The ARPG / DVR sales and information stand will be at the Irvine Model Railway Exhibition on 27 & 28 January in the Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine. The exhibition is organised by Kilmarnock & District Model Railway Club and will feature a range of layouts, traders and crafters as well as the opportunity to see some of the maritime exhibits on display in the museum.
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Ayrshire's model railway exhibition is set to return to Irvine's Maritime Museum later this month
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Trains will only operate between Ayr and Irvine and between Glengarnock and Glasgow.
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The Scottish Maritime Museum celebrates the rise of Scotland's seaside resorts and the golden era of steamboat travel 'doon the watter' in this years summer exhibition, which opens tomorrow (Saturday, July 1).

Dream Destinations, which goes on show in the Museum's Linthouse building on Irvine Harbourside, charts the growing popularity of trips down the Clyde to Helensburgh, Gourock, Largs, Ayr, Millport, Dunoon and Rothesay for the day or a staycation from the early 1900s.
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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.
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Rail bosses have apologised for leaving Irvine communters out in the cold at the town's railway station. The indoor shelter on platform 1 at the station, where commuters catch services to Kilwinning, Paisley and Glasgow, has been shut for more than a year.
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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.
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An American billionaire has parted with a five-figure sum of cash to help keep a historic Scottish ships hull above water for generations to come.
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Unused rooms at one of Scotland's oldest working stations have been transformed into a clubhouse for model railway enthusiasts, thanks to a ScotRail community project.

Kyle Model Railway Club this week moved into the revamped rooms above the main premises at Irvine station, which dates back to 1839.

The award-winning club has 'adopted' the station as part of ScotRail's Adopt a Station project, which enables volunteers to develop floral displays at stations and find innovative uses for vacant rooms.

Tom Rout, chairman of the Kyle Model Railway Club, said: 'We are delighted to be based at Irvine station, where it will be easier for us to recruit new members than at our previous, more out-of-the-way location at Dunaskin.'

The clubhouse, which was previously used as a training suite, offers an
attractive space for railway enthusiasts to exhibit their miniature railway
layouts.

John Yellowlees, ScotRails external relations manager, opened the new
clubhouse on Monday 16 April.

Mr Yellowlees said: Our Adopt a Station policy is about finding community
uses for surplus accommodation, and model railway clubs are a good use
because they encourage young people to respect the railway environment.

The accommodation has been converted with assistance from the Railway
Heritage Trust and IDP Architects.

Irvine is the fifth ScotRail station to house a model railway club, with
others at Gleneagles, Lanark, Fort Matilda and Maxwell Park.

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