Museum of Scottish Railways
Transport Museum in Bo'ness, Scotland
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The Museum of Scottish Railways is a railway museum operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS).[1] It is based on the SRPS's large collection of railway artefacts from across Scotland.[2] The museum is located at the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway, and is the largest building on site.[3]
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| Established | 1995 |
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| Location | Bo'ness, Scotland |
| Type | Transport Museum |
| Website | museumofscottishrailways |
It is the largest railway museum in Scotland, consisting of three large buildings which contain heritage locomotives, coaches, wagons and other exhibits.[4]
Collections
Rolling stock
Rolling stock collections are anything (such a locomotives or carriages) which move on rails.
Locomotives
| Class | Number & name | Type | Status | Livery | Built | Image |
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| 3 ft gauge Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. 0-4-0T | Fair Maid of Foyer[7] | Steam | On static display | Green | 1899 | |
| NBR G Class (LNER Y9 Class) 0-4-0ST | No. 42 (68095)[8] | Steam | On static display | NBR Brown/Green | 1887 | .jpg) |
| North British Railway Class C (LNER Class J36) 0-6-0 | No. 673 (65243) Maude[8] | Steam | On static display | BR Black | 1891 |  |
| Great North of Scotland Railway Class F (LNER Class D40) 4-4-0 | No. 49 (62277) Gordon Highlander[8] | Steam | On static display. On loan from Riverside Museum. | GNSR Green | 1920 | .jpg) |
| North Metropolitan Power Station Co. 0-6-0F | Lord Ashford | Steam - Fireless | On static display | North Metropolitan Power Station Co. | 1931 |  |
| English Electric Type 3b | No. 1131[9] | Electric | On static display | Fairfield Blue | 1940 | |
| British Rail Class 91 | 91131 [10] | Electric | On static display | LNER ex Virgin Trains East Coast | 1991 |  |
Coaches
| Type | Number | Status | Livery/Operator | Image |
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| Duke of Sutherland’s Saloon | 10168 [11] | On Static Display | Highland Railway | .jpg) |
| NBR Invalid Saloon | 461[2] | On Static Display | North British Railway | |
| LNER Gresley Buffet Car | 644[2] | Not on Display. | London and North Eastern Railway | |
| LNER Gresley Sleeper | 178 [12] | On Static Display | BR Blue-Grey | |
| British Rail Mark 1 Post Office Sorting | 80382 [13] | On Static Display | Royal Mail | |
| British Rail Mark 3 Sleeper | 10580[14] | On Static Display | Caledonian Sleeper |  |
| First Generation Glasgow Subway rolling stock | No. 55 | On Static Display | Glasgow Corporation Transport Red and Cream |
Location
The Museum of Scottish Railways is located behind Bo'ness Station which is on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway branch line. The line is now operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society. The branch line, and museum, sit near the historic Bo'ness Harbour and are on National Cycle Route 76.
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