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Barassie
All photographs of this location in date order.
![Class 2P 4-4-0 40651 calls at Barassie on 7 July 1954 with a Glasgow - Girvan train. <br><br>[G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 07/07/1954]](/images/51000/51797.jpg "Barassie")
![Caley 'Jumbo' 57355 runs south through Barassie on 7 July 1954 with a pair of brake vans. <br><br>[G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 07/07/1954]](/images/54000/54235.jpg "Barassie")
![Ex-WD Austerity 2-8-0 no 90463 leaves the Kilmarnock platform at Barassie with a short ballast train in the summer of 1963.<br>
<br><br>[Colin Miller /07/1963]](/images/22000/22308.jpg "Barassie")
![The rubber band on the railbus seems to have broken yet again - the stand-in service hauled by 80111 from Kilmarnock to Ayr about to go under the A78 bridge (as it was in August 1963). Whole area now under the dual carriageway bridge.<br><br>[Colin Miller /08/1963]](/images/26000/26140.jpg "Barassie")
![Failed railbus again! Kilmarnock to Ayr service in August 1963 in the hands of BR Standard class 4MT no 80091 arrives at Barassie.<br><br>[Colin Miller /08/1963]](/images/26000/26338.jpg "Barassie")
![A Black 5 tows the Ayr railbus south through Barassie station in August 1963 on its way back to Ayr MPD for attention.<br><br>[Colin Miller 11/08/1963]](/images/20000/20131.jpg "Barassie")
![A scene of peace and tranquility at Barassie in August 1963. With the time at just after quarter past one on the station clock, a member of staff tends flower beds on the Kilmarnock platform.<br><br>[Colin Miller 11/08/1963]](/images/20000/20517.jpg "Barassie")
![A regular steam turn at Barassie in August 1963 was as stand-in for the failed diesel railbus on the Ayr - Kilmarnock route. The locomotive on this particular day was Standard class 4 2-6-0 76096 of Ayr shed.<br><br>[Colin Miller 11/08/1963]](/images/20000/20529.jpg "Barassie")
![A Glasgow - Ayr DMU arrives at Barassie in August 1963. [See image 30000]<br><br>[Colin Miller 23/08/1963]](/images/21000/21465.jpg "Barassie")
![D2437, the Barassie wagon works shunter, out on a foray up the main line prior to propelling its train back into the works yard in the Summer of 1963. [Built by the G&SWR in 1902, the former Barassie carriage and wagon works became a wagon repair facility in 1928 until its eventual closure in 1974.]<br><br>[Colin Miller 23/08/1963]](/images/21000/21477.jpg "Barassie")
![Looking northeast from the road bridge over Barassie Junction, Monday, 29 November, 1982, with the weekend's work by the PW and signalling engineers plain to see (well it would be if the photo was of better quality). Track-wise, the Kilmarnock line had been reduced to a single line (until that weekend, double track had extended round the curve onto the straight towards Drybridge before converged into single line to Kilmarnock, whilst a new crossover had been formed from the slewed 'up' (southbound) main line onto the old alignment of the same line, both 'Up' and 'Down' main lines slewed west starting from the platform ends approximately. The semaphore signals were in the process of being felled, their arms already removed, their replacements in the form of colour lights just about visible beyond the footbridges (that over the Kilmarnock lines was removed along with the signals, whilst the other section over the line to Irvine survived until electrification saw it replaced, circa 1985. The temporary Signalbox, officially opened that day, is the brick-built structure on the east side of the line between the footbridge and the remains of the Kilmarnock line bracket signal. <br><br>[Robert Blane 29/10/1982]](/images/58000/58938.jpg "Barassie")
