RAIL disruption is set to continue in Carrick - after the roof of the Ayr Station Hotel was found to be in a more dangerous condition than first thought.

Councillor Alec Clark told the Carrick Herald that the community has again been let down.

He said: “It’s absolutely ridiculous. These are students, people that have hospital appointments and people going to work. They need certainty in their lives and to be able to rely on their transport service.

“To have train services taken away is ludicrous. It also affects the economy as it disrupts visitors. The transport services should be ashamed of themselves. The community can deservedly feel let down.”

South Ayrshire Council are currently working with contractors to push on with works to make the area safer and protective measures are still in place around the building with the extension of an exclusion zone.

Recently, new white material has been added which will act as a seal on the scaffolding.

This development is not expected to cause any further change to services.

Councillor Douglas Campbell said: “Our focus right now is on ensuring that we can address the ongoing public safety concerns in a way that will allow us to reduce the extended exclusion zone around the building and see rail services safely return to normal as soon as possible.

“We’re working closely with ScotRail, Network Rail, Transport Scotland and Historic Environment Scotland to achieve this, but we cannot and will not take any risks with regards to public safety.”

South Ayrshire Council plan to provide full information on works carried out once all has been assessed. A statement said: “We’re working with partners on alternative solutions to restore rail services south of Ayr, taking into account all possible risks and potential mitigations.

“Please be assured we’re continuing to work with our partners in the Task Force to progress these issues as quickly and safely as possible, and further updates will be provided as and when we have further information to share.”