In 1888, a second railway, the ‘Lanarkshire & Ayrshire Railway’, also known as the ‘Caledonian Line’ came to Ardrossan, linked to Glasgow via Barrmill, Barrhead, and Lugton. It was operated by the Caledonian Railway and built specifically to undermine the high prices charged by the Glasgow & South-Western Railway for transporting iron and coal from Glasgow to Ardrossan Harbour. 1,306 … Continue reading Montgomerie Pier