TEACHERS’ GUIDE TO AND TOUR OF THE MUSEUM AND RAILWAY

WELCOME! will enable you to tour round the site using this guide and plan accordingly. BRIEF TIMELINE OF SRPS The Museum can be accessed from the The Museum consists of two display 1961 – Scottish Railway car park in two ways: one from the Preservation Society (SRPS) galleries inside the main building and one footbridge over the railway line will formed. display area (The Display Shed) in a take you directly to the Museum (which 1965 – Depot at Falkirk opened. separate building along the walking this guide takes); the other, past the route. The first gallery has mostly 1967 – NBR no. 673, “Maude” station, along the walking route and locomotives and passenger carriages, as acquired. past the display shed (page 19) is well as a workshop area, with the second 1975 – Stockton & Darlington suitable for those who are unable to being predominantly devoted to the Centenary – CR 419 and climb the footbridge. If the station is “Morayshire” (acquired 1974) take array of goods vehicles which travelled open please look at the station part. on the railway in . Throughout buildings. Details are given on page 21 1979 – First new buildings at site the Museum is a wide array of artefacts Please see the map included in the pack in Bo’ness. First railway line laid. ranging from suitcases to railway signs. for details. 1981 – First passenger-carrying Please look at the sheet “Supporting trains run. HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE Teaching and Learning” in the Pack, 1985 – Falkirk Depot closes. which gives suggestions for pre and post- Railway stock all relocated to This guide is not intended as a script to visit activities as well as Curriculum links. Bo’ness. be used verbatim when talking to a class It would be good to make children 1986 – Line extended by 1½ miles or group. Instead, it is suggested that familiar with simple railway terminology to Kinneil Halt. you use the information within to and, for that reason, a glossary has been 1989 – Line extended to Birkhill. inform you of the things you feel are included in the pack that explains terms. Line now 3½ miles long. would relevant to the class and your A brief history of Britain’s Railways for 1991 – Line extended further to chosen outcomes. Certain of the teachers is also in the pack and may be Manuel. Now connected to artefacts and exhibits are marked on the - main line. used for reference where appropriate. guide with a letter. This corresponds to 1995- Scottish Railway Exhibition particular topics, e.g. V for Victorians, W Please also use the Hazard Guide in opens. for Railways at War. the Education Pack to inform your 2011 – Passenger services now run to Manuel. As well as details of the Museum and own Risk Assessment and be aware railway exhibits, this guide also gives that the railway site is a working 2013 – Platform at Manuel opened. suggestions for teacher input and the environment. sorts of answers which would be

expected from the pupils.

It is recommended that teachers take We do hope that you enjoy your visit to advantage of a free pre-visit visit, which the Museum and Railway!

THE MUSEUM OF SCOTTISH RAILWAYS Teachers’ Guide and Tour of the Museum and Railway ©SRPS 2014 KEY TO SYMBOLS USED IN THIS GUIDE & TOUR

Victorians – these exhibits should be of particular interest to those looking at the Victorian Era.

World War – exhibits which are connected with either or World War II

The rectangular boxes either in or beside the photos refer to activity sheets which refer to particular R1 parts of or exhibits in the Museum. You will find them in the Activities Sheets section of the Education Pack. These can either be completed in the Museum or in class.

There are photos of many exhibits as well as text boxes containing questions which you may want to ask the pupils. Suitable answers are also given. These are grouped beside the photos so that exhibits are easily identified.

CONTENTS OF THE GUIDE & TOUR

From The Footbridge to The Railway Yard pages 3-4

The Museum of Scottish Railways: First Gallery pages 5-12

The Museum of Scottish Railways: Second Gallery pages 13-18

The Display Shed pages 19-20

The Station & Surroundings page 21

Restoration & Conservation page 22

Please note that some exhibits in the Museum of Scottish Railways may be temporarily removed or their positions within the Museum changed. The information in this guide is correct at the time of writing.

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WELCOME TO THE MUSEUM

& RAILWAY! Watch out! Trains About!

Begin by taking the walking route over the lattice footbridge. If you are using the walking route past the station and towards the Display Shed (page ) then please start at page 18.

 This footbridge is composed of the platform-mounted bridge from Murthly, on the Perth- route by the , with an additional seven steps and brick supports added to give height over the line.  It was built by the Highland Railway using a standard design for stations and many other examples were built in the same way, e.g. the one at is still The lattice footbridge standing and is virtually identical.

Stop just before the signal box

 This was a standard Caledonian design brought from Garnqueen South Junction, near , dismantled and rebuilt here..

