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MSP Stuart McMillan says he is pleased that ScotRail are making moves to introduce an extra hourly service on the Wemyss Bay rail line having campaigned for it for five years.
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Network Rail issues reminder of road closure to survey railway bridge on Shore Road, near Wemyss Bay.
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An enthusiast has slammed a proposed new timetable and claimed that it will take Wemyss Bay back to the age of steam.
(Permalink) Timetable Wemyss Bay  Wemyss Bay: 385 102 at platform 1, resting from overnight driver training duties. 314209 waits to form the 11.57 to Glasgow Central. 20 October.  Wemyss Bay: Fairburn 2-6-4T no 42245, sporting a 66D (Greenock Ladyburn) shedplate, brings a train into Wemyss Bay on a murky March afternoon in 1963. |
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The Clyde Coast Fiddlers will be performing on the Wemyss Bay Station concourse this Saturday morning.
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A film and television acting legend was a surprise visitor at Wemyss Bay Railway Station for an upcoming TV documentary. Scottish star of stage and screen. Alan Cumming popped into the award winning station as part of a special series on the adventures of the Royal Scotsman train.
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The Friends of Wemyss Bay Station have discovered an old colour photo from the 1960s - and are looking for the public's help to identify the boy in the photograph. The picture turned up when station volunteers were sorting out their extensive archive collection of photographs.
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Scottish Labour MSP Paul O'Kane has hailed Wemyss Bay station for becoming the champion of the 2023 World Cup of Stations.
(Permalink) Wemyss Bay  Wemyss Bay: A new painting at the Wemyss Bay station Bookshop by Leo du Feu (unveiled today of all days, when Wemyss Bay has won the 'World Cup of Stations 2023').  Wemyss Bay: Wemyss Bay Station was presented with the World Cup of Stations award by broadcaster and historian, Tim Dunn.
During the 16 head-to-head battles, the 48 stations chosen by the broadcaster and histo ...  Wemyss Bay: A beautiful bush under the glazed roof of the circulating area of Wemyss Bay station. |
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Wemyss Bay Station was presented with the coveted Best Loved Station award by broadcaster and historian, Tim Dunn. The much loved architectural gem emerged victorious in the highly anticipated World Cup of Stations 2023 as champion, surpassing 47 other stations to claim the title after a public vote.
(Permalink) Best Loved Station Wemyss Bay World Cup of Stations Wemyss Bay: Wemyss Bay Station was presented with the World Cup of Stations award by broadcaster and historian, Tim Dunn.
During the 16 head-to-head battles, the 48 stations chosen by the broadcaster and histo ... |
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Wemyss Bay train station has reached a whole new platform after being crowned the best in the UK.
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Wemyss Bay station has been chosen as the UK's best-love rail stop after receiving more than 8,000 votes from members of the public.
(Permalink) Wemyss Bay World Cup of Stations  Wemyss Bay: View from the ends of platforms 3 and 4 looking through the circulating area to the glazed pier walkway. The stations clock tower can be viewed through the glazed roof to the left. |
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Voting is now underway as Wemyss Bay bids for a spot in the semi-final of the World Cup of Stations but you'll have to be quick.
(Permalink) Wemyss Bay World Cup of Stations  Wemyss Bay: The 14.57 for Glasgow Central at Wemyss Bay on 18th July 2017. The train is unusually seen in Platform 1 which seems to be little-used. The doors on the luggage-platform side are disabled.
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The Station Cafe in Wemyss Bay is on the lookout for a relief cook to join its team.
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Rail bosses are hatching plans to offer half-hourly trains along the Gourock and Wemyss Bay lines from the middle of next year according to the areas MSP. Stuart McMillan recently met with ScotRail bosses to raise concerns about their plans to axe nine fast train services between Gourock and Glasgow. The SNP politician says that during the meeting rail bosses outlined a long-term vision of running half-hourly trains across the two Inverclyde lines from June 2024.
(Permalink) Glasgow Central Gourock Wemyss Bay  Wemyss Bay: 385 102 at platform 1, resting from overnight driver training duties. 314209 waits to form the 11.57 to Glasgow Central. 20 October.  Gourock: 380001 at Gourock station waiting to depart for Glasgow Central on 25th July 2017. |
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Two ports in Inverclyde have been received an award from a national environmental charity.
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The Friends of Wemyss Bay Station announced on their Facebook page: We are delighted that, after many years, the clock tower clock is working properly again and showing the correct time!
