Fairlie Junction

Location type

Junction

Name and dates

Fairlie Junction (1849-1951)

Opened on the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway.

Description

This junction was east of Gatehead station. A branch from the Kilmarnock and Troon ran south east to cross the River Irvine to serve Fairlie Colliery, Caprington Colliery and other pits. The branch was single track, with a loop at the junction, and the main line double track. The signal box was in the 'V' of the junction.

The box closed in 1951.

The main line remains open, as a single track line.

The junction was also known as Fairlie Branch Junction.

Tags

Junction

Aliases

Fairlie Branch Junction


Nearby stations
Gatehead
Riccarton and Craigie
Crosshouse
Kilmarnock (St Marnocks)
Kilmarnock [1st]
Kilmarnock
Drybridge
Springside
Kilmaurs
Dreghorn
Hurlford
Cunninghamhead
Barleith Halt
Gailes
Barassie
Thirdpart Siding
Thirdpart Junction
Gatehead Colliery Coal Pit
Caprington Junction
Colliery
Farmfield Pit
Milton Lye
Gatehead Colliery Coal Pit
Mount Colliery
Laigh Milton Viaduct
Fairlie Colliery No 3 Pit
Fairlie Colliery
Gargieston Shed
Thornton Colliery Coal Pit
Tourist/other
Caprington Castle
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.


Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series)

Britains Historic Railway Buildings: A Gazetteer of Structures and Sites

Britain's Historic Railway Buildings: An Oxford Gazetteer of Structures and Sites

National Series of Waterway, Tramway and Railway Atlases: Ayrshire v. 1h

Origins of the Scottish Railway System 1722-1844

The Oxford Companion to British Railway History: From 1603 to the 1990s

THE RAILWAY HERITAGE OF BRITAIN: 150 YEARS OF RAILWAY ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING.