Rail line to corner of Scotland re-opens after ten months. Barrhill is interesting!

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Rail line to corner of Scotland re-opens after ten months. Barrhill is interesting!

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Күн бұрын

Railway line from Ayr to Stranraer saw no trains for nearly ten months, due to the fire at Ayr Station Hotel. On 1st July 2024 trains started running again, and I take a train ride from Girvan to Barrhill to explore that tranquil Ayrshire village.
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@andrewpreston4127 Ай бұрын

What an attractive station that is at Girvan.

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Yes, I really love it. Thanks for your comment

@bbsmumma8630 Ай бұрын

Hey people, I am the station master at Girvan, sadly this was my day off when you came Clive! We are set for a million pound refit soon with restoration of the canopy so thats pretty exciting. My station is the only art deco station in the country I think and Ive made it a lovely little place. We have a little library where you can buy a book, all funds donated to charity of course. There are birds nests all the way along the canopy and I actually encourage that, there is nothing better than listening to the little birds first thing in the morning 😁. I am currently making a history wall in the station with some memorabilia and information and photos from past up till present. If you have or know anyone with anything they would like to contribute, picture wise or artifact wise. It would be most welcome 😊 but thank you for making this lovely little video. Be sure to pop in when I am not on my rest day 😂 The picture inside the station of bishopstone were left by the crp and i have just left them for her to collect, they are of no interest to anyone really 😂

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I love it when my films generate a local response! I am sorry to have missed you, but the relief guy was quite friendly anyway. The explanation about Bishopstone fills a gap in my knowledge. I will be passing by again as soon as I can work out a schedule to go to Stranraer, given the small number of trains in the temporary timetable.

@bbsmumma8630 Ай бұрын

@@Clivestravelandtrains yeah, very poor for midweek, probably your best bet to go to stranraer is a sunday to be honest, the only midweek train is just a turnaround

@timbounds7190 Ай бұрын

Looks a lovely little place! And two attractive stations as well.

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment.

@walterfillingham Ай бұрын

What a fabulous station in Girvan quite unique. Great to see the line reopened. Pity they haven’t relocated the station in Stranraer closer to the town centre

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I might do another film on the location of Stranraer station.

@vicsams4431 Ай бұрын

The last time I was here was on a very cold and foggy night in November 1984, aboard the Stranraer Harbour Boat Train, the 21.15 from London Euston behind 20 039 piloting 47 414. Back then Platform 2 at Stranrear was still open, and 47 434 worked the 07.30 back to Glasgow Central with Sealink liveried Mark 1 stock.

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Thanks for your memories, great times!

@stevenwilson1816 Ай бұрын

Very enjoyable video. Nice to see inside the station again at Barrhill, I worked on that telephone system many times over the years! Noticed a mistake in the Martyrs tomb sign, it says both 1665 and 1685 but I’m sure it’s the latter. Also noticed that they even sell Buckie in the village shop! 😂

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I'll check out the Martyrs' Tomb date. I did notice the Buckie on the top shelf, it gets everywhere!

@Northstander Ай бұрын

What a stunning station, like a trip back to a different era...the link I can see with Bishopstone is that, like Girvan, it looks to have been built in an Art Deco style...but that doesn't link it to Stow, which looks completely different.

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I made a note to do a wee bit more research into that.

@TransportGeekery Ай бұрын

I’m guessing that Girvan references Bishopstone station due to their similarity, both being built in the art deco architecture style.

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I'd guessed that, in relation to Bishopstone, but couldn't see a connection with Stow. I've used Stow a few times.

@TransportGeekery Ай бұрын

@@Clivestravelandtrains was thinking maybe Stow is what Girvan used to look like?

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

@@TransportGeekery I've only found one picture of the old Girvan station on-line, on the Railscot website, which wasn't particularly good as it focussed on a locomotive + traincrew. I couldn't see any likeness with Stow, even checking old pictures of Stow on the Disused Stations website. The G&SWR had a grand and distinctive style of station architecture.

@scottc1589 Ай бұрын

Nice video Clive! I've never been to the town of Ayr, but I think the fire at the hotel was a real shame, especially given the state that the hotel was allowed to fall into and then the 'convenient' fire that forced the demolition of the building. What a waste.

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. It's extremely sad what happened in Ayr. Did you see my film about Ayr Station Hotel fire?

@scottc1589 Ай бұрын

@@Clivestravelandtrains No, but I will shortly!

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

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@arthurvanos2403 Ай бұрын

Interesting history about the Covenanters. The station loods very charmant these days. Thank you Clive!

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. The stations on this line are all different and interesting in their own way.

@fhwolthuis Ай бұрын

That's a nice station, could do with a lick of paint here and there though 👍

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Not sure if you mean Girvan or Barrhill Frank - maybe both?

