Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway

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The Scottish Railway Preservation Society operates the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway, which has been developed since 1979 on a green-field site by the south shore of the Firth of Forth. Several historic buildings have been obtained and re-erected to provide a traditional railway setting. Bo'ness station opened in 1981. The line was extended to Kinneil in 1987 and to Birkhill in 1989. The passenger service now operates to Birkhill, where the fireclay mine is open to the public. 
 
Early in 1990 the remaining section of the line was relaid to provide a connection with the BR Edinburgh to Glasgow main line at Manuel, where it is intended that a new station will be constructed. In the meantime this line is used for the movement of locomotives and carriages, and has allowed the SRPS Railtours train to be based at Bo'ness since 1991. It also enables locomotives from other preservation groups to visit the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway, as in the case of former LMS 'Black Fives' 44871 Sovereign, 5407 & 44767 George Stephenson, 8F 48151, LNER K1 2005, K4 3442 The Great Marquess, A2 60532 Blue Peter& A4 60009 Union of South Africa, and BR Standard Four 75014.

The Steam Locomotives based at Bo'ness include:
Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T No.419
North British Railway C Class No.673 Maude
Neilson Reid 0-6-0T Coltness Iron Co. Ltd. No.1 Lord Roberts
LNER D49 Class 4-4-0 No.246 Morayshire
British Railways Standard 2-6-4T No.80105

The Diesel Locomotives based at Bo'ness include:
BR 0-6-0 08443 (D3558) Built in 1958 at Derby Works.
BR Bo-Bo D8020 (20020) Built in 1959 by Robert Stevenson & Hawthorn, Darlington.
BR Bo-Bo D7585 (25235) Built in 1961 at Darlington Works.
BR Bo-Bo D5341 (27001) and D5351 (27005) Built in 1961 by Birmingham Carriage & Wagon Company.
BR Bo-Bo 47643 (47269/D1970) Built in 1966 at Crewe Works.
BR 'Swindon' DMU Built in 1956/59 at Swindon Works.

The Coaches
Most trains on the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway are formed of former British Railways Mk1 coaches which were built in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The set of coaches used for the normal services are painted in the green and cream LNER Tourist livery. For some special events when longer trains are required some of the SRPS Railtours maroon liveried coaches are used.
On certain special occasions coaches from the historic collection are used. These include two Caledonian coaches which were built in 1921

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Opening Hours:

Standard timetable runs April to October please contact the above for timetables.

Admission:

Railway (Bo'ness-Birkhill Return)
Adult £6
Child £3
Concession £5
Family(2A+3C) £15

Birkhill Fireclay Mine
Adult £3.10
Child £2.10
Concession £2.60
Family(2A+3C) £8.25

Scottish Railway Exhibition
Adult £1
Child FREE
Concession £1
Family(2A+3C) £2

Joint tickets - Railway and Mine
Adult £9
Child £5
Concession £7.50
Family(2A+3C) £23

Single Rail tickets either direction- Bo'ness - Birkhill
Adult £3
Child £1.50
Concession £2.50
Family(2A+3C) £7.50

Single Rail tickets either direction- Bo'ness - Kinneil
Adult £1.50
Child £0.80
Concession £1.30
Family(2A+3C) £3.80

Season Tickets
Adult £30
Child £15
Concession £25
Family(2A+3C) £75