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May 2025

May 2025 At A Glance

5 New Places Explored 3 Day Trips by Rail 17 Train Journeys

So far in May 2025, Rudy has enjoyed three day trips by train and visited three new stations. Along the way we caught 17 trains.

5th May 2025

Day Trip: Monday, 5th May 25

Rudy on a train between Aberdeen and Dundee. May 2025

Rudy caught four trains and one bus this afternoon, travelling from Aberdeen to Dundee, Invergowrie, Glasgow Queen Street, Summerston and Maryhill.

Invergowrie 5th May 2025

Invergowrie southbound platform has a gate that opens right into woodland on the Firth of Tay. There's not much here except some reed beds, a couple old boat sheds and plenty peace and quiet to sit and enjoy a picnic looking out across the mud fla

22nd May 2025

Day Trip: Thursday, 22nd May 25

Rudy had a very busy day, catching eight trains this morning.

Kilmaurs ✓

Station 260 22nd May 2025

Setting out earlier than normal to avoid the afternoon heat we headed down to East Ayrshire.

Kilmaurs 22nd May 2025

Morton Park (Kilmaurs)

Kilmaurs is a small East Ayrshire town just to the north west of Kilmarnock. It has a signposted "Town Trail" that is much more rural than it's name suggests. So much so that it goes through a cow field or two. For our visit Rudy stuck to a run ar

Kilmarnock ✓

Station 261 22nd May 2025

Kilmarnock is the largest town in the county and our second East Ayrshire station of the day.

Kilmarnock 22nd May 2025

Kay Park (Kilmarnock)

Rudy on our walk at Kilmarnock. May 2025

At Kilmarnock we took a quick walk to Kay Park. The park contains the Kilmarnock Burns Monument which was completed for the opening of the park in 1879. The design ea much grander than the original idea due to surplus public subscriptions and the mon