The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway was a railway in Scotland that provided train services between Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ayr. It opened its first line, between Glasgow and Ayr, in stage
The site of the closed Monkton station in 2007
Ballochmyle Viaduct
The site of the closed Gailes station in 2007
Phoenix - an Edington and Son 2-2-2 locomotive built 1840-1841
The Glasgow and South Western Railway was the third biggest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping. It served a triangular area of south-west Scotland between Glasgow,
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway
…with the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway, and together forming a through route from Glasgow to Carlisle. The two companies merged to form the Glasgow and South Western Railway. The original main line from Glasgow to Ayr, and the line from Kilmarnock to Carlisle, are in use today, although many intermediate stations and branch…
Dumfries station pilot in BR days
Kilmarnock station in 1957
The Prince's Pier, Greenock, in use today as a shipping terminus
A stub of the G&SWR route relaid at Kilmarnock for coal traffic in 2010