Milton Lye
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Milton LyeOpened on the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway.
Description
This was a headshunt on the regauged Kilmarnock and Troon Railway located just east of the Laigh Milton Viaduct.
The Kilmarnock and Troon Railway had a branch north to the pits of the Busbie Colliery. The branch was approached from the south east.
After conversion to a standard gauge railway the alignment on the approach to the Laigh Milton Viaduct was replaced with a new deviation a little to the south. This headshunt allowed access to the Busbie branch, accessed via a short section of the former main line.
The siding was on the east side of the line and was approached from the north west.
The new alignment was also replaced with a further deviation to the south. The Busbie branch was not served by this new alignment.
To the east a tight curve on the approach to Gateside was eased with the new alignment.
The location is barely detectable today as the eastern approach to the two older bridges has been ploughed out. The main line remains open to the south, now a single track line.
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Siding junction| Nearby stations Gatehead Drybridge Springside Crosshouse Dreghorn Riccarton and Craigie Kilmarnock (St Marnocks) Kilmarnock [1st] Kilmarnock Kilmaurs Cunninghamhead Gailes Hurlford Irvine Bank Street Barassie | Laigh Milton Viaduct Fairlie Colliery No 3 Pit Gatehead Colliery Coal Pit Gatehead Colliery Coal Pit Lathe Mill Siding Fairlie Junction Coal Pit Thirdpart Siding Farmfield Pit Colliery Thornton Colliery Coal Pit Thirdpart Junction Busbie Colliery Caprington Junction Tourist/other Craig Colliery Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
