The Museum of Scottish Railways is a railway museum operated by the

Scottish Railway Preservation Society The Scottish Railway Preservation Society is a charity, whose principal objective is the preservation and advancement of railway heritage in Scotland. The society's headquarters is at Bo'ness Borrowstounness (commonly known as Bo'ness ( )) i ...

. It is based on the Society's large collection of railway artefacts from across Scotland. The museum is located at the SRPS's headquarters at

Bo'ness Borrowstounness (commonly known as Bo'ness ( )) is a town and former burgh and seaport on the south bank of the Firth of Forth in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Historically part of the county of West Lothian, it is a place within the Fal ...

, and is the largest building on site. It is the largest railway museum in Scotland, consisting of three large buildings which contain heritage

locomotives A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually rather referred to as a multiple unit, motor coach, railcar or power car; the ...

, carriages and other exhibits.

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* Railway museums in Scotland Bo'ness {{UK-museum-stub