Bo'ness station. The Military displays were due to a special themed day which coincided with my visit. 2304x1728 2005-07-02 17:37:54 Buy Print |
Another view of Bo'ness station. 2304x1728 2005-07-02 17:38:39 Buy Print |
Narrow-gauge 0-4-0 tank engine 2304x1728 2005-07-02 14:43:58 Buy Print |
Not just Bus Garages that double as scrapyards then... **Thanks to Duncan Harris, who tells me that this cab comes from 50037 'Illustrious, a class 50 locomotive** 2304x1728 2005-07-02 14:45:33 Buy Print |
Steam Locomotive Crane #6, built in 1942 by Andrew Barclay & Sons, Kilmarnock. Used in Glengarnock Steelworks. 2304x1728 2005-07-02 14:52:47 Buy Print |
Number 65243 'Maud,' an 0-6-0 locomotive built in 1895 by Neilson & Co. of Glasgow. 2304x1728 2005-07-02 14:54:04 Buy Print |
Driver's eye view from 'Maud' 2304x1728 2005-07-02 14:56:36 Buy Print |
I hate tailgaters, don't you... 2304x1728 2005-07-02 14:56:55 Buy Print |
The culprit: BR Type 2 Diesel-Electric "BoBo" Locomotive #27005, of 1961 vintage. 2304x1728 2005-07-02 14:58:53 Buy Print |
North British Railway 0-4-0 shunter #42 (So THAT's the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything...) 2304x1728 2005-07-02 15:05:08 Buy Print |
Built in 1876 by Neilston & Co is 'Kelton Fell,' an 0-4-0 ST locomotive. 2304x1728 2005-07-02 15:08:53 Buy Print |
Barclay's-built Diesel shunter #1 2304x1728 2005-07-02 15:09:49 Buy Print |
FV432 Armoured Personnel Carrier. You might have guessed this is not a Steam Locomotive... 2304x1728 2005-07-02 15:11:42 Buy Print |
North British Railway #256 'Glen Douglas,' a 4-4-0 steam Loco built by that company at their Cowlairs works, Glasgow, in 1913. 2304x1728 2005-07-02 15:13:07 Buy Print |
An electric "steeple-cap" locomotive, built in 1940 for use at Fairfields Shipyard, Govan, back in the days when we actually had a thriving shipbuilding industry on the Clyde. 2304x1728 2005-07-02 15:16:05 Buy Print |
A former Scotrail class 303 EMU (Electric Multiple Unit) 2304x1728 2005-07-02 15:41:23 Buy Print |
London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) 4-4-0 steam locomotive #246, 'Morayshire' - built in 1928 at that company's Doncaster works, and seen here in need of a drink at Bo'ness station. 2304x1728 2005-07-02 15:48:59 Buy Print |
14901, a class 14 diesel shunter, and looking somewhat the worse for wear. (Thanks to Duncan Harris for type info here) 2304x1728 2005-07-02 16:07:42 Buy Print |
Another view of 'Morayshire,' much the better for slaking her thirst. 2304x1728 2005-07-02 16:10:16 Buy Print |
Former Caledonian Railways#419, a class 439, 0-4-4t tank loco, standing at Birkhill station, the far terminus of the route. A railway worker, who obviously didn't move quickly enough as the train approached, is seen recovering on the left...(Thanks to Duncan Harris for the type info on this loco.) 2304x1728 2005-07-02 17:03:04 Buy Print |
A view of Birkhill station. In the days of Steam travel, it was a tradition for passengers to have their wrists and ankles bound, before alighting from the train - a tradition which apparently survives to this day... 2304x1728 2005-07-02 17:04:51 Buy Print |
#419 in the process of moving to the 'back' of the train for the return journey. 2304x1728 2005-07-02 17:07:10 Buy Print |
Final view of #419 before it was time to set off down the track again. 2304x1728 2005-07-02 17:07:35 Buy Print |
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