Site Contents SRPS Railtours Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway The SRPS & its Aims SPECIAL EVENTS 2015 Easter Egg Specials Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th & 6 th April A free tasty Easter treat for every child - and a chance to win a prize in our Easter Egg Hunt. Wear your Easter Bonnet! Full steam timetable & standard fares apply 'Day Out With Thomas' © 16 th & 17 th May Engines with friendly faces, children's entertainment, competitions, face painting, fairground attractions: a popular event with young fans of the Railway Stories by Rev W Awdry and his son Christopher, as seen on TV. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends™ and Day out with Thomas™ © 2015 Gullane (Thomas) Ltd Special timetable : hourly departures to Birkhill from 10.30 until 15.30. Special fares apply Prebooking strongly advised - Click for details Mixed Traffic Gala 30 th & 31 st May A special event featuring steam and heritage diesel hauled trains. Special timetable & fares apply Father's Day 21 st June A Father's day treat for all the family - vintage trains and classic cars. Father’s Day Afternoon Tea (which must be pre-booked) is available on board the steam train. Special timetable and Standard fares apply Diesel Gala 25 th &26 th July Primarily aimed at Diesel Enthusiasts, trains on the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway this weekend are hauled by some of the Society's impressive collection of diesel locomotives and other locos are on show. Diesel engines are no longer a common sight hauling passenger services on mainline railways and are increasingly important on the railway preservation scene. Special timetable & fares apply 'Day Out With Thomas' © 1 st & 2 nd August Engines with friendly faces, children's entertainment, competitions, face painting, fairground attractions: a popular event with young fans of the Railway Stories by Rev W Awdry and his son Christopher, as seen on TV. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends™ and Day out with Thomas™ © 2015 Gullane (Thomas) Ltd Special timetable : hourly departures to Birkhill from 10.30 until 15.30. Special fares apply Prebooking strongly advised 'Day Out With Thomas' © 12 th & 13 th September Engines with friendly faces, children's entertainment, competitions, face painting, fairground attractions: a popular event with young fans of the Railway Stories by Rev W Awdry and his son Christopher, as seen on TV. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends™ and Day out with Thomas™ © 2015 Gullane (Thomas) Ltd Special timetable : hourly departures to Birkhill from 10.30 until 15.30. Special fares apply Prebooking strongly advised Steam Gala 24 th & 25 th October Special weekend featuring a variety of steam locomotives from the SRPS fleet. Special timetable & fares apply Steam 'n' Scream Hallowe'en Weekend 31 st October & 1 st October Come for some Halloween fun on the train! Decorated coaches, Halloween treats, a fancy dress competition and other spooky fun. Come in fancy dress or else! Special timetable and Standard fares apply Come in fancy dress! (No need to book) Santa Specials Saturdays & Sundays 28 th November - 20 th December Santa travels by Steam Train, giving a gift to each of the young passengers. Christmas decorations and Christmas songs create a festive atmosphere. Adults receive seasonal refreshments at Bo'ness station. Special timetable : departures to Birkhill at 10.30, 12.00, 13.30 & 15.00. Special fares apply Advance booking essential. Click for further details Please note that the Museum of Scottish Railways is not open Hogmanay 'Black Bun' Special Trains Wednesday 30 th & Thursday 31 st December Join us for complimentary traditional Scottish Hogmanay Black Bun and a hot drink whilst travelling aboard our nostalgic steam railway, juice and shortbread for the kids! A lovely family event. Travel on one of the last steam trains to run in Scotland this year. (Black Bun is a rich fruit cake in a pastry case.) Low season timetable applies. Special fares apply Please note that the Museum of Scottish Railways is not open Winter Diesel Gala 2 nd & 3 rd January 2016 Primarily aimed at Diesel Enthusiasts, trains on the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway this weekend are hauled by some of the Society's impressive collection of diesel locomotives and other locos are on show. Diesel engines are no longer a common sight hauling passenger services on mainline railways and are increasingly important on the railway preservation scene. Special timetable & fares apply For further information phone : 01506 825855 (Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm) or write to The Scottish Railway Preservation Society Bo'ness Station, Union Street, Bo'ness, West Lothian EH51 9AQ or Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway website SRPS Railtours SRPS Website Contents Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway Hosting of this website is kindly donated by E-Learn Design Limited © The Scottish Railway Preservation Society