End of line for Doon Valley Railway as landlord to sell off site

The railway preservation group is intent on "keeping steam alive" and have lunched a fundraiser

Caitlin Hutchison

Could it be the end of the line for one precious piece of railway history in Ayrshire?

Doon Valley Railway has failed to raise the quarter of a million pounds needed to save the visitor centre, after the landlord announced they were selling up.

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