Milton Lye

Location type

Sidings

Name and dates

Milton Lye

Opened 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.

Tags

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.


Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series)

Britains Historic Railway Buildings: A Gazetteer of Structures and Sites

Britain's Historic Railway Buildings: An Oxford Gazetteer of Structures and Sites

National Series of Waterway, Tramway and Railway Atlases: Ayrshire v. 1h

Origins of the Scottish Railway System 1722-1844

The Oxford Companion to British Railway History: From 1603 to the 1990s

THE RAILWAY HERITAGE OF BRITAIN: 150 YEARS OF RAILWAY ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING.