User talk:Dreamer84/Archive 5

McJannet's Irvine
I know Irvine library has the book but since I am living in Germany, the getting to it will be impossible for a while. And I have the Amazon page bookmarked. The price tag, believe it or not, is quite decent and I would be prepared to pay more - if I had it. My wife has just come down with a serious Kidney problem and I am currently negotiating a protracted custody battle for my younger siblings and I am sure none of them would appreciate me spending more than 150 euros on a book published as recently as 1938. It is all rather depressing. :( TheBourtreehillian 13:16, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Girdle Toll
Morning. Can you fix / revert the article Girdle Toll for us? It would be much appreciated. Rosser 09:16, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

It's okay. I swooped in and fixed it earlier. As a local patriot I am allergic to this type of vandalism/stupidity. TheBourtreehillian 12:37, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Mosside Bridge & carriageway
Hello. I see that BTHN fixed the Girdle Tool article. As you are clearly knowledgeable about our part of Ayrshire, do you know anything about the very ornate bridge in the old Montgreenan estate? - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auchentiber_and_Montgreenan I cannot find out anything - Canmore doesn't appear to mention it. Any help would be appreciated. It's well worth a visit if you haven't seen it.Rosser 21:49, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Montgreenan bridge
Hello Dreamer. A member of the Stewarton Historical Society told me about it as a passing comment on my Auchentiber & Montgreenan wiki site. He is local & may even live in Auchentiber. You are right about Mosside farm's location. The carriageway, embankment and bridge lie in the woods below the field in which the old farm's stands, running parallel to the Lugton Water. I have emailed RCAHMS and await a reply. I see that Montgreenan is not on the Historic Scotland index of 'gardens' and designed landscapes. Eglinton is listed. Rosser 09:24, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Template:Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Map
I think we had conflicted edits as I had realised you had changed the template until I uploaded the version I had developed using some fancy functions in excel to do the sums. --Stewart (talk)  17:26, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Riccarton & Craigie railway station
Hello Dreamer. I am working on a Riccarton article. I cannot find anything on Riccarton & Craigie station on the G&SWR Hurlford and Gatehead branch. Do you have any information? Thanks. Rosser 16:31, 22 October 2007 (UTC)


 * This is a section I'd be interested in, I even asked my Mum who came from Kilmarnock originally but she has no knowledge of it. Douglasnicol 17:16, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Riccarton & Craigie Station
Hello. Thanks for looking. I came across a website with details of line closures which calls it Riccarton & Craigie, as do the maps. It seems to have probably closed around 1938. It's odd that it has been missed out of the usually reliable lists. Rosser 22:13, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Darvel Branch
Good work on this - which one of us is going to get out with a camera to get Newmilns Viaduct? --Stewart (talk)  20:12, 27 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Heh, I'm off work the week after next so I may try to get out there then (weather permitting!). Is Darvel Branch the last G&SWR article, or are there any more we've missed? Also, what's your thoughts on the remaining stations between Loudounhill and Strathaven? Put them in an article called Darvel and Strathaven Railway (don't think this was actually a 'real' title?) or stick them in another railway on the other side? The Hamilton and Strathaven Railway was freight only I think so might not be appropriate there, maybe on the 'Mid Lanark Lines'? Not sure myself. --Dreamer84 20:21, 27 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I think we are close to this - however the articles in the Galloway area need some work. South and East of Maybole I put some articles in when I created the route map templates, however just left section stub tags in for the detail.


 * As regards to go east into Caley area, I have been thinking about this for a while. Especially with consideration of the route through to Stonehouse and Larkhall - and hey presto we reach an extant line. --Stewart (talk)  21:10, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
It has occured to me recently that we could do with some more pictures for this. My initial thoughts turn to some of the major/notable structures:- Given that you have some time off in the next week - thoughts? --Stewart (talk)  21:20, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Kirkhill Tunnel;
 * the old Kirkhill "Swiss Style" station building;
 * the viaduct between Patterton and Lyoncross;
 * Lyoncross;
 * (we have Gree Viaduct south of Lugton);
 * the crossing of the GPK&AR; and
 * Kilwinning viaduct.

Lanarkshire and Ayrshire railway.
Feel free to correct me but in the entry you mention that the last section of the line to close was between Kilwinning and Ardrossan. Isn't it more accurate to say that the L&AR link was merged with the G&SWR line near Ardeer. Not trying to be nitpicky, but I though the Kilwinning section was long gone by then. May be wrong though Douglasnicol 17:13, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Hello Dreamer. Thanks for the advice. That will save time in future.Rosser 13:06, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Dunlop Cheese
Hello Dreamer. Someone has partly vandalised this site. Can you revert it for me? I will need to read up on how to do it. Thanks. Rosser 13:12, 30 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks Dreamer. 81.158.228.36 13:26, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Railways south of Ayr
Do you think part of the project should concentrate on doing something about the lack of info on the railways south of Ayr? For example, I only recently found out that there was a branch to Ailsa Hospital. Really, apart from the Ayr to Turnberry line there's not much. Douglasnicol 15:50, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

New Lanark vandalism
Hello Dreamer. Thanks for clarifying that. I couldn't see how I could have accidentally deleted material. Thanks also for keeping an eye on Dunlop Cheese - someone is being very childish - an odd article to choose to vandalise.Rosser 23:33, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Closing of Gorbals
Gorbals railway station doesn't quite make sense. The article says it closed in both 1928 and 1962. Did it reopen between these two dates or did something else happen? Did it only close in one of these years? Simply south (talk) 00:08, 28 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Good to know, thanks. Simply south (talk) 00:27, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

User:Farlack913
Thanks for the revert. Please see the message I have posted at the page of an admin about this user - User talk:John. --Stewart (talk)  16:40, 7 December 2007 (UTC)


 * The bizarre edits bug must be catching to me with the Birkhill railway station revert I made, have no idea why I did it! I get the feeling this Farlack person is someone very young and has no idea what they are doing. --Dreamer84 20:25, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Benslie. Millburn Cottage
Hello Dreamer. Please could you give me your thoughts on my speculation at this reference. A highly unusual building with strong railway and Eglinton estate connections. A Happy Christmas to you. Rosser (talk) 21:09, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Highland Railway
I think we now have a complete set of articles for the Highland Railway. Some are still stub articles, but this a milestone completed. This evening I have trawled through all the articles and templates. One thing I started doing is adding sources to the templates.

My working table of lines that became part of the Highland Railway will help.

There are also other associated lines (worked by the Highland Railway). This second table also includes the Cromarty and Dingwall Light Railway for completeness.

I have also adjusted the Template:Historical Scottish railway companies to reflect the worked by companies.

Your review of this would be much appreciated.

The CR, G&SWR and NBR will take quite a bit longer to reach the same state. I will see if I can make major inroads into the GNoSR lines over the remainder of the holiday period.

--Stewart (talk)  22:45, 29 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Missed one - Buckie and Portessie Branch - now added. --Stewart (talk)  23:33, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

User:Fila3466757
Looking at the initial edits by this user (and the user added comment on the talk page), has User:Farlack913 (talk / contribs), alias User:ScotRail421 (talk / contribs) reappeared under a different name. --Stewart (talk)  14:57, 31 December 2007 (UTC)