/ /1848 | Dalmellington Iron Works Opened at Waterside, to the north of Dalmellington, by the Houldsworth family as the Dalmellington Iron Company. |
04/08/1853 | Ayr and Dalmellington Railway Authorised from Ayr (Falkland Junction) to Dalmellington. This incarnation of the line was closely associated with the Houldsworth family's Dalmellington Iron Works at Waterside and associated coal mines. |