Course of the former Greenock and Ayrshire Railway

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Course of the former Greenock and Ayrshire Railway

Image: © Jonathan Thacker Taken: 31 Oct 2017

Passing beneath Inverkip Road. This was once an important route to Greenock Princes Pier. The line opened to passenger trains in 1869 and closed in 1965. However container trains ran for a number of years until the final closure of the line in 1991.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.946703
Longitude
-4.771953