Maidens and Dunure Light Railway
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The Maidens and Dunure Light Railway was a railway in Ayrshire, Scotland built to open up coastal communities by connecting them to the main line railway network.
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It opened in 1906 and closed to local passenger traffic in 1942, but a section serving a holiday camp at Heads of Ayr remained open for the purpose until 1968.