In the early 1800s, Ayrshire was already established as a
prosperous, mainly rural agricultural county. The realization that
there was abundant coal and (to a lesser extent) iron ore deposits
to be exploited, together with the coming of the Industrial
Revolution, rendered the area wide open to the 'railway mania' that
swept Britain in the mid to late 1800s. The proximity of the county
north to Glasgow and south to Carlisle (and thence south) made it
an attractive proposition for early railway developers. Gordon
Thomson explores the history and development of the railway routes
in Ayrshire; how the coming of the railways changed the face of the
area and supported the growth of industry. It looks at how services
evolved through the eras of LMS, nationalization and privatization,
and the preservation and heritage scene in Ayrshire.
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