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Built: 27 Jul 1840
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Closed: Feb 1965
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|name        = Ardrossan Locamotive Shed
Company:
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|location    = Ardrossan
Glasgow Paisley Kilmarnock & Ayr Railway
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|country      = Scotland
Location: Ayrshire
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|county      = North Ayrshire
Located on the west side of Ardrossan Town station.
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|opened      = 1895
Construction: It was a 2 track straight dead-ended shed.
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|closed       = September 1969
Facilities: Included a turntable.
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|operator    = Glasgow and South Western Railway<br/>London, Midland and Scottish Railway<br/>British Railways
In 1869 The shed was closed to allow for station enlargement.
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|shedtype    = 4 Track Straight Through
A new timber built 3 track straight through shed was constructed and located[B] east of the new station.
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|status      = Demolished
In 1895 The shed was closed and demolished following the opening of a new shed located[C] further east of the station in the triangle of lines at Parkhouse Junction.
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It was a brick built 4 track straight through shed with a twin gable style slate roof.
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Facilities included a turntable, a coal stage and a water tank.
 
After Feb 1965 It was used as a diesel stabling point.
 
In Sep 1969 The diesel stabling point was closed and it was used to store redundant diesels awaiting disposal.
 
Demolition: 1975
 
  
 
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This shed opened after the closure of the one at Ardrossan Town and was a brick built 4 track straight through shed with a twin gable style slate roof and included a turntable, a coal stage and a water tank.
This steam depot is closed. It was within the triangle of lines between Castlehill, Holm and Parkhouse Junction and was approached from Parkhouse and Holm junctions.
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Due to the decline of Steam it was used as a diesel stabling point after September 1965 and in September 1969 the Diesel stabling point was closed and it was used to store redundant diesels awaiting disposal.
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It finally closed and demolished in 1975
  
 
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Revision as of 06:30, 20 October 2015

Ardrossan Locamotive Shed
Location

Ardrossan

Country

Scotland

County

North Ayrshire

Operator

Glasgow and South Western Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways

Opened

1895

Closed

September 1969

Type of Shed

4 Track Straight Through

Status

Demolished

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This shed opened after the closure of the one at Ardrossan Town and was a brick built 4 track straight through shed with a twin gable style slate roof and included a turntable, a coal stage and a water tank. Due to the decline of Steam it was used as a diesel stabling point after September 1965 and in September 1969 the Diesel stabling point was closed and it was used to store redundant diesels awaiting disposal. It finally closed and demolished in 1975