Preserved Diesels at Boness
Diesel Gala - July 2012  

Class 47 at Bo'ness

Bo'ness Diesel Gala 2012
Saturday, July 28 under a threatening sky.  The Class 47 awaits its turn of duty while Class 37 gets the right away for Birkhill - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Class 37 at Birkhill, SRPS Class 37 37175
37175 runs round its train at Birkhill for the return run to Bo'ness - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Class 27 27001 at Bo'ness Class 27 27001 at Birkhill
Double headed from Bo'ness to Birkhill where Class 27 runs round the train to leave the 26 on the rear  - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Birkhill Station SRPS Birkhill and Class 27 diesel
27001 having run round its train waits in the passing loop at Birkhill - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
BR Class 27 27001 Class 27 leaving Birkhill
Displaying 1H46 as the train identification number 27001 reverses on to its train and awaits the right away. After train identification displays were discontinued they were often replaced by the two white dots as shown on the other end of 27001 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Class 26 26024 at Birkhill BR Class 26 26024
26024 brings up the rear as the train heads back to Bo'ness  - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
BR Class 47 47270 at Birkhill BR Class 47 arriving at Birkhill
The next train to arrive was a run-through headed by 47270 en route to Manuel (left). After having run round its train at Manuel the 47 is about to stop at Birkhill on the return run to Bo'ness (right).  The "Z" in the train identification number signified a special - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Bo'ness Class 47 47270 Bo'ness Class 47 47643
47270 back at Bo'ness where it teamed up with red striped ScotRail Class 47-6, 47643.  All ScotRail 47-7s engaged on the push pull services between Edinburgh and Glasgow as well as Aberdeen-Edinburgh/Glasgow eventually acquired ScotRail blue stripe livery - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Bo'ness signal gantry Bo'ness JT42CWR T1 Class 66 66763
As a Class 02 and 09 top and tail a working from Birkhill, visiting modern Class 66 of GBRf (66727) - a Canadian-built JT42CWR-T1- waits to join its train  - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
BR Class 02 shunter BR Class 09 shunter
Class 02 D2767 heads for the bay platform with Class 09 D3558 at the rear about to deliver the line token  - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
JT42CWR T1 Class 66 66763 JT42CWR T1 Class 66 66763
Class 66 66727 gets under way for a non-stop run to Manuel where, although there is no station there is a connexion to the national network  - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
BR BR Class 47-6 47643
The 47s are readied for a double headed run to Manuel - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Bo'ness signal box and Class 47 Bo'ness signal box and Class 02
Shortly after 47270 cleared the points the Class 02 took its 1950s BR liveried Mark 1 stock into the siding  - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Then the rain came!  PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
The 47s run out to reverse back onto their train - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Passing the distant and home signals at Bo'ness returning from Manuel behind the 47s - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Longannet
Longannet power station viewed across the River Forth as the train arrives at Bo'ness - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
The Class 26 - 26038 - waiting to back on to its train for the final run of the day - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
BR Class 26 26038
As the Class 26 runs out on to the main line the sun makes an appearance - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
BR Class 26 26038 at Manuel
End of the day and end of the line where the 26 runs round its train at Manuel before making the return non-stop run to Bo'ness.  The connexion to the main Edinburgh Glasgow line is seen leading off to the right - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Summer 2013

Bo'ness MPD, Wednesday 31 July 2013 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow  
Class 37 37175 Class 37 37175
Restored ex-British Rail Class 37, 37175 restored and in West Highland livery was used to operate the last train of the day - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Class 37 37175 Class 47 47643
Ex-British Rail Class 37, 37175 (above);  class 27, 27001 and Scotrail Executive liveried 47, 47643 taken at Bo'ness on 15 June 2013 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Forth Bridges
Forth Bridges taken from the same location as right above - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Rosyth Dockyard The first of the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers takes shape at BAe Systems' Yard  formerly H M Naval Base, Rosyth - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow

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