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Trains will only operate between Ayr and Irvine and between Glengarnock and Glasgow.
(Permalink) Ayr Ayrshire Engineering Works Girvan Glasgow Central Glengarnock Irvine Kilwinning |
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The Scottish Government should commit to the electrification of the rail network in the south of Scotland, according to a local MSP.
(Permalink) Ayr Electrification Girvan Stranraer  Girvan: The 13.54 arrival from Stranraer at Girvan on 2nd March 2023. Girvan station is being 'improved' with better CCTV and these 'trip-strips'.
 Stranraer: The 09.23 from Ayr on arrival, 8-10-19. The vast majority of passengers (11) was from our photoclub. |
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ScotRail is increasing the safety and security at stations across Ayrshire by installing new CCTV cameras with upgraded intelligent video analytics.
(Permalink) CCTV Dalry Girvan Irvine Newton on Ayr Prestwick Town Saltcoats Stevenston |
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The number of trains arriving at Girvan train station on time is one of the lowest in Scotland, according to new figures.
(Permalink) Girvan Punctuality ScotRail |
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The shake-up is part of ScotRail's plans to improve security at scores of stations across the country.
(Permalink) Girvan Prestwick Town  Girvan: Tablet exchange at Girvan, from the incoming 11.59 for Kilmarnock to the 12.01 for Stranraer; on 2nd August 2019.  Prestwick Town: The 9.38 Glasgow Central - Stranraer runs non-stop through Prestwick Town station on 31 July 2013.
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There will be some disruption to parking from Monday through to Thursday as the essential project gets underway.
(Permalink) Girvan  Girvan: The station approach at Girvan on 9 April 2010 - the bicycle lockers have been removed! See image [[15295]] |
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Scottish Forestry says 225,000 tonnes of wood will be transported by sea to Ayrshire. The Scottish government agency said the move would save about 2.2 million lorry miles - including 9,750 fewer lorry trips via the A82 - and prevent the release of almost 4,000 tonnes of harmful CO2 emissions.
(Permalink) Ardrishaig Associated British Ports Auchinleck Ayr Campbeltown Girvan Irvine Sandbank Scottish Forestry Timber Troon |
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A Girvan campaigner has called on railway bosses to keep their promise to give the towns historic railway station a much need refurbishment.
(Permalink) Girvan  Girvan: Girvan – Scotland's only station to be rebuilt in the Big Four era - is now receiving much-needed repairs to its leaking roof. A very worthwhile scheme on this special building, seen here on 25 ... |
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It's another day of travel disruption for commuters as ScotRail have announced trains in Ayrshire will be subject to delays and cancellations for the second day in a row.
(Permalink) Barrhill Cancellations Delays Girvan Stranraer Weater  Stranraer: The 13.04 to Kilmarnock comes off the causeway from Stranraer Harbour station and is about to pass under the A77 road bridge. 29th October 2017.
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Commuters travelling from Glasgow to Ayrshire will face delays on trains today as ScotRail have said there are currently no services running from Glasgow Central to various towns and villages in the area.
(Permalink) Auchinleck Girvan New Cumnock |
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Trains in South Ayrshire are still under threat, with Scotrail proposing to reduce journeys between Girvan and Stranraer.
(Permalink) Girvan Stranraer Timetabling |
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People across South Scotland are being urged to have their say on prospective rail plan changes.
(Permalink) Ayr Carlisle Girvan Kilmarnock Stranraer Timetabling  Kilmarnock: 156430 to Stranraer and 156456 to Glasgow Central, at Kilmarnock station around lunchtime on 25th July 2017. Two of my friends can be seen on the left in the background, patiently waiting for me to ...  Dumfries: A Glasgow to Carlisle service pulls out of Dumfries on 25 June 2019. The lovely station is built of the red (Locharbriggs?) sandstone which is ubiquitous round these parts Stranraer: The 13.04 to Kilmarnock comes off the causeway from Stranraer Harbour station and is about to pass under the A77 road bridge. 29th October 2017.
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The safety issue has been uncovered tonight in South Ayrshire.
