# Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway

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The Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway is a heritage railway in Bo'ness, Scotland. It is operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS), a registered charity, and operates a total of over 5 miles (8 km) of track (between Bo'ness and Manuel Junction, via Kinneil and Birkhill), virtually the entire Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway that became part of the former North British Railway on the Firth of Forth.

## Stations

The Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway has four stations, those being: Bo'ness, Kinneil Halt, Birkhill and Manuel.

## Museum of Scottish Railways

The Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway is also the home of the Museum of Scottish Railways. The Museum is located across the tracks from Bo'ness station, entry is paid separately.

## Model Railway

Operated by the Bo'ness Gauge O Group, the Model Railway operates alongside the full-size Railway between Easter and December. It is free to enter for visitors but donations are accepted. It is housed inside two Norwegian Railway coaches with the 'viewing coach' open to the public and the 'fiddle yard' coach for staff only.

## Rolling Stock
### Steam locomotives

Most of the steam fleet have had major industrial careers in Scotland, but a few ex-mainline types are also in service.
| Type | Number & name | Status | Livery | Notes |
| Neilson Reid 0-6-0T | No. 56377 (No. 1 "Lord Roberts") | Operational | BR Black | Usually painted as Thomas the Tank Engine |
| Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST | No. 5 | Out of Service | N/A | There are no plans to restore this locomotive to operational condition in the foreseeable future. |
| Andrew Barclay 1942 0-4-0TC | No. 6 | Out of Service | NCB Green | |
| Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST | No. 7 | Out of Service. Undergoing overhaul | Under Repaint | The intention was to returning the locomotive to service with a new 10 year boiler ticket in 2022. |
| Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST | No. 19 | Operational | NCB Blue & Yellow | Recently repainted into the striking NCB Blue & Yellow livery. |
| Andrew Barclay 0-6-0T | No. 20 | Out of Service | N/A | Under overhaul |
| Caledonian Railway 439 Class 0-4-4T | No. 55189 | Out of Service Needing to be Retubed | BR Lined Black | Returned to traffic in the middle of October 2018 after an absence of 9+1⁄2 years. |
| LNER Class D49 4-4-0 | No. 62712 "Morayshire" | Out of Service | Under Repaint | Under overhaul. |
| BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T | No. 80105 | Operational | BR Lined Back | Came back into service in 2024. Owned by the Locomotive Owners Group (Scotland) |
| LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0 | No. 45170 "Sir William McAlpine" | Out of Service | N/A | Repatriated from Sivas in November 2010. Arrived at Bo'ness in November 2014 and currently awaiting restoration to working order, tender now being overhauled in the running shed. |

### Diesels

Former main-line diesel locomotives are abundant at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway, and a Summer and Winter Diesel Gala are held each year.
| Class | Number & Name | Status | Livery | Notes |
| British Rail Class D2/10 | D2767 | Out of Service | BR Green | |
| British Rail Class 08 | 08443/D3558 | Currently Out of Service. Undergoing overhaul | BR Green | |
| British Rail Class 20 | 20020 | Out of Service | BR Blue | |
| British Rail Class 25 | 25235 | Out of Service. Undergoing overhaul | BR Blue | |
| British Rail Class 26 | 26038 "Tom Clift" | Operational | BR Blue | |
| British Rail Class 26 | 26024 | Out of Service | BR Blue | |
| British Rail Class 27 | 27001 | Currently Out of Service | BR Blue | |
| British Rail Class 27 | 27005/D5351 | Out of Service. Undergoing overhaul | Under Repaint | |
| British Rail Class 37 | 37025 "Inverness TMD" | Currently Out of Service. Undergoing overhaul | BR Large Logo | Owned by the Scottish 37 Group |
| British Rail Class 37 | 37214 | Spares Donor | BR Blue | Owned by the Scottish 37 Group. Repainted into BR Blue in late 2024. |
| British Rail Class 37 | 37261 "Caithness" | Out of Service | Debranded DRS Compass | Owned by the Scottish 37 Group |
| British Rail Class 37 | 37403 "Isle of Mull" | Operational and Mainline certified | BR Large Logo | Often goes out on the Mainline for SRPS Railtours. |
| British Rail Class 47 | 47643 | Currently Out of Service. Undergoing overhaul | Scotrail Executive Red-Stripe | |

### Multiple units

| Type | Power | Number & name | Current status | Livery | Notes |
| British Rail Class 117 | DMU Diesel | Set L425, (51363, 59510, 51405). And 51372 for spares. | Operational | BR Green with speed whiskers (51372 in BR Blue) | Purchased from the Cotswold Diesel Railcar Group in 2024. |
| British Rail Class 126 | DMU Diesel | (formed of 51017, 59404, 79443, 51043) | Out of Service. Undergoing overhaul | BR Green with speed whiskers | 51017, 59404 and 51043 are now virtually complete and form an operational unit. 79443 is undergoing a heavy body restoration. |
| British Rail Class 303 | EMU Electric | 303032 (formed of 75597, 61503, 75602) | Out of Service | Strathclyde Orange and Black (61503 in Carmine/Cream) | 61503 from unit 023 after 032s MBSO damaged during its stay at Immingham docks. |