AlistairCowell
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Ayr Station Hotel building is still in the right state of flux
Being a bit generous with Ayr! Some grotty portaloos out in the carpark 200yrds from the platforms is all there is nowadays!
It's a disaster! Been no movement really on anything for almost a year now. Structural survey was pretty grim and to make the building safe is estimated at £10million (note to refurbish it and bring back into use would be alot more ontop of the £10mil to make safe).
Staff are currently enduring another winter of having to work out of cramped portacabins and platform staff are out in all weathers with little to no shelter, as are passengers waiting on trains. Transport Scotland, Network Rail and ScotRail are basically sitting on their hands along with the council and failing passengers and staff! If it had been in Glasgow or Edinburgh it would have been sorted long ago!
Can someone confirm if the last passenger service (Not the Tour ) is the final train to Paisley Canal on Saturday.
Definitely want to do this if I can arrange and can be sure it is correct.
This is a bit of a random question but does anyone know if it is possible, or would be possible, to get a hold of a destination blind from a Class 314 before they are all scrapped? Thanks!
Who would I go about asking? Would I be better asking the rolling stock owner (Angel?) or ScotRail or someone else? Thanks!Generally the scrap merchants are prohibited from selling parts of the trains they scrap, so I'd say it's unlikely but if you don't ask, you don't get.
Scotrail own the 314s outright now so I wouldn’t bother with AngelWho would I go about asking? Would I be better asking the rolling stock owner (Angel?) or ScotRail or someone else? Thanks!
Ah okay, thanks.Scotrail own the 314s outright now so I wouldn’t bother with Angel
Who would I go about asking? Would I be better asking the rolling stock owner (Angel?) or ScotRail or someone else? Thanks!
202, 205 and 216 are the penultimate daytime service units.
Here’s 216 after what I guess will be it’s last trip to Gourock.202, 205 and 216 are the penultimate daytime service units.
I was actually thinking that myself when I was on it this morning. In fairness to ScotRail they’ve kept them really presentable. I had been hoping for my favourite 205 as my last ride but looks like it will turn out to be 216 unless there’s problems on Monday.Seems in fairly decent nick, one for the tour next week maybe?
I was actually thinking that myself when I was on it this morning. In fairness to ScotRail they’ve kept them really presentable. I had been hoping for my favourite 205 as my last ride but looks like it will turn out to be 216 unless there’s problems on Monday.
I have to say 314205 is a good runner. It's probably between that and 314210 as the best ones left in my opinion. However, 205's exterior is more than a little ugly just now.
At least one of the remaining units will probably have been withdrawn since only 3 will be required tomorrow and 1/2 for the farewell on Wednesday.
Feels bizarre that this is pretty much it. This time next week the 314s will be gone after just over 40 years of service.
Scotrail tweeting saying that the last service will be the 1705 Paisley Canal to Central.