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The Museum of Scottish Railways is a railway museum operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society.[1] It is based on the Society's large collection of railway artefacts from across Scotland.[2] The museum is located in the SRPS's headquarters at The Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway, and is the largest building on site.[3]
It is the largest railway museum in Scotland, consisting of three large buildings which contain heritage locomotives, carriages and other exhibits.[4]
Rolling stock
editLocomotives
edit| Class | Number & name | Type | Status | Livery | Date | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North British Railway Class C (LNER Class J36) 0-6-0 | No. 673 (65243) "Maude".[5] | Steam | On display. | BR Black | 1891 | 
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| GNSR Class F (LNER Class D40) 4-4-0 | No. 49 (62277) "Gordon Highlander".[5] | Steam | On static display. On loan from Riverside Museum. | GNSR Green | 1920 | .jpg)
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| NBR G Class (LNER Y9 Class) 0-4-0ST | No. 42. (68095)[5] | Steam | On static display | NBR Brown/Green | 1887 | .jpg)
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| British Rail Class 91 | 91131 [6] | Electric | On static display | LNER ex Virgin Trains East Coast | 1988 | 
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Coaches
edit| Type | Number | Status | Livery/Operator | |
| Duke of Sutherland’s Saloon | 10168 [7] | On Static Display | Highland Railway | |
| LNER Gresley Sleeper | 178 [8] | On Static Display | BR Blue-Grey | |
| British Rail Mark 1 Post Office Sorting | 80382 [9] | On Static Display | Royal Mail | |
| British Rail Mark 3 Sleeper | 10580 [10] | On Static Display | Caledonian Sleeper | |
| Glasgow Subway rolling stock | First Generation Glasgow Subway Coach | On Static Display | Glasgow Subway Hybrid |
References
edit- ^ "Scottish Railway Preservation Society". www.srps.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Home - Museum of Scottish Railways". museumofscottishrailways.org.uk. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "ERIH: Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Museum of Scottish Railways". www.erih.net (in German). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Visit the Museum of Scottish Railways, Scotland's largest railway museum". www.bkrailway.co.uk.
- ^ a b c Preserved Locomotives of British Railways 2023, p. 30.
- ^ "Crewe's record-breaking '91' saved for Bo'ness museum". www.railmagazine.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Duke of Sutherland's Saloon - Museum of Scottish Railways". museumofscottishrailways.org.uk. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "LNER 1211 Gresley bogie First Sleeper built 1935". www.cs.rhrp.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "MK.1 Post Office Sorting (POS) coach No. 80382 - Museum of Scottish Railways". museumofscottishrailways.org.uk. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Retired Caledonian Sleeper carriage joins historic predecessors at rail heritage exhibit". The Scotsman. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
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