Falkland Railway Yard lies just North of the town of Ayr in Scotland and was another one of my regular haunts in the early 1990's in order to capture as much of the class 26 locomotives, as they were often stabled in the depot there. I have put together a 30 minute compilation of trains that I captured on film between May 1990 and September 1993. Mainly filmed from the footbridge on Newton-on-Ayr station or from the road at the far North of Falkland Yard opposite "Falkland Junction" always exposed to the coastal winds, Classes I encountered were the typical 08 diesel shunter responsible for marshalling the yard and many class 37 hauled trains to the various industrial locations scattered around the area. The occasional class 20 either working in pairs or with a class 37!!. were also witnessed.The classes 47 and 56 also made an occasional visit. Most trains of the "MGR" type heading round the sharp curve towards Ayr Harbour were hauled by classes 37 or 20. The passenger services were predominantly EMU Class 318's in "Strathclyde" livery working between Glasgow Central and Ayr, with "Sprinter" DMU's running through to Stranraer. The London to Stranraer sleeper service which I used once was still running in 1990 and was class 47/4 hauled as from Glasgow Central. I Hope you enjoy the nostalgia from that period, and the video evokes fond memories to those of us who were there to witness it, and indeed enjoyment to those that did not.
3 мар 2015
