Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway

Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway

The Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway, operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, operates virtually the entire Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway that became part of the former North British Railway on the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Bo'ness railway station is the nucleus of the planned Scottish Railway Museum. One Day National rail may operate here.

The railway has three stations:
*Bo'ness railway station
*Kinneil railway station
*Birkhill railway station

Locomotives

*Operational Steam Locomotives
**Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T No.419
**Neilson Reid 0-6-0T Coltness Iron Co. Ltd. No.1 "Lord Roberts"
**LNER Class D49 4-4-0 No.246 "Morayshire"
**BR standard class 4 tank 2-6-4T No. 80105.

*Steam Locomotives undergoing overhaul, restoration or light work
**J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 7. Undergoing overhaul, planned to steam in 2008.
**J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 19. Undergoing overhaul, planned to be done in 2008.
**Sentinel 4 wheeled No. 9631 "Denis". Undergoing restoration, planned to be done in late 2008.
**Sentinel 4 wheeled No. 9627 "Ranald". Undergoing restoration, planned to be done in late 2008.
**3'gauge Andrew Barclay 0-4-0T "Fair Maid of Foyers. Undergoing restoration.

*Steam Locomotives stored or on display
**North British Railway Class C (LNER Class J36) No. 673 ( BR 65243 ) "Maude".On display in the museum, hopefully it will be one of the next to be overhauled.
**North British Railway 4-4-0 No. 256 "Glen Douglas". On display in the museum.
**Andrew Barclay 0-6-0T No. 20. Awaiting restoration, planned to be one of the next to be overhauled.
**Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 Crane Tank No. 6. On static display in the museum.
**J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 17. Partially dismantled, no plans for a return to steam.
**J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 5. Awaiting overhaul, parts are being acquired for its eventuall overhaul.
**Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST No. 3 "Clyde's mill". Stored awaiting restoration.
**Andrew Barclay 0-6-0ST No. 3 "Lady Victoria". Stored awaiting restoration.
**Nelisons 0-4-0ST No. 13 "Kelton Fell". On static display in the museum.
**Y9 0-4-0ST No. 42. On static display in the museum.
**Hawthorne Leslie 0-4-0ST No. 6 "Lord King". Awaiting overhaul, currently painted as Percy.
**Andrew Barclay 0-6-0T No. 24. Undergoing a cosmetic restoration for display in the museum.
*Diesel Locomotives
**BR 0-4-0 North British shunter no. D2767
**BR 0-6-0 Class 08 no. 08443
**BR 0-6-0 Class 14 no. D9524
**BR Bo-Bo Class 20 no. D8020
**BR Bo-Bo Class 25 nos. D7659 and 25235
**BR Bo-Bo Class 26 nso. 26004 and D5310
**BR Bo-Bo Class 27 nos. D5394, 27001 and 27005
**BR Co-Co Class 37 nos. 37025 "Inverness TMD" and 37175
**BR Co-Co Class 47 no. 47643

*Diesel Multiple Units
**BR Class 126 unit 51017+59404+79443+51043 (51017 returning from Midland Railway Butterley after contract bodywork restoration)

*Electrical Multiple Units
**BR Class 303 unit 303032 (formed of 75597+61503+75602)

External links

* [http://www.srps.org.uk/railway/ The Railway website]
* [http://www.srpsdiesel.com/ The Diesel Group website]
* [http://www.srpssteam.com/ The Steam Group website]


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