Dalry Loops
Location type
PlaceName and dates
Dalry Loops (1905-)Opened on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.
Description
There are loops on either side of the railway running north from near Dalry station (Swinlees Junction) to the former Brownhill Junction. The loops are electrified and may be used by passenger trains.
The line was quadrupled from Brownhill Junction to Dalry Junction when the Kilbarchan Loop (Glasgow and South Western Railway) opened, effectively quadrupling the line between Glasgow St Enoch and Dalry Junction.
After closure of the Kilbarchan route (1972) and Kilmarnock route (1973) the loops were retained, running from south of Swinlees Junction to Dalry Junction the line reverted to two tracks.
A branch from Swinlees Junction serves the Dalry Chemical Works. Mines were formerly served from this junction for which see the Swinlees Junction entry.
Tags
Loop siding quadruple trackExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Dalry Dalry Junction [Station] Glengarnock Glengarnock High Brackenhills Kilbirnie (South) Kilbirnie [2nd] Auchenmade Beith Town Giffen Beith North Barrmill Kilwinning Kilwinning Byres Kilwinning East | Kersland Pit Swinlees Junction Pitcon Pit No 12 (Ironstone) Ironstone Pit Ironstone Pit Pitcon Pit No 6 (Ironstone) Blair and Co Loading Bank Merry and Co Siding Brownhill Junction Todhills No 2 Pitcon Pit No 5 (Ironstone) Brownhill Pit No1 (Coal) Borestone Loading Bank Highfield Coal Pit No 6 Pitcon Pit No 4 (Ironstone) |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
