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Dist:0.3km<br/>An early bypass. A Bellway sign on the right suggests that some former industrial land will be redeveloped for housing.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.3km<br/>Seen across Western Road, are the abandoned engineering offices for Post Office Telephones (now British Telecom (BT)). These offices were still in use during the late 1980's / early 1990's until centralisation meant they were no longer required. There was a previous use for the BT building that being of company offices for Southook Potteries. This was part of Shanks (later known as Armitage Shanks). The take over of Shanks resulted in the closure of all premises in Kilmarnock and the building was taken over by Post Office Telephones.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.4km<br/>Celebrating the conversion of a length of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway into a cycle path. The railway was still shown on maps in 1976, and closed to passenger traffic along with the Kilbarchan Loop in 1966.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.4km<br/>A bridge takes the B7064 over the trackbeds of two railways. The nearer line is still open and was the Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway running to Glasgow via Stewarton. This was operated by the Caledonian Railway The further arch crosses the now closed Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway a rival line operated by the Glasgow and South Western via Dalry. The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway track is still there in places, buried under vegetation. A 1976 map shows it as intact as far as Dalry. The line is now a cycle path, National Cycle Network route 73.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.4km<br/>Situated at the start of a railway conversion: Western Road, Kilmarnock
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.4km<br/>Siding used to Run Round south bound coal services so they can go back to either Greenburn or New Cumnock for loading
©David Liddle
Dist:0.4km<br/>View of the less ugly side of advertising hoardings from a cycle path. Like all flat surfaces it has been fouled by spray painting morons. (I am not feeling too charitable towards graffiti rats right now, I have just been hit myself).
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.4km<br/>Loop formed recently to allow engines on goods trains to change ends. This loop has been built on the route of the Kilmarnock to Crosshouse rail line which was closed and has been turned into a cycle route. The path continues in the distance from the access ramp on the left of picture.
©Gordon Dowie
Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking from West Langlands Street. The bridge in the distance carries the Kilmarnock to Troon railway line.
©Thomas Nugent
Dist:0.5km<br/>Primary school in Kilmarnock. The school is now demolished.
©wfmillar
Dist:0.5km<br/>To the north of the railway station.
©Thomas Nugent
Dist:0.5km<br/>The corner of Annanhill Primary (now demolished), Grange Academy (now demolished) to the left and the new Grange Campus under construction in the centre. All in Kilmarnock.
©wfmillar
Dist:0.5km<br/>The line to Ayr is to the left, Glasgow to the right.
©Thomas Nugent
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©David Liddle
Dist:0.5km<br/>Forge Street once ran along the line of the trolley shelters.
©Thomas Nugent

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