Trabboch railway station

Trabboch
The site of the old railway station
Location
Place	Trabboch
Area	Ayrshire
Operations
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Platforms	1
History
1 July 1872 or 1896[1]	Opened
10 September 1951	Closed
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Trabboch railway station was a railway station serving the village of Trabboch, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Ayr and Cumnock Branch on the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

History

The line running north from the site of the station.

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.^[2] 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. On this platform stood a small timber waiting room and a booking office. Trabboch Colliery's four sidings were not far away.^[3]

Fulton, C., & Co., Paisley had six traders waggons which ran between Paisley and Trabboch stations.^[4]

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.^[5]

The line at the station site is still operational, serving the Killoch Washery to the south-east.

See also

• Loch of Trabboch

References

Notes

1. Lindsay, David M. E. (2002). G&SWR Register of stations, routes & lines. G&SWR Association. Part 2.1, Page 7
2. Rankin, Stuart (2000). "G&SWR Ayr & Cumnock Branches". Sou-West Profile. No. 4. P. 7.
3. Rankin, Stuart (2000). "G&SWR Ayr & Cumnock Branches". Sou-West Profile. No. 4. P. 11.
4. Rankin, Stuart (2000). "G&SWR Ayr & Cumnock Branches". Sou-West Profile. No. 4. P. 29.
5. Barber, Derek (2002). Steps through Stair. A History of Stair & Trabboch. Stair Church. p. 15.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

Coordinates: 55°27′55″N 4°28′42″W / 55.4652°N 4.4783°W