Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway

Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway is a railway turntable in Falkirk, Scotland. Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway is situated near Bo’ness railway station, as well as near the railway station Wormit Station Building.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bo’ness railway station and Museum of Scottish Railways.

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.

Museum of Scottish Railways

Museum

Photo: Macfack, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Museum of Scottish Railways is situated 490 feet east of Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway.

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 1,400 feet west of Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway.

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 Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway.

Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway

Type: Railway turntable
Category: transport
Location: Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.01838° or 56° 1′ 6″ north

Longitude

-3.60138° or 3° 36′ 5″ west

Operator

Scottish Railway Preservation Society

Open location code

9C8R299X+9C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 357830892

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=turntable

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wormit Station Building and Bo’ness Dock.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Coal Order Office and Bo’ness Signal Box.

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