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Largs' famous landmarks and stories of the town's history will be showcased on a BBC show airing on Monday.

TV presenter Michael Portillo will be evoking the spirit of the Battle of Largs as he becomes a Viking for a day in the upcoming episode of Great Coastal Railway Journeys.
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Largs: A Viking longboat at Largs Station. Design supplied by the Scottish Maritime Museum.
John Yellowlees 03/06/2018


Largs: A Glasgow to Largs DMU approaching its destination in May 1984, taken from the overbridge. The road on the left is Rockland Park. The Pencil stands in the background. See image [[51154]]
Colin Miller /05/1984


Largs: The 'Pencil' and the Largs Branch in 1990 when it was still showing the scars of lifting the northbound line.
Ewan Crawford //1990

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