Doon Valley Railway on the LMS Saloon coach ride

21st September 2025 We take a trip leaving Dunaskin station at the Doon Valley Railway on a 2 and a half miles down the farm crossing. Further on, the track to the valley to Minnivey the Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group's former site at Minnivey Colliery from 1980 to 2002. in 2005 the council funding was withdrawn and the Scottish Industrial Railway Centre moved to Dunaskin near Waterside present day opens every Sunday summer season. Barclay number 10 running with an LMS inspection passenger observation Saloon LMS inspection Saloon built in 1944 at Wolverton to Diag 2046 for inspect and report on bomb damage during 2nd World War. 1950s the Saloon transfer to Scottish Region and based in South Glasgow area and visit the Ayrshire and South West of Scotland area for general engineering duties throughout Scotland and based at Perth. In 1980s the Saloon was rebuilt with B4 bogeys air brakes and ETH and allocated for use for General manager of Scotrail John Ellis and Saloon was repaint of Scotrail Intercity executive livery. in early 2000s at Selhurst in Southern Region the Saloon was rebuilt with double glazing new heating and kitchen but not pressure ventilation. And repain in yellow strip livery for EWS used by chief executive officer Ed burkhardt and repaint EWS claret in 2006 and based in Toton till 2009 use for MoD escort vehicle and Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group saved a Saloon in October 2011 and run for passenger