Ayr

No trains to or from Ayr ‘for next few days’ after fire

Network Rail’s update to passengers comes as firefighters continue to tackle the blaze at the derelict Station Hotel building next to the railway station itself.
Train services to and from Ayr were suspended immediately on the discovery of the fire at …

Ayrshire Property of the Week: Beach Road Troon bungalow

The property at Beach Road is set in an enviable coastal location just set back from the sandy beach in Troon.

This bright and airy property features accommodation conveniently spread across one level and displays extra large picture windows and slidi…

Great Beeching Survivors

While banner-waving protestors who gathered outside stations on the last day of services on their local line may have felt that they were wasting their breath against a Government ‘one size fits all’ policy, that the consultation procedures were purely…

ScotRail issues travel advice for upcoming major events

A number of major events are currently taking place in Scotland[1] that are expected to attract large numbers of customers and for which ScotRail[2] has issued timely travel advice.
For anyone travelling by train to these events, ScotRail[3]’s top tips…

ScotRail adds more seats for International Ayr Show this weekend

Following last week’s announcement[1], ScotRail[2] is adding more seats on trains this weekend for the International Ayr[3] Show – Festival of Flight.
The festival takes place on Ayr[4] Shorefront, and runs from Friday 8 until Sunday 10 September. Ther…

ScotRail boosts capacity for International Ayr Show weekend

In anticipation of the upcoming International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight, ScotRail has announced plans to add extra carriages to trains travelling between Glasgow Central and Ayr.
The additional capacity aims to accommodate the surge in passengers e…

Key part of new trunk water main completed below motorway and …

The section, located beneath a motorway and railway, is part of a multi-million-pound Scottish Water project which will benefit almost one million customers. 
The work was carried out by a state-of-the-art tunnel-boring machine (TBM) which installed a …

Ayrshire travel: A78 from Pennyburn roundabout to close …

The work will take place on the A78 southbound carriageway – from the Three Towns to Irvine – between the Pennyburn Roundabout and the Garnock Rail Overbridge.
This section of the road will be closed off by Amey, which is carrying out carriageway patch…

ScotRail bosses say Kilwinning station will remain staffed

Local campaigner Jake Neill claims Kilwinning station has had no staff members on duty more than 50 times in the past 12 months.
ScotRail admitted that there have been occasions in the last year when there were fewer employees on duty at the station th…

Superior Premium set Richard Fahey on the road to success

Sporting Life columnist Richard Fahey is now among the leading trainers in the country – but 25 years ago he was still trying to make his way in his new career.
A jump jockey in his youth, Fahey at the time was a dual-purpose trainer based at Butterwic…

Edinburgh ScotRail passengers issued important travel advice …

Edinburgh festivalgoers heading to TRNSMT[1] this weekend have been issued important travel advice by ScotRail[2].
The rail providers have announced extra trains from busy stations including Edinburgh Waverley[3] as well as late night trains back to th…