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{{Short description|Heritage railway line in Scotland}}
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{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
{{More citations needed|date=July 2023}}
{{Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway}}
[[File:B&KR NCB No. 19 at Bo'ness.jpg|thumb|No.19 Awaiting Departure at Bo'ness]]
The '''Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway''' is a [[heritage railway]] in Bo'ness, Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway |url=https://www.bkrailway.co.uk/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.bkrailway.co.uk}}</ref>  It is operated by the [[Scottish Railway Preservation Society]] (SRPS),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scottish Railway Preservation Society |url=https://www.srps.org.uk/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.srps.org.uk}}</ref> a [[Charitable organization|registered charity]],<ref>{{Scottish charity|SC002375|Scottish Railway Preservation Society}}</ref> and operates a total of over {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} 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 ==
[[File:BONESS Station sign.jpg|thumb|Bo'ness Station Sign]]
The Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway has four stations, those being: [[Bo'ness railway station|Bo'ness]], [[Kinneil railway station|Kinneil Halt]], [[Birkhill railway station|Birkhill]] and [[Manuel Junction|Manuel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bo'Ness & Kinneil Railway - Location Map |url=https://railtracks.uk/boness-kinneil-railway/maps |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=railtracks.uk}}</ref>

== Museum of Scottish Railways ==
[[File:Museum of Scottish Railways Signal.jpg|thumb|The Museum of Scottish Railways Exterior]]
The Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway is also the home of the [[Museum of Scottish Railways|'''Museum of Scottish Railways''']].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-08 |title=Home - Museum of Scottish Railways |url=https://museumofscottishrailways.org.uk/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=museumofscottishrailways.org.uk |language=en-US}}</ref> The Museum is located across the on the opposite side of the line from Bo'ness station, and entry is paid separately.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-29 |title=Visit Us - Museum of Scottish Railways |url=https://museumofscottishrailways.org.uk/visit-us/#prices_section |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=museumofscottishrailways.org.uk |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Model Railway ==
[[File:Glenauchter Boness model railway.jpg|thumb|Glenauchter Model Railway Station]]
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=Bo'ness model railway targeted in deliberate fire |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce991j48q72o |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Davidson |first=George |date=28 November 2024 |title=Bo'ness Gauge O Group Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/BonessGaugeOGroup}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bo'ness Model Railway |url=https://www.youtube.com/@BonessModelRailway |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.srps.org.uk/railway/trains.htm |title=Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway : About the trains }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/boness-and-kinneil-railway/ |title=Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway |date=8 August 2017 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Type
! Number & name
! Status
! Livery
!Notes
! Photograph
|-
|Neilson Reid 1899 0-6-0T <ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-23 |title=No. 1 – Lord Roberts – SRPS Steam |url=https://www.srpssteam.com/locomotives/loco-no-1-lord-roberts/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-05 |title=0-6-0T COLTNESS IRON COMPANY NO.1 ‘LORD ROBERTS’ - Museum of Scottish Railways |url=https://museumofscottishrailways.org.uk/0-6-0t-coltness-iron-company-no-1-lord-roberts/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=museumofscottishrailways.org.uk |language=en-US}}</ref>
|No. 1 "Lord Roberts"
(Thomas The Tank Engine)
|Operational
|NWR Cerulean
|Used for Days Out With Thomas. Returned to service 13 May 2017.
|[[File:Nelson Reid Number 1.jpg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-12-23 |title=No. 5 – SRPS Steam |url=https://www.srpssteam.com/locomotives/loco-no-5/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|No. 5
|Out of Service
|N/A
|There are no plans to restore this locomotive to operational condition in the foreseeable future.<ref name=":0" />
|
|-
|[[Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.|Andrew Barclay]] 1942 0-4-0TC<ref>{{Cite web |title=NCB 0-4-0 saddle tank no. 6 |url=https://www.gotopcs.net/ncb6.html |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=www.gotopcs.net}}</ref>
|No. 6
|Out of Service
|[[National Coal Board|NCB]] Green
|
|[[File:Loco_number_1_with_a_train_2.png|frameless|172x172px]]
|-
|[[Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2021-12-23 |title=No. 7 – SRPS Steam |url=https://www.srpssteam.com/locomotives/loco-no-7/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|No. 7
|Out of Service.
Undergoing overhaul
|Under Repaint
|The intention was to return the locomotive to service with a new 10 year boiler ticket in 2022.<ref name=":1" />
|[[File:Steam loco 68007 (26293428363).jpg|frameless|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-23 |title=No. 19 – SRPS Steam |url=https://www.srpssteam.com/locomotives/loco-no-19/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|No. 19 
|Out of Service
|NCB Blue & Yellow
|Recently repainted into the striking NCB Blue & Yellow livery. 
Returned to service in March 2015 following overhaul. 
Boiler ticket expires in 2025.
|[[File:B&KR NCB No.19.jpg|frameless|175x175px]]
|-
|[[Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.|Andrew Barclay]] 1939 0-6-0T
|No. 20
|Out of Service
|N/A
|Under overhaul, Restoration started in Spring 2019 with the stripping of components.
|[[File:Now_this_is_a_very_kewl_thing.jpg|frameless|178x178px]]
|-
|[[Caledonian Railway 439 Class]] {{whyte|0-4-4|T}} <ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-23 |title=No. 419 (55189) – SRPS Steam |url=https://www.srpssteam.com/locomotives/loco-no-419-55189/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-10 |title=Caledonian Railway - Museum of Scottish Railways |url=https://museumofscottishrailways.org.uk/caledonian-railway/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=museumofscottishrailways.org.uk |language=en-US}}</ref>
|No. 55189 <ref name="Platform 5, 30">Preserved Locomotives of British Railways 2023, p.&nbsp;30.</ref>
|Out of Service Needing to be Retubed 
|Under Repaint
|Returned to traffic in the middle of October 2018 after an absence of {{frac|9|1|2}} years.
|[[File:55189 at Boness station.jpg|frameless|175x175px]]
|-
|[[LNER Class D49]] {{whyte|4-4-0}} <ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-23 |title=No. 246 (62712) “Morayshire” – SRPS Steam |url=https://www.srpssteam.com/locomotives/loco-no-246-62712-morayshire/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|No. 62712 "Morayshire" <ref name="Platform 5, 30"/>
|Out of Service
|Under Repaint
|Under overhaul, The only LNER D49 Left in the World.
|[[File:Hungry work - geograph.org.uk - 904457.jpg|175px]]
|-
|[[BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T|BR Standard Class 4]] {{whyte|2-6-4|T}} <ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-23 |title=80105 – SRPS Steam |url=https://www.srpssteam.com/locomotives/loco-80105/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|No. 80105
<ref name="Platform 5, 45">Preserved Locomotives of British Railways 2023, p.&nbsp;45.</ref>
|Operational
|[[British Rail|BR]] Lined Back
|Came back into service in 2024. Owned by the Locomotive Owners Group (Scotland)
|[[File:Strathspey Railway Aviemore.jpg|frameless|175x175px]]
|-
|[[LMS Stanier Class 8F]] {{whyte|2-8-0}} <ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-23 |title=8F ‘Sir William McAlpine’ Appeal – SRPS Steam |url=https://www.srpssteam.com/wd554-appeal/8f-appeal/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-04 |title=7TCCD 45170 (WD554) |url=https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/7tccd-45170/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=Preserved British Steam Locomotives |language=en}}</ref>
|No. 45170 "Sir William McAlpine"
<ref name="Platform 5, 30" />
|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.
|[[File:Turkish 8F at Shildon - geograph.org.uk - 2531973.jpg|175px]]
|}

