilwinning and Dubbs Junction
- Ayr and Dalmellington Railway at Falkland Junction
- Ayr to Mauchline Branch and associated lines at Prestwick, Falkland Junction, (near Newton-on-Ayr station) and Mauchline
- Bridge of Weir Railway at Elderslie
- Darvel Branch at Hurlford Junction, south east of Kilmarnock
- Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway at Kilmarnock
- Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway at Cumnock
- Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway at Paisley Gilmour Street
- Kilbarchan Loop Line at Brownhill Junction, north east of Dalry
- Kilmarnock and Troon Railway at Barassie and Kilmarnock
- Paisley Canal Line at Elderslie and at Shields Junction
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Awdry, page 77
- ^ a b Awdry, page 78
- ^ Awdry, page 84
- ^ Robertson
- ^ Lewin, Page 36
- ^ Awdry, Page 98
- ^ Butt, page 165
- ^ a b c d e All tabled opening/closing dates from Butt, R.V.J. unless otherwise noted
- ^ a b Wham, page 57
- ^ a b Stansfield, page 9
- ^ a b Stansfield, page 13
- ^ Stansfield, page 20
- ^ Stansfield, page 11
- ^ Stansfield, page 16
- ^ Wham, page 56
- ^ a b Stansfield, page 12
- ^ a b Stansfield, page 29
- ^ Stansfield, page 25
- ^ a b Stansfield, page 27
- ^ a b Stansfield, page 18
- ^ Paisley Gilmour Street received new platform indicators when the Gourock Line was electified. The Platform 1 indicator - the Platform to Ayr - was provided with positions for West Coast Main Line Stations served from the platform at that time
- ^ Modern Railways - an issue in late 1973??
- ^ The Rebirth of AyrLine: Electrification to Ayr / Ardrossan / Largs - 1986/1987
[edit] References
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing.
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Lewin, Henry Grote (1925). Early British Railways. A short history of their origin & development 1801-1844. London: The Locomotive Publishing Co Ltd.
- Robertson, C.J.A. (1983). The Origins of the Scottish Railway System: 1722-1844. Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers. ISBN 0-85976-088-X.
- Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, Catrine. ISBN 1-84033-077-5.
- Wham, A. (1997). The Lost Railways of Ayrshire. G.C. Book Publishers Ltd, Wigtown. ISBN 1-872350-27-5.
- RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
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| Primary companies: | Caledonian Railway • Glasgow and South Western Railway • Great North of Scotland Railway |
| Caledonian lines: | Aberdeen Railway • Alloa Railway • Alyth • Arbroath and Forfar • Busby Railway • Callander and Oban • Cathcart District • Cleland and Midcalder • Clydesdale Junction • CR Main Line • CR Douglas Branch • CR Hamilton Branch • CR Hamiltonhill Branch • Crieff Junction • Crieff and Comrie • Crieff and Methven Junction • Dunblane, Doune & Callander • Dundee and Perth • Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen • Forfar and Brechin • General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour • Glasgow and Garnkirk • Glasgow Central Railway • Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock • Greenock and Wemyss Bay • Hamilton and Strathaven • Killin Railway • Lanarkshire and Ayrshire • Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire • Leadhills and Wanlockhead • Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie • Paisley and Barrhead District • Perth, Almond Valley and Methven • Polloc and Govan • Rutherglen and Coatbridge • Scottish Central • Scottish Midland Junction • Scottish North Eastern • Solway Junction • Symington, Biggar and Broughton • Talla Railway • Wishaw and Coltness |
| Glasgow and South Western lines: | Ardrossan Railway • Ardrossan and Johnstone • Ayr and Dalmellington • Ayr and Maybole Junction • Ayr to Mauchline • Ayrshire and Wigtownshire • Barrhead Branch • Bridge of Weir Railway • Cairn Valley • Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction • Castle Douglas and Dumfries • Dalry and North Johnstone • Darvel Branch • Girvan and Portpatrick Junction • Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle • Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr • Greenock and Ayrshire • Kilmarnock and Troon • Largs Branch • Maidens and Dunure • Maybole and Girvan • Paisley and Renfrew • Paisley Canal Line |
| Great North of Scotland lines: | Aberdeen and Turriff • Aboyne and Braemar • Alford Valley • Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction • Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla • Boddam Branch • Deeside Railway • Denburn Valley • Formartine and Buchan • Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction • Keith and Dufftown • Moray Coast • Morayshire Railway • St Combs Light Railway • Strathspey Railway |
| Highland lines: | Buckie and Portessie Branch • Dingwall and Skye • Duke of Sutherland • Findhorn Railway • Fortrose Branch • Inverness and Aberdeen Junction • Inverness and Aviemore Direct • Inverness and Nairn • Inverness and Perth Junction • Inverness and Ross-shire • Kyle of Lochalsh Extension • Perth and Dunkeld • Sutherland and Caithness • Sutherland Railway
Independent lines worked by the Highland Railway |
| North British lines: | Ballochney • Bathgate and Coatbridge • Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Company • Coatbridge Branch • Edinburgh and Bathgate • Edinburgh and Dalkeith • Edinburgh and Glasgow • Edinburgh and Hawick • Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction • Forth and Clyde Junction • Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh • Glasgow and Milngavie Junction • Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank • Kincardine Line • Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton • Monkland and Kirkintilloch • Monkland Railways • Mallaig Extension • North British, Arbroath and Montrose • Stirling and Dunfermline • Strathendrick and Aberfoyle • Slamannan • Slamannan and Borrowstounness • West Highland Railway • Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness |
| Joint lines: | Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction • City Union • Dundee and Arbroath • Glasgow and Paisley Joint • Glasgow and Renfrew District • Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint • Kilsyth and Bonnybridge • Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint |
| Other lines: | Brechin and Edzell District • Cromarty and Dingwall Light Railway • Denburn Valley Line • Dundee and Arbroath • Glasgow City and District • Invergarry and Fort Augustus • Lochaber Narrow Gauge • Perth, Almond Valley & Methven • Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway |
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