(Permalink) Cancellations Girvan Maybole Track defect |
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Train services in Ayrshire have been axed after a farm vehicle struck a bridge. Services are expected to be affected until at least 2pm after the accident in Girvan.
(Permalink) Bridge strike Girvan |
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Commitment to decarbonise passenger rail services by 2035. Plans to decarbonise Scotland's rail passenger services by 2035 have been launched by Transport Secretary Michael Matheson today.
Railscot note - PDF page 8 shows electrification of lines by 2035: - Glasgow - Aberdeen - Inverurie - All lines in Fife including Levenmouth - Highland Main Line - Borders line - Glasgow - Barrhead - Dumfries - Carlisle - East Kilbride - Kilmarnock - Ayr - Anniesland - Maryhill Partial electrification or alternative technology: - Ayr- Girvan - Inverurie - Inverness - Tain Battery or alternative technology: - West Highland Lines - Far North Line - Kyle Line - Girvan - Stranraer (Permalink) Aberdeen Barrhead Battery train Borders line Dumfries East Kilbride Electrification Far North Line Fife Girvan Highland Main Line Inverurie Kilmarnock Kyle Line Levenmouth Maryhill Stranraer Tain West Highland Lines  Scotland: Transport Scotland - Rail Services Decarbonisation Action Plan for 2035. Lines shown in red are to be electrified. Those in yellow to be alternative traction, possibly prior to electrification. Those ... |
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Carrick's MSP has voiced concern over the future of the Girvan to Stranraer railway line, and Girvan station, after a decision by Irish Sea ferry operator Stena Line to bus its passengers straight to Ayr from its new port at Cairnryan.
(Permalink) Cairnryan Girvan Stena Line Stranraer  Girvan: The driver of the 1102 to Stranraer has collected the token from the Girvan signalman on 26 May and is ready to set off south with unit 156 514.  Girvan: The immaculate interior of the waiting room at Girvan, Scotland's only art deco station, seen on 3 June. Even the ceiling is glossy. The more modern seating is unfortunately not sympathetic, though pr ...  Stranraer: A Sunday morning service for Glasgow Central leaving Stranraer Harbour in August 2003. |
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Train services beyond Girvan will be cut at the end of the year under new timetable plans by rail bosses. The Gazette has learned that services to Barrhill and Stranraer will be cut to only six a day, but services to Maybole and Girvan will see a 25 per cent increase.
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Meeting was held in Stranraer on the 18th and 19th of May at the North West Castle Hotel.
Stena's route director Alan Gordon said that the move to Cairnryan might occur at end-2006, but he predicted that with shorter journey times and more journey opportunities there would be a long-term future for rail and sail in the growing market for travel between Northern Ireland and Scotland, which would in future involve a bus transfer between Cairnryan and the train at Girvan, Stranraer or a station between those points. ScotRail Operations Director Steve Banaghan said that transferring ferry passengers to Girvan could be the best option. There would be an opportunity as well as a threat presented by the ferry being moved since if the timetable was no longer driven by ferry times, it could potentially be a positive thing for the line. However Chris Ballance MSP claimed that it was 'remarkably perverse logic' to take half the passengers off the train at Girvan, and James King of the RPC also expressed concern that ferry passengers might be reluctant to transfer between trains and buses. John Nelson for Dumfries and Galloway Council said that their top rail aspiration was for a relocated station at either Cairnryan Road or the old Town site where it could better serve the people of Stranraer. (Permalink) Cairnryan Girvan ScotRail Stena Line Stranraer |
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The future of Stranraer station (formerly Stranraer Harbour) must be in doubt following Stena's planned relocation of their ferry terminal from Stranraer to Cairnryan. The scheme requires planning approval.
The move was anticipated, there is a possiblity that the harbour station will be closed to be replaced by a re-opened Stranraer Town station. The crossing to Ireland was the raison d'etre for both the line from Ayr to Stranraer and the closed Dumfries to Stranraer line. The new berths will be a joint venture between Stena and P&O who already operate from Cairnryan. It is disappointing that the move comes 41 years after closure of the railway to Cairnryan when relocation of the ferry services from Stranraer to Cairnryan was discussed at that time. (Permalink) Cairnryan Girvan ScotRail Stena Line Stranraer |
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