Ayrshire and Galloway Railway
the unbuilt Central Section
History - In the
early 1840's the Ayrshire and Galloway Railway (AGR) planned to build a 50 mile
long railway from Ayr to Castle Douglas following the route of what is now the
A713. The AGR 's goals were to create a shorter route from England, Carlisle,
and Dumfries to Ayr, the Ayrshire coal field, and Dalmellington [an important
coal & steel town]. It would also have supported the local economy sheep farming
[Carsphairn sheep fair is in early June], limestone quarrying, haematite &
lead/zinc/silver mining and after 1920 forestry - by 2003 the 67,000 ha Galloway
Forest Park was producing 200,000 tons of timber and was visited by 210,000.
However the AGR would have been expensive to build a bridge over the Waters of
Ken and lots of cuttings & embankments to minimising grades and to operate long
climbs steeper than 1:50. So in In practise the AGR only managed to built 14
miles to Dalmellington. Subsequently the southern 8 miles, between Castle
Douglas and Parton were built by the 'Ports Line'. The 28 mile long central section never saw
a train. History has been twisted with the AGR coming to fruition, becoming part
of the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923 and British Railways Scottish
Region in 1948.
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10:20 |
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06:40 |
07:50 |
09:04 |
13:04 |
14:44 |
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07:45 |
08:35 |
10:35 |
14:35 |
15:50 |
06:45 |
07:55 |
09:16 |
13:16 |
15:00 |
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08:01 |
08:51 |
10:49 |
14:50 |
16:05 |
06:50 |
08:00 |
09:21 |
13:21 |
15:15 |
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08:07 |
08:57 |
10:55 |
14:55 |
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09:35 |
13:35 |
15:29 |
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08:12 |
09:02 |
11:00 |
15:00 |
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09:40 |
13:40 |
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08:27 |
09:17 |
11:12 |
15:12 |
16:25 |
07:15 |
08:20 |
09:47 |
13:47 |
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08:33 |
09:23 |
11:18 |
15:18 |
16:29 |
07:35 |
08:35 |
10:02 |
14:02 |
15:50 |
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08:43 |
09:33 |
11:28 |
15:28 |
16:35 |
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10:17 |
14:17 |
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The Geographic order of stations south
from Dalmellington with their main traffic: -