Suggested Teacher Input Desired Pupil Responses

Signals; point out the Used to tell the train driver when it is safe to go signals. What are they forward. Needed to prevent trains from colliding used for and why? How with each other. The signal arm lowers and the does the driver know when driver is free to start the train forward. If it is it is safe to move the train? horizontal he must stay where he is. The signal R15 arms can either be red/white or yellow/white on the front. The Caledonian Signal Box What do you think is There is a frame of levers inside controlling the inside the signal box? points and signals. They are moved using a system of metal rods How do the levers make controlled by the movement of the levers. You the points and signals can see the rods coming out of the front of the move? box. THE MUSEUM OF SCOTTISH RAILWAYS Teachers’ Guide and Tour of the Museum and Railway ©SRPS 2014 3

Next, walk along towards the gate marked “Museum Entrance”. Make sure that none of the pupils go near the dock basin on the left. Before you go through you will notice a yard on the right.

 The goods shed was built in the early 1980s and is a modern building, built with help from the Manpower Services Commission.  The Goods Office came from Dunfermline Upper station and was built by the . Just like the other old buildings it was dismantled and rebuilt here at Bo’ness. Dunfermline Upper closed in 1968.

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What do you see in the Goods Different types of wagons; Track beside a Yard? shed with a canopy over one side; A ; a small office building

What do you think would Wagons would be brought to the shed where M3, M5-8 happen here to what is in the they would be unloaded and their contents wagons? put onto a lorry or cart or on to a different The Goods Shed wagon. The crane would be used to help with moving loads to/from open wagons. Why would they need an office The paperwork would be completed here. in the yard? This is where all the goods in and out of the yard would be recorded in a ledger.

Walk along the pathway. To your right you will notice another yard full of various bits and pieces of railway engines and rolling stock.

Suggested Teacher Input Desired Pupil Responses

What can you see in the yard? Railway items: rails; wheels; bogies (wheeled trucks from carriages); metal box container; steam locomotive parts etc. Why do you think these things Old trains about to be scrapped; they could are here and where could they be used for spares; they were not needed; not have come from? enough room inside to keep them. A Loco waits in the Yard

Walk further along the path and you will see some more objects on the left hand side.

 These are rails, parts from signals and then a buffer stop.  Just above the Museum sign is a semaphore signal.  This was of the type used before the use of colour light signals.

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THE MUSEUM OF SCOTTISH RAILWAYS: FIRST GALLERY R15 Suggested Teacher Input Desired Pupil Responses What can you see in beside the Buffer stops, parts from signals, rails. path? Where would you usually find They would be placed on the ends of a track the buffer stops and why? so that anything on the line would be stopped from going any further, e.g. wagons

What would the structure in It is a semaphore signal, used to hold trains Signals at the Museum front of the Museum be used until it is safe for them to proceed along the for? track.

How do you think it worked? The signal arm changed position and indicated whether or not it was safe to go. If the arm is horizontal it means “danger”. It was used before colour light signals (just like traffic lights) became the norm.

Enter the Museum through the double doors. The first engine you will see is the Great North of Scotland Railway passenger locomotive, “Gordon Highlander” on loan from Glasgow Museums. You will be able to see this more closely from the walkway later. You will see that there are other, smaller exhibits such as a bicycle with basket and station name sign () On the right hand side is an unusual exhibit. This is a locomotive with a crane attached

 It is a crane , built in 1942 by Andrew Barclay & Son for Colville’s, steel producers.  It was donated to the Museum by British Steel Corporation.  It was originally brought to the Museum in a poor condition and was restored by one of the volunteers.  Locos of this type would have been used in a steelworks where it was used to lift furnace scrap using an electromagnet which was hung on the hook.  It would also have been used in to lift heavy metal plates. Colville’s Crane Locomotive  Point out that not all things come to the Museum in perfect condition. (restored) Suggested Teacher Input Desired Pupil Responses

Does anyone know what term Restoration we use to describe when someone repairs something to make it look like new again? There is another term we use Conservation or preservation when we talk about keeping something from the past as it was originally.

What do you think this could Lifting heavy weights; other answers as Colville’s Crane Locomotive have been used for? detailed above (when new in 1942)

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Look to the other side of the crane. There you will see a small vehicle sitting on rails. There are also signalling diagrams and two colour light signals. The signals and the point on the track are worked from a control panel on the left. You must set the signals correctly before the points can be moved to the other position. Either you or the pupils can work the signals and points from the panel.

