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.Photo: Macfack, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: railway museum in Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Scottish Railway Museum” and “The Museum of Scottish Railways”
- Address: Union Street, EH51 9AQ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bo’ness railway station and Hippodrome Cinema.
Bo’ness railway station
Railway station
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bo'ness railway station is a heritage railway station in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland. It is not the original Bo'ness railway station, which was located roughly a quarter mile west on Seaview Place, now the site of a car park. Bo’ness railway station is situated 380 feet southwest of Museum of Scottish Railways.
Hippodrome Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hippodrome Cinema in Bo'ness is an early example of a purpose-built cinema and thought to be the oldest such building surviving in Scotland. The cinema, which opened in 1912, was built for the Bo'ness cinematography pioneer Louis Dickson and designed by renowned local architect Matthew Steele. Hippodrome Cinema is situated 1,900 feet west of Museum of Scottish Railways.
St Andrews Parish Church, Grange Terrace, Bo’Ness
Church
Photo: Auldcathy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Andrews Parish Church, Grange Terrace, Bo’Ness is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Museum of Scottish Railways.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bo’ness and Muirhouses.
Bo’ness
Photo: LordHarris, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bo'ness is an industrial town in West Lothian in central Scotland, with a population of 15,400 in 2022. The main reason to visit is to ride the Bo'ness and Kinneil steam railway.
Muirhouses
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muirhouses is a small village which lies in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is located 1.1 miles south-east of Bo'ness, 2.1 miles north-northeast of Linlithgow and 8.0 miles east of Falkirk.
Preston Island
Locality
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Preston Island is a former artificial island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. The reclaimed land was once used for salt production, using local coal. It is part of Fife. Preston Island is situated 2 miles north of Museum of Scottish Railways.
Museum of Scottish Railways
- Categories: railway museum, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.01857° or 56° 1′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.599° or 3° 35′ 56″ westLevels
1Open location code
9C8R2C92+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 219766773OpenStreetMap feature
building=museumOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7437923
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Japanese—“Museum of Scottish Railways” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Museu del Ferrocarril d’Escòcia”
- Japanese: “スコットランド鉄道博物館”
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