![Looking north from the road bridge over Barassie Junction and the line to Irvine (left) plus that to Kilmarnock (right), Monday, 29 November, 1982, a coal train heading north on the main line past the civil works associated with the remodelling of the junction during the preceding weekend. The Kilmarnock line platform edges had been cut back some time previously (that part of the station closed to passengers in 1969), with part of the junction modifications involving singling the line to the converging point to pre-existing single line to Kilmarnock outside the station to the northeast and slewing the remaining track to accommodate the crossover off the Irvine line. Note also that the Irvine line platform ends had been cut back too, this to accommodate the slewing of both main lines onto the new alignment towards Troon station (this unaffected by the temporary 'joggle' around the Signalbox, which was 'faired out' after the 'box was demolished) and also for the crossover onto what was to become the 'Up' (to Ayr) loop. Old semaphore signals were in process of being felled, whilst the new colour-light versions can be seen beyond the footbridge.<br><br>[Robert Blane 29/11/1982]](/images/58000/58975.jpg "Barassie")
![The disused Kilmarnock platforms (looking to Kilmarnock) on the alignment opened by the GPKAR on regauging the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway. The original KTR alignment had almost no curve and was to the right.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1989]](/images/20000/20474.jpg "Barassie")
![The now demolished station building in the V of the junction at Barassie. View looks north.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //1989]](/images/20000/20488.jpg "Barassie")
![The 11.42 Glasgow Central - Stranraer Harbour service heads south through Barassie on 3 May 2007.<br><br>[John Furnevel 3/05/2007]](/images/15000/15081.jpg "Barassie")
![A Glasgow Central - Stranraer Harbour service takes a right at Barassie Jct after passing through the station in May 2007. The single line from Kilmarnock comes in on the left of the train while straight ahead lies a long reversing spur.<br><br>[John Furnevel 3/05/2007]](/images/15000/15162.jpg "Barassie")
![A 6-car 318 set pulls into Barassie on 12 November with a Glasgow Central - Ayr service.<br><br>[David Panton 12/11/2008]](/images/21000/21442.jpg "Barassie")
![On 27th July 2010 the 10.30 Glasgow Central - Ayr train runs into Barassie station for its 11.10 scheduled stop. [See image 21465 for the same viewpoint forty seven years earlier]<br><br>[Colin Miller 27/07/2010]](/images/30000/30000.jpg "Barassie")
![The 11.05 Kilmarnock - Girvan passes Barassie on 27 July 2010. [See image 26338 for the same place forty-seven years earlier years earlier]. The later viewpoint from the footbridge is necessary due to the subsequent addition of fencing.<br><br>[Colin Miller 27/07/2010]](/images/30000/30059.jpg "Barassie")
![Freightliner 66506 runs south through Barassie station with coal empties on 27 July 2010.<br>
<br><br>[Colin Miller 27/07/2010]](/images/30000/30132.jpg "Barassie")
![334005 stops at Barassie with the 13.12 to Ayr on 17 December 2010.<br><br>[Ken Browne 17/12/2010]](/images/32000/32005.jpg "Barassie")
![The unique Juniper set with blue ends and roof passes through Barassie at 11.36 on 7 January with the 11.00 from Glasgow Central arriving in Ayr at 11.52.<br><br>[Ken Browne 07/01/2011]](/images/32000/32224.jpg "Barassie")
![Freightliner 70005 passes Barassie with Killoch to Drax loaded FHH at 12.06 on 7 January 2011.<br><br>[Ken Browne 07/01/2011]](/images/32000/32228.jpg "Barassie")
![Plasser & Theurer tamper DR73914 <I>Robert McAlpine</I> runs past Barassie heading for Kilmarnock on 7 January 2011. It had arrived from the Irvine direction and reversed in the holding sidings.<br><br>[Ken Browne 07/01/2011]](/images/32000/32234.jpg "Barassie")
![380001+380102 approaching Barassie on 3 February 2012 with the 16.08 from Glasgow.<br><br>[Ken Browne 03/02/2012]](/images/37000/37712.jpg "Barassie")
![Freightliner class 70 Heavy Haul locomotives have reappeared on 'blending coal' runs from Hunterston to Killoch. 70013 handled the morning run on 3 February 2012 and was photographed passing Barassie en route to Killoch. <br><br>[Ken Browne 03/02/2012]](/images/37000/37726.jpg "Barassie")
![Virgin 'Thunderbird' no 57304 <I>Gordon Tracy</I> arrives at Barassie on 3 February 2012. It will run round in the reversing siding before continuing on its journey along the branch to Kilmarnock.<br><br>[Ken Browne 03/02/2012]](/images/37000/37755.jpg "Barassie")
![Stanier Black 5 4-6-0s nos 45305+45407 about to pass south through Barassie station on 24 April 2012 with the Glasgow (Barnhill) - Stranraer leg of the <I>Great Britain V </I> railtour.<br><br>[Ken Browne 24/04/2012]](/images/38000/38661.jpg "Barassie")
