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Part of Saltcoats Station's land is being sold at an online auction today with a sale price of between £575,000 and £600,000.
(Permalink) Saltcoats ![]() Saltcoats: Saltcoats looking east to the station. The goods yard was on the right. |
Work to convert an unused space at Saltcoats railway station into a 'training station' for the local karate club has begun, thanks to a series of community grants.
The near £500,000 project has received funding, including £83,300 from ScotRail's Station Community Regeneration Funding (SCRF), £131,711 from the Railway Heritage Trust, £50,000 from North Ayrshire Councils Community Investment Fund, and £76,000 from Sport Scotland. (Permalink) Saltcoats ![]() Saltcoats: A Glasgow service arrives at the one-time Saltcoats Central station on 17 October 2018. The station retains original buildings on both sides, though the Down building (out of shot) is not in rail use. ... ![]() Saltcoats: Former station offices and station masters house at Saltcoats facing onto Vernon Street in May 2007 with the current station entrance just beyond. ![]() Saltcoats: The substantial building on the Glasgow bound platform of the 1882 Saltcoats station in May 2007. |
Work is now underway at three Ayrshire stations to clean, repair and repaint the footbridges in an investment of £600,000. [The bridges are those at Newton on Ayr, Saltcoats and Barassie.]
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