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CUNNINGHAMHEAD RAILWAY STATION
CUNNINGHAMHEAD RAILWAY STATION
As part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr line, Stewarton Station was opened in 1843 and renamed Cunninghamhead in 1880. This photo was taken in the 1930s.
A mineral line served the coal pits at Overton and Warwickhill. The railway closed to passengers in 1950 and the line was closed in 1973 and is now overgrown.
SPRINGSIDE RAILWAY STATION
SPRINGSIDE RAILWAY STATION
Looking towards Dreghorn, 1957. The station was open from 1890 to 1964 and was part of the Busbie Branch. It served the coal pits at Springhill, Springside, Cauldhame and Corsehill Tile Works.
The line closed in 1965 and is now a footpath.
DREGHORN RAILWAY STATION
DREGHORN RAILWAY STATION
Looking towards Irvine, 1963. The station was initially open between 1848-1850 and then re-opened in 1868. It was also part of the Busbie Branch. There were junctions at Greenwood to serve Broomlands pits and Montgomeriefield; and at Perceton for Capringstone coal pits and Perceton fireclay works.
The railway closed to passengers in 1964 and the line was closed in 1965. The Busbie line is now part of the National Cycle Route 73.
Photos from the Hamish Stevenson Collection, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
External Links: RAILSCOT | Dreghorn
Dreghorn Railway Station was prone to floods when the banks of the Annick Water would burst. The Rows next to the station were also prone to flooding.
R&W Hawthorn Leslie & Co locomotive at Southhook Pottery, possibly from the Neville Stead Collection.
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