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This shed was located with the triangle of lines south of Newton-on-Ayr and north of Ayr. It opened in 1879, just after the Ayr and Mauchline Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway) of 1870 which created the triangular junction. It replaced Ayr Shed [1st], on the line to the original Ayr [1st] terminus, as the main Ayr shed.

The shed building was designed by Andrew Galloway, with fine tall narrow windows in the gable ends. The doubled ended six road shed was on a north-south orientation and could be accessed from the north (Newton Junction [Ayr]) or south (Hawkhill Junction). Blackhill Junction, completing the triangle, was off to the east. The turntable was east of the shed, served by a north-south loop line. The coaling stage was on a east to south loop directly west of the main line curve's orientation.

British Railways assigned the code 67C.

The shed became a diesel depot and closed to steam around 1966.

After closure in 2007 the site remained intact for some time. Locomotives were stabled out in the open on the east side of Falkland Yard when required.

Track-lifting has been undertaken. The building was demolished in 2019.

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