Our collection is based at Bo’ness, on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, sixteen miles west of Edinburgh. The picture above shows some of our star railway vehicles. We also have a significant object and archive collection, illustrating the history of railways in Scotland, a history which of course is still being written.
Bo’ness is the terminus of the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway, where the collection can be seen in action. Railway heritage items not currently operating are displayed in the Scottish Railway Exhibition, beside Bo'ness Station. Some items are kept in buildings which do not have public access - we can arrange special access on request, including days and at times outwith our advertised opening times.
This website presents the SRPS railway collection, and will take you into the world of Scottish railways. Details of the website editor and authors are available on the About this Site page. We welcome constructive comments, corrections and additional information. Please use the Feedback Form.
We have been informally advised that on April 30th we were awarded full Accreditation status, as the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway,
by the Museums, Libraries & Archives Council.
Accreditation is the UK national quality assessment scheme for museums, and the award demonstrates that the museum has achieved
defined national standards relating to governance, visitor services and collection management.
James Robertson, Chairman of the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, said
"We are delighted to have been granted full Accreditation.
Our historic collection is nationally important and is cared for and presented to the highest possible standard.
This award demonstrates that we are on the right track." We are allowing ourselves a brief period of rejoicing.
Now you can visit Bo'ness station and the railway Exhibition without leaving home! Follow this
link to Parthian Systems web page . This opens a new browser window. Then click "Explore - SRPS Railway" in the right hand pane. Once you learn how to navigate (it's easy),
you can take the tour. This site is experimental, but we like it!
It may take a little while to load, and will work best in Internet Explorer or Safari browsers.
It works fine in Firefox, except that the videos are not available.
