Broomhill Loading Pad

Location type

Mine

Name and dates

Broomhill Loading Pad (1998-2002)

Served by the Ayr and Cumnock Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway).

Description

This was a coal loading point for the open cast sites to the south. To serve it the line, which had closed in 1950, was re-opened from Holehouse Junction to Broomhill. It was short lived and the line was closed around 2001/2 and was lifted. It was visited by the Branch Line Society's 'The Broomhill' railtour on 13/08/2000 (which also visited the sidings at Barassie). Operation was awkward requiring an old Southern Railway guard's van.

Tags

Coal Loading Pad


Chronology Dates

  /  /1998Ayr and Cumnock Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway)
Holehouse Junction to new Broomhill Loading Pad re-opened.
18/07/1998Ayr and Mauchline Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway)
Ayr and Dalmellington Railway
Broomhill Loading Pad to Holehouse Junction (excluded), for the opencast just to the south of Broomhill, re-opened.
13/08/2000Ayr and Cumnock Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway)
A Branch Line Society railtour visits Broomhill Loading Pad.
13/08/2000Ayr and Cumnock Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway)
Branch Line Society railtour The Broomhill visits Broomhill Loading Pad from Holehouse Junction.
  /  /2002Ayr and Cumnock Line (Glasgow and South Western Railway)
Broomhill Loading Pad to Holehouse Junction (excluded) closed and lifted.