=== 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="wikitable"
!Class
! Number & Name
! Status
! Livery
!Notes
! Photograph
|-
|[[Ruston & Hornsby|Ruston and Hornsby]] 1951 4w 0-4-0
|P6687
|Operational
|Green
|
|[[File:Flying Scotsman and P6687 (26964306222).jpg|frameless|175x175px]]
|-
|[[British Rail Class D2/10]]
|D2767 {{cn|date=June 2025}}
|Operational
|BR Green
|Came back into service in 2025
|[[File:D2767 (30285056976).jpg|frameless|175x175px]]
|-
|[[British Rail Class 08]]
|08443/D3558{{cn|date=June 2025}}
|Operational 
|BR Green
|Came back into service in 2025
|[[File:D3558 - Bo'ness Diesel Gala - October 2011.jpg|frameless|175x175px]]
|-
|[[British Rail Class 20]]
|20020 
|Out of Service
|BR Blue
|
|[[File:No.20020 (Class 20) (7754547722).jpg|frameless|175x175px]]
|-
|[[British Rail Class 25]]
|25235<ref name="Platform 5, 118">Preserved Locomotives of British Railways 2023, p.&nbsp;118.</ref>
|Out of Service. Undergoing overhaul
|BR Blue
|
|[[File:No.25235 (Class 25) (7754544540).jpg|175px]]
|-
|[[British Rail Class 26]] 
|26038 "Tom Clift" <ref name="Platform 5, 118"/>
|Operational
|BR Blue
|
|[[File:B&KR 26038 "Tom Clift".jpg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[British Rail Class 26]] 
|26024<ref name="Platform 5, 118"/>
|Out of Service
|BR Blue
|
|[[File:BR, Built 1959 by BRCW.jpg|175px]]
|-
|[[British Rail Class 27]] 
|27001<ref name="Platform 5, 118"/>
|Currently Out of Service
|BR Blue
|
|[[File:27001 in Bo'ness Yard.jpg|175px]]
|-
|[[British Rail Class 27]] 
|27005/D5351<ref name="Platform 5, 118"/>
|Out of Service. Undergoing overhaul
|Under Repaint
|
|[[File:B&KR 27001.jpg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[British Rail Class 37]] 
|37025 "Inverness TMD"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Class37.co.uk |url=https://www.class37.co.uk/fleet.aspx?strnumber=37025 |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.class37.co.uk}}</ref>
|Currently Out of Service. Undergoing overhaul
|BR Large Logo
|Owned by the Scottish 37 Group, Next in line for an Overhaul 
|[[File:Class 37 025 'InvernessTMD' (51031402238).jpg|frameless|175x175px]]
|-
|[[British Rail Class 37]] 
|37214<ref>{{Cite web |title=Class37.co.uk |url=https://www.class37.co.uk/fleet.aspx?strnumber=37214 |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.class37.co.uk}}</ref>
|Spares Donor
|BR Blue
|Owned by the Scottish 37 Group. Repainted into BR Blue in late 2024.
|[[File:West Coast Railways old engine (47548554952).jpg|frameless|175x175px]]
|-
|[[British Rail Class 37]] 
|37261 "Caithness"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Class37.co.uk |url=https://www.class37.co.uk/fleet.aspx?strnumber=37261 |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.class37.co.uk}}</ref>
|Out of Service
|Debranded [[Direct Rail Services|DRS]] Compass
|Owned by the Scottish 37 Group
|[[File:37261 "Caithness".jpg|center|frameless|175x175px]]
|-
|[[British Rail Class 37]] 
|37403 "Isle of Mull"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Class37.co.uk |url=https://www.class37.co.uk/fleet.aspx?strnumber=37403 |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.class37.co.uk}}</ref>
|Operational and Mainline certified
|BR Large Logo
|Often goes out on the Mainline for SRPS Railtours.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SRPS Railtours |url=https://www.srpsrailtours.co.uk/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=SRPS Railtours |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|[[File:37403 Crewe Gresty Bridge Depot Open Day 2018.jpg|frameless|175x175px]]
|-
|[[British Rail Class 47]] 
|47643
|Currently Out of Service. Undergoing overhaul
|[[ScotRail (British Rail)|Scotrail]] Executive Red-Stripe
|
|[[File:47643 at Bo'ness (6095954409).jpg|frameless|175x175px]]
|}

