On Saturday 05 August 1939 a disastrous railway crash took place at Canal Street, Saltcoats, which killed 4 people and injured 27.  The Arran boat train, consisting of 7 coaches, was on the Lanarkshire & Ayrshire railway line coming from Glasgow Central Station to Montgomerie Pier, Ardrossan.  Passing through Stevenston, it had slowed down to take the bend on the … Continue reading Railway Disaster at Canal Street, Saltcoats