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REVEALED: Number of passengers using Ayrshire train stations

New figures released by the Office of Rail and Road have highlighted the number of entries and exits from each station in that time.
Ayr was the most used station during this period, with over 800,000 entries and exits from the station. 
The least-used…

Theatre: The broken Britpop dream that turned into a stage play

PICTURE this scene – and then tell me if Andy McGregor is not perfectly placed to write a play with music[1] featuring the trials and travails of a hopelessly desperate young Scots pop band. The Largs-born writer/director was once so keen to play, writ…

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…

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…