We are delighted to announce that our video interview with John and Ian McCallum about the crash of Whitley Bomber Z9362 at Saltcoats Harbour in 1943 is now live on YouTube for everyone to watch. In this fascinating interview, Ian McCallum tells the story of the crash, what went wrong and what happened to the crew. Then, he passes to …
The 1930 Saltcoats Railway Disaster
We have added another fascinating story to our ‘Stories‘ section of the website and it is all about a railway disaster that occurred at Canal Street, Saltcoats when a 7-coach train derailed and crashed in 1939. On Saturday 05 August 1939 a disastrous railway crash took place at Canal Street, Saltcoats, which killed 4 people and injured 27. To read …