Townhead EMU Sidings
Location type
Loco shed
Names and dates
Beresford Lyes
Townhead EMU Sidings
Opened on the Ayr and Dalmellington Railway.
Description
On the west side of the line and south of Ayr station is Townhead depot, where the electric trains operating to Glasgow Central are stabled.
The sidings were originally a goods yard known as Beresford Lyes, the name making a distinction between this goods yard and other goods yards elsewhere in Ayr such as at the original terminus [Ayr [1st] ]].
On the east side of the line were the Ayr Cattle Market Sidings.
The original Townhead carriage sidings were on the west side of the station in the northern part of what is now the station car park.
Tags
Sidings depot
Nearby stations Ayr Ayr [2nd] Ayr [1st] Ayr Shed [1st] Newton-on-Ayr Alloway Auchincruive Maybole Junction [Station] Heads of Ayr [2nd] Prestwick Town Dalrymple Prestwick International Airport Heads of Ayr [1st) Monkton Annbank | Other railway and industry locations Townhead EMU Sidings Ayr Cattle Market Sidings Ayr Viaduct Ayr Harbour South Hawkhill Junction Hawkhill LC Ayr MPD Newton LC Newton Carpet Works Blackhouse Junction Tourist/other Ayr Station Hotel St John^s Tower Belmont Level Crossing Ayr Harbour Ayr Harbour |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
