Fife Heritage Railway

Fife Heritage Railway
Kingdom of Fife Railway Preservation Society
Locale
Commercial operations
Name	Kingdom of Fife Railway Preservation Society
Original gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Preserved operations
Owned by	The Kingdom of Fife Railway Preservation Society
Preserved gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Preserved era	Society formed 1992^[1]
Preservation history
2008	First train rides^[2]

Fife Heritage Railway is a heritage railway run by the Kingdom of Fife Railway Preservation Society which aims to showcase the heritage of the railways of Fife, based at on Kirkland Sidings, Methil, Scotland.

The Society was formed in 1992 after the closure of the Lochty Private Railway. In 1994, the society bought the former 21 acre railway marshalling yard and have since then constructed half a mile of track plus substantial sidings, along with a two lane engine shed which is used for restoration work. Currently the railway operates diesels for the passenger runs though the society are planning to operate steam trains for 2016.

Locomotives

With the society's purpose of preserving locomotives and rolling stock that either worked in Fife or have a Fife connection of some kind, the society uniquely, in its certain location, has the status of having it's collection being based in a fifteen mile radius of where they were first working during they're early days in Fife.

Steam locomotives
- Barclay 0-4-0 No. 10 "Forth". Built in 1926 Under overhaul, restoration to steam expected 2016
- Barclay 0-4-0 No. 17. Awaiting Overhaul
Diesel locomotives
- Ruston Hornsby Diesel 88DS 0-4-0 No. 4 "North British". Built in 1958 In Service
- NBL Diesel Hydraulic 0-4-0 No. 400 "River Eden". Built in 1955 In Service
- NBL Diesel Hydraulic 0-6-0 No. 10. Built in 1958 Undergoing Restoration
- Ruston Hornsby 0-4-0 Diesel DP35 No. 7. Built in 1952 In Service
- Ruston Hornsby 0-4-0 Diesel Electric No. 2 "The Garvie Flyer". Built in 1960 Out Of Use
- Ruston Hornsby 0-4-0 Diesel Electric No. 1 "Largo Law". Built in 1961 Undergoing Restoration

Future Plans

The current object for the society is raise its profile by introducing steam trains on their current branch along with Kirkland built up as a museum for Fife's railway heritage which looks to include a second shed to be built in the not too distance future. There is also a long term plan of taken a section of the nearby Leven Railway and running a heritage railway on it, though this depends on the ongoing Levenmouth rail link campaign who would like the line to be used as an Abellio ScotRail service linking on with the Fife Circle Line rather than that of a heritage line.^[3]

Proposed Leven Heritage Railway

Legend

Leven

Kirkland

Cameron Bridge

Earlseat

Fife Circle Line

References

External links

Heritage railways of Scotland

Open	Alford Valley Railway Almond Valley Light Railway Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway Caledonian Railway at Brechin Keith and Dufftown Railway Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway Ness Islands Railway Royal Deeside Railway Scottish Industrial Railway Centre Strathspey Railway

Closed	Isle of Mull Railway Lochty Private Railway Sanday Light Railway

Proposed	Border Union Railway (Whitrope) Fife Heritage Railway

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

Coordinates: 56°15′38″N 2°46′32″W / 56.2605°N 2.7756°W / 56.2605; -2.7756

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