@fhwolthuis Ай бұрын

@@Clivestravelandtrains sorry I meant Girvan, especially the iron gates and around the tunnel 😅

@bbsmumma8630 Ай бұрын

@@fhwolthuisbelieve it or not it was fully done year ago, obviously not rust proof paint 😂😂😂

@andrewsmith-cm9qw Ай бұрын

They should reopen Newton Stewart station giving people with no cars an opportunity to visit the heart of Galloway

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. Unlikely in my lifetime!

@LennixAlexander Ай бұрын

I'm glad to see this line reopening! Some people on Facebook I remember we spreading rumours that they might just mothball the line instead of reopening it.

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. The ScotRail website always said they were committed to re-opening it. I don't think the Scottish Government would want to see a wide rail-less area.

@AdamHinckley 17 күн бұрын

and we meant to have more trains 2 weeks ago but that never really happened because of the strikes

@Clivestravelandtrains 17 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I've complained to ScotRail about the nature of the timetable cuts, but they tend to ignore complaints now. From Glasgow/Ayr it's virtually impossible to visit Stranraer for the day unless you only want to spend 8 minutes there 12.57-13.05.

@AdamHinckley 17 күн бұрын

@@Clivestravelandtrains I'm at the Stranraer end, we only have the 7:04 (glasgow)and the 13:05 (Ayr) trains, we mean to have more from think the second week of July but that didn't happen due to the strikes

@Clivestravelandtrains 17 күн бұрын

@@AdamHinckley It's annoying isn't it - at my local station (Lenzie) all the through trains to Edinburgh have been taken off, so we now have to wait nearly half an hour at Croy instead.

@AdamHinckley 17 күн бұрын

@@Clivestravelandtrains yeah, it's getting annoying, I was thinking of getting the train to girvan when they returned but I can't because of what's going on, where I am is forgotten part of Scotland, government has promised to upgrade to trunk roads in the region but they never done it, they are more interested in independence than anything else

@mikeryan3701 Ай бұрын

What's happening with Barrhill signal box? Is it being renovated?

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

There's a caption at 4:24 saying that the signal box is being restored. It houses the levers that operate the points and semaphore signals, although the signalman is based in the former ticket office.

@BJHolloway1 Ай бұрын

What do you mean ‘it’s neither here nor there’ it’s life and death to some of us :-))

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Bill Shankly's words were:- "Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that." Regarding the guy on Girvan platform telling me he was an Arsenal supporter, I have no idea why he suddenly came out with that when we weren't even talking about football. Thanks for your comment.

@macjim Ай бұрын

You’d have thought ScotRail would have taken advantage of the line closure to paint Girvan station while there were no trains. Ah well! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. The ScotRail painting gang have been busy with Troon and Ayr in recent weeks. Troon needs to be ready for the golfing Open on 14th July!

@bbsmumma8630 Ай бұрын

The reason is actually because all staff were tied up with the fire at the station hotel building, so we could actually get our trains back up and running 😊

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

@@bbsmumma8630 Thanks for that explanation.

@stuartsutherland7664 Ай бұрын

Nice video apart from the music!

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. Some like music, some don't - you can't please all of the people etc. At least everyone has a volume control and on/off toggle on their device!

@AlasdairMacCaluim Ай бұрын

It’s “Inver girvan” in Gaelic - Inbhir Gharbhainn.

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. That's why I explained it in front of a bi-lingual sign!

@AlasdairMacCaluim Ай бұрын

@@Clivestravelandtrains Thanks! It’s quite common in Gaelic for a town to have the Inbhir but the English just being named after the river - Thurso/Inbhir Theòrsa, Wick/Inbhir Ùige. Sometimes Inbhir Lìobhainn for Leven too.

@robertfoulkes1832 Ай бұрын

@@AlasdairMacCaluim Inbhir Aìr too!

@AlasdairMacCaluim Ай бұрын

@@robertfoulkes1832 Tha thu ceart - dhiochuimhnich mi mu dheidhinn sin! Yes - you're right - I'd forgotton about that one :)

@TheGrimStoic Ай бұрын

Why would having a Bible be punishable by death - and death awarded upon having the Bible be considered martyrdom - neither makes sense

@Clivestravelandtrains Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. Religious strife is a horrible thing.

@andymerrett Ай бұрын

In many countries it is still illegal to have religious/Christian documents (ie the Bible) or practice the faith. And any kind of punishment, including death, would be seen by believers as persecution and ultimately martyrdom. It makes enough sense if you look at religious history.

@TheGrimStoic Ай бұрын

@@andymerrett in many countries yeah - but its old blighty here, for Christ's sake... And here was I thinking they've gone woke recently...

@mikeryan3701 Ай бұрын

Read what it says. It says that the soldiers inferred that they were Covenanters because they were carrying Bibles. Covenanters were people who refused to accept the state Church. That made it religious. But it was also political because they came into conflict with the monarchy.

@hughwatson9136 Күн бұрын

See Sanquhar Declaration for more information. Covenanters were prepared to die for their religious beliefs and many were proscribed,punished by exile and even shot or hung by the orders of the Crown.