Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway

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The Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway, operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, operates virtually the entire Bo’ness branch 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.

The railway has three stations:

• Bo'ness railway station
• Kinneil railway station
• Birkhill railway station

[edit] Locomotives

• Steam Locomotives
  • North British Railway Class C/J36 No. 673 ( BR 65243 ) Maude
  • Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T No.419
  • Neilson Reid 0-6-0T Coltness Iron Co. Ltd. No.1 Lord Roberts
  • LNER D49 Class 4-4-0 No.246 Morayshire

• 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 nos. 26004, 26010 and 26024
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 27 nos. D5394, 27001 and 27005
  • BR Co-Co Class 37 no. 37025 "Inverness TMD"
  • BR Co-Co Class 47 no. 47643

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

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

[edit] External links

• The Railway website
• The Diesel Group website
• The Steam Group website

Heritage railways in Scotland

Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway - Caledonian Railway at Brechin - Keith and Dufftown Railway - Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway Isle of Mull Railway - Royal Deeside Railway - Sanday Light Railway - Scottish Industrial Railway Centre - Strathspey Railway - Vale of Alford Railway

Heritage Railways: England - Scotland - Wales - Northern Ireland - Isle of Man - Channel Islands