23rd August 1975

Branch Line Scoiety
The Doon Hamer

DMU Used 3-car (1)

Route :

DMU Route (1)
as listed Glasgow Central - Busby Jn - Barrhead - Lugton Jn - Kilmarnock - Dumfries
as listed Dumfries - Maxwelltown (2)
as listed Maxwelltown - Dumfries
as listed Dumfries -New Cumnock - Bank Jn
as listed Bank Jn - Knockshinnoch Washery (3)
as listed Knockshinnoch Washery - Bank Jn - Auchinleck
as listed Auchinleck - Cronberry - Cronberry Exchange Sidings (4)
as listed Cronberry Exchange Sidings - Cronberry - Auchinleck - Mauchline - Annbank (5)
as listed Annbank - Killoch Colliery
as listed Killoch Colliery - Annbank - Newton Jn (6) - Ayr Harbour
as listed Ayr Harbour - (7) - Newton Jn
as listed Newton Jn - Falkland Jn - Lochgreen Jn - (via Troon avoider) - Barassie - Kilmarnock - Barrhead - Busby Jn - Glasgow Central

Notes :
(1) Conveyed another 3-car set from Glasgow as ECS on the rear to Kilmarnock (regular ECS move combined to save a path).
(2) To just short of trailing connection from ICI factory.
(3) To Connel Park level crossing.
(4) To loop short of exchange sidings. Run to Gasswater Sidings omitted.
(5) Fitters from Ayr attended to rectify faults (controls at South end of set had been malfunctioning).
(6) Stopped just short, by Ayr shed, to top up radiators.
(7) Booked route was via Falkland Yard but no staff available to open Falkland Jn box.

Sources : Alex Cunningham & Kevin Driscoll

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll & Ian Umpleby)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Glasgow Central 09.55 [P4] 10.01
1.64 Strathbungo Jn 09/59 10/05
3.57 Busby Jn 10/03 10/08
7.38 Barrhead 10/09 10*14 ~ 10*18
14.21 Lugton Jn 10/19 10/28
24.18 Kilmarnock 10.30a ~ 10.40d 10.38 ~ 10.42
25.79 Hurlford 10/43 10/46
33.51 Mauchline 10/53 10/56
38.06 Auchinleck 10/59 11/01
45.31 New Cumnock 11/05 11/09
56.14 Sanquhar 11/14 11/18
68.09 Thornhill 11/25 ?
82.25 Dumfries 11.35a ~ 12.45d 11.43 ~ 12.49
85.43 Maxwelltown 12.57a ~ 13.07d 12.56 ~ 13.10
88.61 Dumfries 13.19a ~ 13.26d 13.23 ~ 13.27
102.77 Thornhill 13/41 ?
114.72 Sanquhar 13/53 13/58
125.55 New Cumnock 14/08 14/10
126.44 Bank Jn 14.11a ~ 14.18d 14.12 ~ 14.17
127.54 Knockshinnoch 14.29a ~ 14.39d 14.35 ~ 14.43
128.64 Bank Jn 14/50 14/55
135.20 Auchinleck 14.58a ~ 15.05d 15.05 ~ 15.12
139.07 Cronberry 15/28 15/27
  Cronberry Exchange Sidings ??/?? 15.28a
? Gasswater Sidings 15.38a ~ 15.48d DIV
139.23 Cronberry Exchange Sidings ??/?? 15.46d
139.39 Cronberry 15/58 15/47
143.26 Auchinleck 16/21 15.57 ~ 15.59
147.61 Mauchline 16/27 16/06
154.28 Annbank 16.38a ~ 16.45d 16.22 ~ 16.45
159.50 Drongan 17/01 16/59
162.32 Killoch Colliery 17.20a ~ 17.30d 17.09 ~ 17.29
165.14 Drongan 17/49 17/36
170.36 Annbank 18/04 17.53 ~ 18.00
174.45 Newton Jn 18/13 ?
174.74 Ayr Harbour 18.20a ~ 18.30d 18.27 ~ 18.37
? Falkland Yard ??/?? DIV
175.23 Newton Jn DIV 18.58 ~ 19.00
175.68 Falkland Jn 18/38 ?
179.55 Lochgreen Jn 18/44 19/09
181.56 Barassie 18/47 19/14
189.46 Kilmarnock 1903a ~ 19.45d 19.29 ~ 19.45
199.43 Lugton Jn 20*00a ~ 20*05d 20.03 ~ 20.04
206.26 Barrhead 20/13 20/12
210.07 Busby Jn 20/21 20/17
212.00 Strathbungo Jn 20/25 20/22
213.64 Glasgow Central 20.30a (20.30) 20.28


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