A new electronic mechanism has been fitted and the faces are now lit at night. We are grateful to the Railway Heritage Trust for sharing the cost equally with us, and to Network Rail Scotland for arranging the work. (Permalink) Friends of Wemyss Bay Station Wemyss Bay  Wemyss Bay: Looking over Wemyss Bay station from the 15.00 ferry departure for Rothesay on 1 June 2012. The covered walkway linking the railway station and the ferry terminal is prominent in the left foreground. |
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It is read-y, steady go at a much-loved local bookshop as it gets set to reopen today after mammoth repair works.
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A local train station has been named as one of the most romantic railway stops in the country.
(Permalink) Wemyss Bay Wemyss Bay: A beautiful bush under the glazed roof of the circulating area of Wemyss Bay station.  Wemyss Bay: 385 102 at platform 1, resting from overnight driver training duties. 314209 waits to form the 11.57 to Glasgow Central. 20 October. |
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Bad weather, infrastructure problems and trespassers are among the reasons that have caused thousands of cancelled train services on the Gourock and Wemyss Bay lines.
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Wemyss Bay Station was the stunning setting for a fantastic Christmas fete.
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One of Inverclyde's most iconic landmarks will soon be back working like clockwork thanks to a restoration project. Friends of Wemyss Bay Station have secured funding to restore the clock tower to its former glory. The 120-year-old tower was built as part of the grade A listed station, which has become famous the world over as an architectural masterpiece.
(Permalink) Clock tower Friends of Wemyss Bay Station Wemyss Bay Wemyss Bay: View from the ends of platforms 3 and 4 looking through the circulating area to the glazed pier walkway. The stations clock tower can be viewed through the glazed roof to the left.  Wemyss Bay: CalMac's MV Argyle prepares to leave a snowy Wemyss Bay for Rothesay, overlooked by the railway station's magnificent clock tower. |
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Technical issues caused a string of cancellations on the Wemyss Bay ferry route yesterday.
(Permalink) Caledonian MacBrayne MV Coruisk Wemyss Bay |
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CalMac has issued a warning to drivers looking to travel from Wemyss Bay to Bute.
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A78 near Wemyss Bay will be closed from 20:00hrs on Tuesday 30 August until 06:00hrs on Wednesday 31 of August.
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Wemyss Bay Station has been named as one of the 'most beautiful' railway stations in the world.
(Permalink) Wemyss Bay Wemyss Bay: A beautiful bush under the glazed roof of the circulating area of Wemyss Bay station. |
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People who have memories of trips to the iconic Wemyss Bay Railway Station are being invited to play their part in a new historical project.
(Permalink) Friends of Wemyss Bay Station Wemyss Bay Wemyss Bay: Looking over Wemyss Bay station from the 15.00 ferry departure for Rothesay on 1 June 2012. The covered walkway linking the railway station and the ferry terminal is prominent in the left foreground. |
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Ferry services from Wemyss Bay were disrupted due to a vessel breakdown.
(Permalink) MV Argyle Wemyss Bay  Wemyss Bay: Calmac MV Argyle, making its way from Wemyss Bay to Rothesay, as seen from the lounge of sister ship MV Bute, crossing the Firth of Clyde in the opposite direction on 25th July 2016. |
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Filming took place over the weekend at Wemyss Bay Station for a brand new Sky Original thriller.
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Three ScotRail station ticket offices earmarked for closure are to be reprieved for at least two years pending a review of their potential to increase sales.
(Permalink) Bellshill Cartsdyke Clydebank Dalmuir East Kilbride High Street Hyndland Larbert Paisley Gilmour Street Partick Ticket offices Wemyss Bay Wishaw Woodhall  Cartsdyke: Although superficially similar to its coevals in Glasgow and Lanarkshire Cartsdyke's station has a ticket window separate from the waiting room. I'm sure they knew what they were doing.  Clydebank: A study of the station building at Clydebank, one of the many standard structures put up on electrified lines in the Glasgow area in the 1970s leaving few original buildings. In the background is the ...  Woodhall: Glasgow Road entrance to Woodhall station on 29 April. Short on well-kept flower beds, no comfy waiting room, but at least there is a ticket office. |
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Wemyss Bay: A beautiful bush under the glazed roof of the circulating area of Wemyss Bay station.  Wemyss Bay: This bronze sculpture unveiled today of a boy by Angela Hunter was commissioned by the Friends of Wemyss Bay Station to mark the 150th anniversary of the first train in 2015, recent completion of a ma ...  Wemyss Bay: Geoff Marshall and Vicki Pipe autographing copies of their 'All The Stations' book at an event organised by the Friends of Wemyss Bay Station in June 2019.
