The preserved Class 40 wheels its Stranraer-bound excursion northbound on the Glasgow & South Western main line through deepest Ayrshire on a perfect late spring morning.

Mossend-Crewe car empties are diverted along the former Glasgow and South Western route to Carlisle.

The revitalised Ayrshire coal industry in full swing. 66026 southbound with a train of older hoppers - an unidentified loco in the background loads a train of the newer HTA vehicles.