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Re: Ardrossan Motive Power Depot 67D

Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 6:24 pm
by Chico1968
Thanks folks,incidentally,there's a copy of the book currently on auction on eBay for anyone who's interested in obtaining a copy.

Re: Ardrossan Motive Power Depot 67D

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 10:02 pm
by 0802
Chico1968 wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:53 pm Ardrossan Motive Power Depot 67D photographed on 6/7/1970 from a passing train.My grandfather,Charlie Gordon was based here when he was a train driver.The copyright for this picture is unknown,the image being found by the seller in an old photo album.ImageArdrossan MPD 6-7-70 by Charles Gordon, on Flickr
Just trying to place this picture, is that the top of the steeple of Church of Scotland Princes Street visible in the distance?

Re: Ardrossan Motive Power Depot 67D

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:41 am
by Penny Tray
St. John's Church at the corner of Barr Street/Montgomerie Street by the looks of it.

Re: Ardrossan Motive Power Depot 67D

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:35 pm
by 0802
Penny Tray wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:41 am St. John's Church at the corner of Barr Street/Montgomerie Street by the looks of it.
You Could be right.

Re: Ardrossan Motive Power Depot 67D

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:45 pm
by Penny Tray
That made me laugh :lol: . I am right. You're looking across Winton Park, the enclosure behind the west goal in view, the 'big gate' that opens on to Hill Place also in view, over the Castle Hill, to the steeple of St. John's with the Shell Mex chimneys to its right. I hope nobody corrects me now :lol: .

Re: Ardrossan Motive Power Depot 67D

Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 7:47 pm
by Norman Reynolds
I remember the old locomotive shed very well. My parents lived in Barrie Terrace (No33) from 1947 - 1967 - our back garden had the railway line running past it and the Ardrossan end of the shed across the tracks. My mother had many a fight with the railway people over the smoke blowing into our garden and in particular the soot onto the washing line and her having to do the washing all over again.

It did however introduce me to the weird and wonderful hobby of train spotting and was lucky to just be around and interested before the Beeching axe finished many of the branch lines and stem gave way to diesel.