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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. (Permalink) BBC Great Coastal Railway Journeys Hunterston Power Station Largs Michael Portillo Vikings Wemyss Bay  Largs: A Viking longboat at Largs Station. Design supplied by the Scottish Maritime Museum.  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]]  Largs: The 'Pencil' and the Largs Branch in 1990 when it was still showing the scars of lifting the northbound line. |
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A chapter has closed at the Wemyss Bay Railway Station bookshop after a long-serving member of staff said farewell.
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Christmas cheer arrived on time in Wemyss Bay's historic railway station as passengers were treated to some carols.
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Emotional tributes have been paid to a much-loved man who kept the people of Wemyss Bay in high spirits for more than 30 years.
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An iconic Inverclyde landmark has appeared in Scotrail's new television advert.
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THE bookshop at Wemyss Bay Station has reopened after flooding caused part of its roof to collapse.
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Wemyss Bay Station's bookshop has been forced to close down after part of the ceiling collapsed.
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One of the UK's most luxurious trains visited Wemyss Bay Station this week. The Belmond Royal Scotsman, which has an onboard spa and luxury dining, attracted a number of enthusiasts when it popped by on Tuesday.
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One of Inverclyde's most popular tourist attractions is in full bloom thanks to the efforts of a talented horticulturist.
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The Friends of Wemyss Bay Station have suspended donations of certain types of books because of bulging shelves.
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A new rail link between Largs and Wemyss Bay is one of the surprise options put forward in a raft of travel improvements designed to boost the local economy.
Direct rail services between Kilmarnock, Ardrossan and Largs and between Largs-Ayr are also mooted. [The article refers to the 'Old Irvine Line' meaning the short curve used for freight and empty stock movements between Dubbs Junction and Byrehill Junction. Hunterston low level remains open to nuclear fuel traffic. -RS] (Permalink) Ayr Byrehill Junction Dubbs Junction Huntertston Pier Largs Largs Yacht Haven Wemyss Bay  Hunterston Low Level Sidings: Flask train ascending from Hunterston Low Level. 68005 'Defiant' leading with 88002 'Prometheus' behind on 20th April 2021.
 Byrehill Junction: Standard Mogul 77015 at Byrehill Junction on 4 April 1959 with an Ardrossan - Kilmarnock train. |
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The push to increase train services from Wemyss Bay to Glasgow has been given a boost according to the area's MSP.
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Tuesday night's 'The Architecture the Railways Built' has become a staple on our tv viewing calendars. And with not a lot else to pop on the calendar, its nice to have an hour of fascinating television, showcasing the incredible sights of the railway in the UK and further afield.
(Permalink) Ballochmyle Viaduct Connel Ferry Bridge Forth Bridge Glasgow Central Glenfinnan Viaduct Laigh Milton Viaduct Wemyss Bay  Forth Bridge: Class A1 No.60163 'Tornado' crossing The Forth Bridge above North Queensferry with the northbound ' Aberdonian '.  Glenfinnan Viaduct: Black 5 No. 45407 leaves an attractive smoke trail as it crosses Glenfinnan Viaduct on 10 October 2012 with The Jacobite steam service to Mallaig. |
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A new TV show has hailed Wemyss Bay railway station as one of the world's greatest hidden gems. The programme celebrates its designer James Miller, who created some of the biggest transport hubs in the country.
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Wemyss Bay Station will feature on a railway programme early in 2021. The iconic landmark will be shown on the new series of 'The Architecture The Railways Built', presented by railway enthusiast Tim Dunn, on the Yesterday Channel.
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Wemyss Bay Station bookshop and gallery are hosting a special Christmas event through this month.
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Wemyss Bay Station Bookshop were delighted to receive a donation from Tele towers this week.
(Permalink) Wemyss Bay Wemyss Bay: A beautiful bush under the glazed roof of the circulating area of Wemyss Bay station. |
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The iconic Wemyss Bay Railway Station was just edged out by a Scottish rival for a national award.
(Permalink) Wemyss Bay Wemyss Bay: 385 102 at platform 1, resting from overnight driver training duties. 314209 waits to form the 11.57 to Glasgow Central. 20 October. Wemyss Bay: A beautiful bush under the glazed roof of the circulating area of Wemyss Bay station. |
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Volunteers at Wemyss Bay Station are hoping it'll be full steam ahead as they bid to reach the final of a national railway competition.
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