Storm Henry and Storm Gertrude battered the Ayrshire Coast leaving commuters stranded and damage across the area

Storm Gertrude and Storm Henry ran right into each other with high winds, rain, sleet, hailstones and momentous waves being present from Thursday, January 28 right through until February 2.

Gale force winds blew for much of the five days with driving rain making conditions for motorists extremely precarious but it was train and ferry passengers who were left in the lurch with cancellations leaving commuters angry and stranded.

The notorious rail line between Saltcoats and Stevenston again became victim to the weather with many locals asking whether the new sea wall revetment would have any impact at all when it is completed next month.

Ferry services between Ardrossan and Brodick were heavily disrupted with Monday’s services being pulled completely because of weather. Even the usually reliable Largs to Cumbrae service had to be cancelled because the sea was so choppy.

Damage to property across North Ayrshire appears to be minimal with the exception of a bus shelter being blown on to the road in Stevenston. Our pictures show the shelter was lifted on to a truck after it became a victim of Storm Henry. The shelter, on Saltcoats Road, Stevenston succumbed in the middle of the strongest part of the storm around 4pm on Monday afternoon.

Locals were kept up-to-date with any damage, road closures and traffic issues through North Ayrshire Council, North Ayrshire Police and other partner agencies on social media with various reports of trees falling on roads across Ayrshire being handled as well as a number of road traffic incidents and road closure.

A police spokesperson said: “Police received a report from a member of the public of an unsafe bus shelter within Stevenston which has been damaged because of high winds. Officers thereafter attended and contacted the roads department who ensured the shelter was made safe.

“With the recent high winds and storms police are advising members of the public to be prepared before planning a journey. By checking weather forecasts and allowing extra time this will help keep drivers and passengers safe.”

A spokesperson for North Ayrshire Council said: “We received a report at approximately 4pm on Monday that a bus shelter on Saltcoats Road, Stevenston, had been badly damaged due to the high winds.

“We immediately contacted Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and contractors took away the shelter, which will be repaired before being reinstalled as soon as possible.”