Museum of Scottish Railways
The Museum of Scottish Railways is a railway museum operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society. It is based on the SRPS's large collection of railway artefacts from across Scotland. The museum is located at the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway, and is the largest building on site.
It is the largest railway museum in Scotland, consisting of three large buildings which contain heritage locomotives, coaches, wagons and other exhibits.
Collections
The Museum of Scottish Railways collection ranges from large locomotives, carriages, sleeping cars, wagons and signalling systems as well as smaller objects including oil cans, crockery, books and photographs. The core collection is a Recognised Collection of National Significance.
Rolling stock collections are anything which move on rails.
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.