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Scottish Railway Preservation Society

The Scottish Railway Preservation Society originally set up camp at Falkirk, where they had preserved two examples of Scottish steam: a North British 0-6-0 Maude, and a Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T, as well as an LNER 4-4-0 Morayshire.

Between my two visits to the SRPS in 1980 and then in 1986, the Scottish Railway Preservation Society had moved camp to Borrowstounness (usually abbreviated to just Bo'ness), to a fragment of line now called the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway. The day I was there in June 1986 was the one day of decent weather we had all year!

My Visit in 1980

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 78625 bytes, pixels Date : 24 Aug 1980, catalogued 09 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10327 Description : A Barclay 0-6-0T at Falkirk.

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 59316 bytes, pixels Date : 24 Aug 1980, catalogued 09 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10332 Description : A Caledonian radial six-wheel guard's van at Falkirk.

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 78265 bytes, pixels Date : 24 Aug 1980, catalogued 09 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10328 Description : A Barclay 0-6-0T and LNER 4-4-0 Morayshire at Falkirk.

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 78579 bytes, pixels Date : 24 Aug 1980, catalogued 09 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10326 Description : This 0-6-0 loco was built at Cowlairs in 1891, and saw service on the Western Front during World War 1. In honour of this service, several of these locos were named after military figures: in this case, Lt-Gen Sir Stanley Maude. At the time preserved by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society at its base in Falkirk, this loco is now on display in the Scottish Railway Exhibition.

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 88119 bytes, pixels Date : 24 Aug 1980, catalogued 09 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10329 Description : Another view of Maude at Falkirk.

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 44930 bytes, pixels Date : 24 Aug 1980, catalogued 10 Mar 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 10333 Description : Another view of Maude at Falkirk.

My Visit in 1986

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 86872 bytes, pixels Date : Jun 1986, catalogued 13 Nov 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 14604 Description : The Bo'ness Iron Foundry once had sufficient rail traffic to warrant a siding connection -- but not any more.

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 129378 bytes, pixels Date : Jun 1986, catalogued 07 Nov 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 14594 Description : The gardeners at SRPS do the railway proud!

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 100037 bytes, pixels Date : Jun 1986, catalogued 13 Nov 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 14607 Description : The railway scene at Kinneil.

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 122596 bytes, pixels Date : Jun 1986, catalogued 07 Nov 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 14588 Description : A beautifully restored Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T number 419 on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway. This locomotive is described in more detail at its own page on the SRPS museum page.

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 67200 bytes, pixels Date : Jun 1986, catalogued 07 Nov 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 14589 Description : The author's wife and youngest son pose with CR419 at Bo'ness.

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 56326 bytes, pixels Date : Jun 1986, catalogued 07 Nov 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 14590 Description : 419 choofs past while shunting.

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 105087 bytes, pixels Date : Jun 1986, catalogued 07 Nov 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 14595 Description : CR419 takes water at Bo'ness.

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 125215 bytes, pixels Date : Jun 1986, catalogued 07 Nov 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 14597 Description : CR419 takes water at Bo'ness.

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 139477 bytes, pixels Date : Jun 1986, catalogued 07 Nov 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 14599 Description : CR419 is framed against the wrought iron footbridge at Bo'ness, while she does some shunting.

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 125877 bytes, pixels Date : Jun 1986, catalogued 13 Nov 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 14600 Description : More shunting at Bo'ness -- this picture taken from the wrought iron bridge.

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 117030 bytes, pixels Date : Jun 1986, catalogued 13 Nov 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 14602 Description : Having completed her shunting, CR419 is framed once again against the wrought iron footbridge at Bo'ness

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 91167 bytes, pixels Date : Jun 1986, catalogued 13 Nov 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 14606 Description : CR419 poses at Kinneil

Image : dir=br/srps/ page=index 93006 bytes, pixels Date : Jun 1986, catalogued 13 Nov 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 14608 Description : An 1899 Barclay 0-4-0T at Kinneil being checked over by the author's son.

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