BR in the 1990s Falkland Railway Yard in Ayr between 1990 and 1993

[@darrenhillman8396]

Veey enjoyable! Thanks for taking me back in time!

[@spompey]

You're most welcome....Many thanks for your comment and for watching...best wishes...Mark

[@graememorrison5456]

Excellent filming takes me back to ayr train spotting as a young teenager thanks for sharing Cheers Graeme

[@spompey]

+Graeme Morrison Your very welcome........Mark

[@oscarwylder]

Another brilliant capture : ) Thanks.

[@spompey]

Again you are very welcome and appreciated for the kind comments....best regards to you....Mark

[@craigymac5386]

Excellent video I really enjoyed this, brings back a lot of memories. It's a salmon that's on the side of the 08, that indicates it was based at Motherwell.

[@spompey]

Many thanks craigyMac Yes you are correct The Famous Motherwell Salmon I remember it well now....Best wishes and stay safe....Mark

[@jonfluffypunk9809]

Thoroughly enjoyable film! Used to pass through Ayr a lot in the mid-80's, bashing 37s on the Stranraer boat trains, and sometimes the Euston-Stranraer overnight when it had a class 20 as a pilot from Ayr. Glimpsed memories of Falkland Yard, usually when half asleep on the run back to Glasgow in the morning! One note- that's a (much more local) Polmadie / Shields Road 'leaping salmon' on the 08, not a Thornaby 'kingfisher'. All the best, Jon

[@spompey]

Very much appreciated Jon, glad the video evoked some fond memories and thank you for your correction on the Salmon on the 08, as I was not aware of that particular logo, although I did think that a Thornaby 08 was a little far from home!! and seemed strange. Very much appreciated....Mark

[@Shelfandtabletoplayouts00gauge]

I've watched this a few times now, it's still good😃

[@spompey]

Many many thanks for watching...I'm glad to have your appreciation....take care and my best regards...Mark

[@Schmalfonzo]

Nice clips (: And very informative as well!

[@spompey]

Many thanks Alfie......Mark.....and Best regards

[@84asrd84boxy]

Mark, thanks for posting this excellent video, it's a great reminder of the one and only time I visited both the Depot and Falkland sidings at Ayr in 1987 whilst doing a 7 day all line rover, it was amazing to see so many 26/27s on both the depot and in the sidings, I believe some of the photo's I took at the time are somewhere on my channel, thanks for the memories, it's a like, keep them coming, great stuff, cheers...Bill

[@spompey]

Much obliged for your kind remarks, yes I will look for the pics you have posted, I have so much of the UK and Continent yet to come it will slowly filter onto my channel..... I missed the class 27's by literally days when I started to focus on Scotland, much the pity, but in my early days on the Railway I worked on many of the class as I was based in Perth then.........Many thanks Bill........Mark

[@conradomar3455]

Instablaster

[@crompton33022]

Thanks for posting. It really was a fantastic location. Really miss the BRCW type 2s in action. Regards Ian

[@spompey]

+E Robinson Your very welcome........Mark

[@allan5919]

Superb old footage Steve. Its great to see the 37s working on film from that era. Very enjoyable video. Cheers - Allan.

[@spompey]

allan5919 Many thanks Allan for watching, glad you liked it.......Mark

[@midlandcompound]

Thanks. really enjoyed that.

[@spompey]

You're very welcome and glad you enjoyed it....... Mark

[@airthreypark]

Fantastic stuff.

[@spompey]

Many thanks Simon.....Mark

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Great nostalgic video.Thank you

[@spompey]

You're most welcome, so pleased you enjoyed it, more will follow in the future......Mark

[@iainmaturin8460]

Fantastic video. I'm guessing but suspect these movements are long gone along with the depot?

[@spompey]

I visited the yard 6 months ago and it is still there but did not see any trains. The depot round to the south is there but as far as I could see was just an EMU stabling point....Best regards to you and a very happy new year....Mark

[@MrKnowwun]

a good piece of film.

[@spompey]

Much appreciated there, trust you are well, many thanks.........Mark

[@antman09ful1]

Just come across your great video.

[@spompey]

Your most welcome and a very merry xmas. Mark

[@Korschtal]

A great video, many thanks. I can see that the MGR trains are being exchanged in those curved sidings, but were were they running from and to? and why did they have to go through this seemingly complex and expensive maneuver in the first place?

[@spompey]

Many thanks for watching. To answer your questions I need to go back and have a look at my records, but as far as I know the trains that rounded the curve by the depot exit came from Killock quarry and some came from the SW via the same freight only line. I will explore this more and get back to you shortly....best regards for now....Mark

[@spompey]

After a look at some records from that era, there was a lot of MGR traffic from Point of Ayr colliery to Fiddlers Ferry in the south also to Hunterston. The place at Killoch was a washery and as far as I can recall the reason for such a fiddly manouvre at Falkland was due to no direct connection from the branch to the mainline South. Maybe a local person will know much more about the set up than me and correct me on my knowledge so far. I must revisit the yard again soon....many thanks .....Mark

[@SteamboatWilley]

Korschtal I think some of them will have come loaded from Killoch washery and been discharged into a ship in the harbour. (The curved siding leads to the harbour where there was a conveyor system for loading ships. You can see the trains are going in loaded and coming out empty.) A fair bit of coal was being exported through Ayr Harbour at the time.

[@TrevorLedgeway]

Another enjoyable video Mark.Nice to see and hear the Class 26s doing there stuff.You should do well with views on this old footage i hope...Trevor.''

[@spompey]

Many regards Trevor, yes I am now thinking of compiling one of the "Cromptons" class 33's for those south!. Now I have discovered a much more reliable way to convert and render into a decent movie things may start moving along regarding my archive material.... again many thanks..........Mark

[@SteamboatWilley]

Pretty sure I cabbed that 08 on a primary school visit to Ayr harbour around about this period. Unfortunately this was long before I had a camera of my own, and I did not think to take a note of the number.

[@spompey]

Many thanks for the comment and viewing, Yes there are many occasions when I wished I had made a recording of railway events that I witnessed as a youngster, such as noting down the numbers of loco's back in the late 60's and early 70's I traveled behind, such a pity as you can never gain that lost information. I only remember seeing one 08 at Falkland yard at any one time, but whether they periodically exchanged it with another one I do not know, my best regards to you....Mark

[@apiaristicone9585]

I'm sure someone has already said, but the emblems are Westie (West Highland Terrier) dogs. Although this is my own view I think the reference was for the West Highland Line that many of the locos served

[@spompey]

Many thanks for the correction, I do recall them being referred to as "Westie"......best regards....Mark

[@apiaristicone9585]

Cheers! Lovely watchin all those memories; thanks.

[@spompey]

You're very welcome....Mark

[@ShadSimm]

What happened to the load when it reached the harbour?

[@spompey]

Sorry ShadSimm I just found your comment, I believe it is exported abroad, but do not know where so I will need to research this more online....My best regards....Mark

[@ShadSimm]

spompeytransportvideo ok thanks. There's not been any trains brought down the harbour for years. I assume it was loaded on to waiting cargo ships and exported like you say..

[@spompey]

Yes indeed...almost certain but not too sure where it was destined, strangely it was about that time we started to Import coal for some Power stations, more in the South though...best regards to you....mark

[@kildrummer]

Shipped over to Kilroot power station in Northern Ireland I believe!

[@walterwright836]

Well done filming this what a unique record

[@spompey]

You are most welcome.....my best regards.....Mark