Trabboch Railway Station
History
The station opened on 1 July 1872 or 1896, and closed on 10 September 1951. The station master or 'collector' from 1935 - 43 was Mr. H. Ramage. It was near an overbridge built for future doubling that never took place and had a single platform of 315 feet which partly occupied the space beneath the bridge and a brick built storeroom was located below the bridge arch, reaching up to the underside of the arch. On this platform stood a small timber waiting room and a booking office. Trabboch Colliery's four sidings were not far away.
After the closure of the local mines in 1908 for a time some of the miners from Trabboch village walked to the station and caught the train to Skares where they worked at Whitehill Colliery whilst others found work at Burnockhill Colliery that was located in the locality.
Fulton, C., & Co., Paisley had six traders waggons which ran between Paisley and Trabboch stations.
The station building was demolished and by 1970 nothing was visible. The stones from the old station were used by Willie Graham to build a bungalow at Carbowie.
The line at the station site is still operational (2017), serving the Killoch Washery to the south-east, beyond Drongan.
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ Lindsay, David M. E. (2002). G&SWR Register of stations, routes & lines. G&SWR Association. Part 2.1, Page 7
- ^ Rankin, Stuart (2000). "G&SWR Ayr & Cumnock Branches". Sou-West Profile. No. 4. P. 7.
- ^ Barber, Derek (2002). Steps through Stair. A History of Stair & Trabboch. Stair Church. p. 16.
- ^ Rankin, Stuart (2000). "G&SWR Ayr & Cumnock Branches". Sou-West Profile. No. 4. P. 11.
- ^ Love, Dane (2016). Ayrshire's Lost Villages. Auchinleck : Carn Publishing. ISBN 978-1-911043-02-7, p.263
- ^ Rankin, Stuart (2000). "G&SWR Ayr & Cumnock Branches". Sou-West Profile. No. 4. P. 29.
- ^ Barber, Derek (2002). Steps through Stair. A History of Stair & Trabboch. Stair Church. p. 15.
- Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annbank Line open; station closed |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Ayr and Cumnock Branch |
Drongan Line open; station closed | ||