![The inaugural run of Colas Railfreight on the Grangemouth to Prestwick aviation fuel tanks, having taken over the contract from DB Schenker. 66847 eases the train through Barassie at 09.03 on 1st May 2012.<br><br>[Ken Browne 01/05/2012]](/images/38000/38646.jpg "Barassie")
![Compass tours ran the 'Oban & Lorn Highlander' tour from Ayr to Oban and return on 6 June 2012. Here West Coast Rail Co's 37676+37516 power through Barassie station having just left Ayr.<br><br>[Ken Browne 06/06/2012]](/images/39000/39111.jpg "Barassie")
![DRS class 37 no 37423 runs into Barassie with 4Z26, a train of flats for repair from Motherwell TMD to Barclay works. It will run round in the sidings for the trip up to Kilmarnock.<br><br>[Ken Browne 26/09/2012]](/images/40000/40598.jpg "Barassie")
![Super Sprinter no 156513 runs through Barassie with 1K95, a non stop service from Glasgow Central to Stranraer via Kilwinning and Irvine<br><br>[Ken Browne 26/09/2012]](/images/40000/40609.jpg "Barassie")
![D9000 <I>Royal Scots Grey</I> approaching Barassie sidings dragging EMU 334025 from Brodie Works, Kilmarnock. After running round in the sidings the train will continue north to Glasgow Works.<br><br>[Ken Browne 04/05/2013]](/images/43000/43000.jpg "Barassie")
![DRS 37606 runs through Barassie on 10 May with the 6R46 Grangemouth - Prestwick Airport tanks. (The locomotive was deputising for failed Colas Rail 66847.)<br><br>[Ken Browne 10/05/2013]](/images/43000/43100.jpg "Barassie")
![Colas Rail freight 56105 on 6N47 empty A1 aviation fuel oil tanks from Prestwick airport to Grangemouth passing through Barassie station on 20 August 2013.<br><br>[Ken Browne 30/08/2013]](/images/44000/44583.jpg "Barassie")
![DBS 66100 on its way from Mossend to Falkland yard on 23 January to pick up china clay empty tanks. These would formerly have been collected from Caledonian paper Mill and run round in the sidings at Barassie. However, the recent purchase of the sidings by Freightliner has brought this practice to an end.<br><br>[Ken Browne 23/01/2014]](/images/46000/46146.jpg "Barassie")
![Scotrail DMU 156512 on 2A05 Kilmarnock to Girvan passing the abandoned branch platform at Barassie on 23 January 2014. Housing now covers much of the land once occupied by the former Barassie railway wagon works.<br><br>[Ken Browne 23/01/2014]](/images/46000/46166.jpg "Barassie")
![ScotRail EMU 380014 on the 12.14 Glasgow Central to Ayr service passes through Barassie on 23 January 2014.<br><br>[Ken Browne 23/01/2014]](/images/46000/46173.jpg "Barassie")
![A4 60009 <I>Union of South Africa</I> passing Barassie on 27 September 2014 with <I>The Scottish Lowlander</I> railtour.<br><br>[Ken Browne 27/09/2014]](/images/48000/48891.jpg "Barassie")
![380012 enters Barassie on 29 September with a Glasgow Central - Ayr stopper.<br><br>[Bill Roberton 29/09/2014]](/images/48000/48895.jpg "Barassie")
![GBRf class 66 66735 top and tailed with 66732 heading the Royal Scotsman through Barassie to Ayr in May 2015. This was during the period when the West Coast Railway Co was banned due to a S.P.A.D. incident in the West Country.<br><br>[Ken Browne 03/05/2015]](/images/53000/53646.jpg "Barassie")
![Colas Grid 56078 works 6N47 Prestwick Airport to Grangemouth empty aviation fuel tanks through Barassie station<br><br>[Ken Browne 12/09/2015]](/images/53000/53619.jpg "Barassie")
![MPVs DR98955 and DR98905 on RHTT duties from Girvan to Mossend through Barassie station on 12 September 2015.<br><br>[Ken Browne 12/09/2015]](/images/53000/53623.jpg "Barassie")
![Spraying in action as MPVs DR98955 and DR98905 work 3S90 on RHtt duties from Girvan to Mossend through Barassie station.<br><br>[Ken Browne 12/09/2015]](/images/53000/53628.jpg "Barassie")
![DRS 37609+37607 working the diverted 6M22 south through Barassie from Hunterston LL to Sellafield on 7 January 2016. This train normally runs via Kilwinning<br><br>[Ken Browne 07/01/2016]](/images/53000/53944.jpg "Barassie")
![DBS 66089 forms the diverted 0R79 Mossend - Falkland through Barassie on 7 January. <br><br>[Ken Browne 07/01/2016]](/images/53000/53948.jpg "Barassie")
![66712 comes round the curve from Kilmarnock at Barassie Junction with 4S05, a North Blyth to Killoch service.<br><br>[Ken Browne 23/09/2016]](/images/56000/56723.jpg "Barassie")
