28th August 1971

Branch Line Society
Man of Ayr Railtour

DMU Used set 1: ?????
set 2: ????? 

Route :

DMU Route
set 1 Bridgeton Central - Glasgow Queen Street Low Level - Partick Jn - Hyndland (Old)
set 1 Hyndland (Old) - Partick Jn
set 1 Partick Jn - Anniesland - Maryhill Park - Springburn - Bellgrove - Gorbals Jn - Cardonald - Paisley Gilmour Street - Paisley St James - Linwood
set 1 Linwood - Paisley St James
set 1 Paisley St James - Port Glasgow - Wemyss Bay Jn - Greenock Lynedoch (2)
set 1 Greenock Lynedoch - Wemyss Bay Jn - Cardonald - Shields Jn - via Down Through Siding - Muirhouse Jn - Barrhead - Kilmarnock - Kay Park Jn - Riccarton and Craigie
set 1 Riccarton and Craigie - Kay Park Jn - Kilmarnock (lunch break) - Gatehead - Barassie - Troon (Old) - Prestwick
set 1 Prestwick - Glenburn
set 1 Glenburn - Falkland Jn - Ayr Goods
set 1 Ayr Goods - Falkland Jn (3)
set 1 (3) Falkland Jn - Ayr (3)
set 2 (3) Ayr - Falkland Jn - Byrehill Jn - Dubbs Jn - Ardrossan Winton Pier
set 2 Ardrossan Winton Pier - Brownhill Jn - Kilbirnie - Elderslie - Cardonald - Glasgow Central

Notes :
(1) DMU identities required.
(2) Ran beyond, to mouth of last tunnel before Princes Pier (approx 70 chains each way). Distance shown as booked.
(3) The DMU had been running badly in Ayrshire, so a deviation to Ayr was arranged, for inspection.
The set was declared a failure, and passengers transferred to a spare triple Inter-City set for the rest of the tour.
Extra mileage approx 1.5 miles each way. Distance shown as booked.

Source : Fred Landery & Kevin Driscoll

Timings, Booked & (Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

M.C Location Booked (Actual)
0.00 Bridgeton 09.33d
0.72 High Street 09/35
1.32 Glasgow Queen Street LL 09.37a ~ 09.40d (09.37d)
4.03 Partick Hill 09/47
4.78 Hyndland Depot 09.50 ~ 10.07
5.73 Partick Hill 10.10 ~ 10.15
6.49 Anniesland 10/18
7.53 Maryhill Park 10/20
10.06 Cowlairs Box 10/26
10.64 Springburn 10/28
13.11 Bellgrove 10/32
13.35 High Street Jn 10/33
13.64 St. Johns 10c35 ~ 10c40
15.73 Shields Jn 10/50
20.29 Arkleston Jn 10/55
21.37 Paisley Gilmour Street 10.57a ~ 10.58d
22.14 Paisley St. James 11/00
22.52 Linwood 11.04 ~11.09
23.09 Paisley St. James 11.13 ~ 11.18
36.67 Wemyss Bay Jn 11/31
38.07 CPA Branch Points 11/34
38.77 Greenock Lynedoch (2) 11.46 ~ 12.05
- CPA Branch Points 12/17
- Wemyss Bay Jn 12/20
- Paisley Gilmour Street 12/34
- Arkleston Jn 12/36
60.11 Shields Jn 12/41
60.62 Terminus Jn 12/44
61.17 Muirhouse Jn 12/46
61.30 Strathbungo Jn 12/47
63.23 Busby Jn 12/50
67.04 Barrhead 12/56
73.67 Lugton 13/06
83.65 Kilmarnock 13c16 ~ 13c18
84.59 Kay Park Jn 13/20
86.63 Riccarton & Craigie 13.28 ~ 13.36
87.67 Kay Park Jn 13.50
88.61 Kilmarnock 13.53a ~ 14.50d
92.34 Gatehead 14.56 ~ 15.01
97.21 Barassie 15/11
98.11 Troon Old (avoiding line) 15/13
101.34 Prestwick 15.17 ~ 15.22
- Glenburn 15.27 ~ 15.33
- Prestwick 15/38
103.23 Falkland Jn 15/41
104.07 Ayr Goods 15.49 ~ 15.55
104.71 Falkland Jn 16/03 (rev) (3)
extra Ayr rev (3)
110.73 Barassie 16/15
114.41 Irvine 16/19
116.77 Byrehill Jn 16/25
117.56 Dubbs Jn 16/27
118.70 Stevenston No.1 16.30 ~ 16.35
119.70 Misk (just short of Ardeer plat) 16.43 ~ 16.53
120.70 Stevenston No.1 17/01
- Helm Jn 17/07
124.74 Ardrossan Winton Pier 17.14 ~ 17.38
- Helm Jn 17/44
- Stevenston 17/49
131.03 Kilwinning 17/53
134.41 Dalry 17/57
141.52 Lochwinnoch 18.12 ~ 18.27
147.72 Cart Jn 18/31
148.71 Elderslie 18/33
150.71 Paisley Gilmour Street 18.38a ~ 18.39d
- Arkleston Jn 18/41
156.35 Shields Jn 18/46
158.06 Glasgow Central 18.50a (19.39a)


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