=== Multiple units ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Type
! Power
! Number & name
! Current status
! Livery
! Notes
! Photograph
|-
|[[British Rail Class 117]]
|DMU
Diesel
|Set L425, (51363, 59510, 51405). And 51372 for spares.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Class 117 – W51405, W59510 & W51363 – Cotswold Diesel Railcar |url=https://www.gwsr-dmu.co.uk/the-fleet/class-117-w51405-w59510-w51363/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.gwsr-dmu.co.uk}}</ref>
|Operational
|BR Green with speed whiskers
(51372 in BR Blue)
|Purchased from the Cotswold Diesel Railcar Group in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garethgwrdiesel |date=2024-10-18 |title=GWR Diesel Dept Blog: One Groups' Loss............ |url=https://gwrdieseldept.blogspot.com/2024/10/one-groups-loss.html |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=GWR Diesel Dept Blog}}</ref>
|[[File:L425 Cheltenham Racecourse Oct 2024.jpg|175x175px]]
|-
|[[British Rail Class 126]]<ref name="Platform 5, 134">Preserved Locomotives of British Railways 2023, p.&nbsp;134.</ref> 
|DMU
Diesel
|(formed of 51017, 59404, 79443, 51043) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Preserved Vehicles |url=https://preserved.railcar.co.uk/Class126.html |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=preserved.railcar.co.uk}}</ref>
|Out of Service. Undergoing overhaul
|BR Green with speed whiskers
|79443 is undergoing a heavy body restoration.
|[[File:Green_train_is_a_nice_guy.jpg|frameless|184x184px]]
|-
|[[British Rail Class 303]]
|EMU
Electric
|303032 (formed of 75597, 61503, 75602)<ref name="Platform 5, 134"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-05 |title=GLASGOW ELECTRIC ‘BLUE’ TRAIN’ EMU CARS - Museum of Scottish Railways |url=https://museumofscottishrailways.org.uk/glasgow-electric-blue-train-emu-cars/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=museumofscottishrailways.org.uk |language=en-US}}</ref>
|Out of Service
|[[Strathclyde Partnership for Transport|Strathclyde]] Orange and Black (61503 in Carmine/Cream)
|61503 was taken from unit 023 after 032's MBSO was damaged during its stay at [[Immingham]] docks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Class 303's |url=https://scottishtrains.zenfolio.com/class-303-s |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=Zenfolio {{!}} Scottish Trains Website |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[File:Preserved Class 303 EMU set at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway.jpg|175px]]
|}

== See also ==
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* [[Scottish Railway Preservation Society]]
* [[Museum of Scottish Railways]]
* [[List of British heritage and private railways]]
* [[List of closed railway lines in Great Britain]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway}}
* [http://www.bkrailway.co.uk The Railway website]
* [http://www.srpsmuseum.org.uk/ The Collection website]
* [http://www.srpsdiesel.co.uk/ The Diesel Group website]
* [http://www.srpssteam.com/ The Steam Group website]

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[[Category:Transport in Falkirk (council area)]]
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Falkirk (council area)]]
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[[Category:1979 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1979]]