 The vehicle is an unpowered Wickham trailer, which would have been hauled by a powered rail trolley.  It would have been used to transport permanent way staff (track workers and others) to a particular point on a line.  Nowadays inspection and track work is often done mechanically using motorised equipment which travels along the track. There is no need now for vehicles such as the trolley and trailer, although similar ones are used on the Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway. Wickham Trailer & Signals  The signals and points are electrically interlocked to prevent one being set against the other.

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Why do you think the points Both the signals have to be set at red before the won’t work sometimes? points can be moved.

Why does this happen? The signals and points are interlocked for safety reasons. If it was not for safety systems like this there could be a crash. Signalling Diagram See if you can find out what It was used to transport workers from one part the trailer was used for. of the railway line to another.

Why would it not be used Not needed as most track checking is done now? using machines which pass over the track.

Just behind the crane tank loco is a small black locomotive with a . This is “C” Class 0-6-0 No. 65243 “Maude”. The children can go onto the steps and go into the cab of this loco.

 “Maude” was built in 1891 by Neilson & Co, , Glasgow, one of 168 members of the “C” Class, designed in 1888 by Matthew Holmes for the North British Railway. Later designated the J36 Class by the LNER.  It was rebuilt at Cowlairs Works, Glasgow in 1915 and shipped over to to help with the war effort along with 24 locomotives of the same Class. The loco came back to Britain in 1919.  It was withdrawn in 1966 after a service of 75 years hauling freight trains.  Its last shed was Bathgate (64F) after which it was bought by the SRPS, restored to working condition and repainted in NBR lined goods livery, numbered 673.  In 1980, “Maude” took part in the 150th Anniversary celebrations of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and went to Rainhill, Liverpool under its own steam.  The engine is called “Maude” after Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stanley “Maude” in the Museum Maude, who commanded British forces in the successful Mesopotamian (now Iraq) campaign between July 1916 and March 1917. Lt. Gen Maude died on 18th November 1917 from cholera. THE MUSEUM OF SCOTTISH RAILWAYS Teachers’ Guide and Tour of the Museum and Railway ©SRPS 2014 6

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Find out why the locomotive is called The loco was named after Lt. Gen “Maude”. Frederick Stanley Maude, a successful British General of WW1.

What kind of trains do you think Freight or goods trains – not “Maude” would have hauled? passenger. “Maude”

Why do you think that this locomotive It was reliable and easy to maintain. It was picked to go to support the Army in was small, so could travel over many France during WW1? different routes.

See if you can find out which company British Railways emblem “Maude” carries.

As mentioned before, on the left hand side of the Crane Tank locomotive, is a large green locomotive. This is “Gordon Highlander” and the children can go onto the raised walkway to see the cab and controls.

 “Gordon Highlander” is on loan from Glasgow Museums.  It is a 4-4-0 and was built in 1920 for the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow.  It wears GNoSR Green livery, but never carried this until 1958.  It was originally painted in lined black when in service. “Gordon Highlander”  It carries the GNSR coat of arms on the splasher above the front driving wheel.  The cab has no seats for the driver or fireman  The two white lamps on either side at the front show that this was used to pull express passenger trains, i.e. ones which did not stop at intermediate stations.  Behind “Gordon Highlander”, on the wall, is a large display of railway signs R18 from around Scotland. Suggested Teacher Input Desired Pupil Responses

What do you think this It was used to pull passenger coaches on “Gordon Highlander” locomotive would have been express trains. Inside the tender used for? See if you can find out what Great North of Scotland Railway (written on GNSR means. the information board and on the crest) Who would be in the cab? The driver and the fireman.

What do you think it would Hot (heat from firebox); Cold (Wind from have been like to work in the speed of travel); Wet at the rear if it is cab of a steam train? raining; Cramped for two people to be working together; Noisy. Uncomfortable for both – no seats.

Can you think what any of the Brake, whistle, reversing lever, regulator controls do? (changes speed) Which job would you have Probably driver, as fireman had to keep preferred: driver or fireman? shovelling coal to keep train going, but driver had responsibility for train itself.

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On the right of the Permanent exhibition is a Car. The 1935 livery this carries can be seen on the far side, which also house the car’s doors at either end.

 The Glasgow Subway is the third oldest underground railway system in the world, after and Budapest  Construction began in 1891 and was completed in 1896.  When it opened, it was the world’s first cable hauled subway system, powered by a stationary steam engine, a method adopted in San Francisco.  It has a of 4ft, narrower than the standard gauge of 4ft 8 ½ inches.  A clutch system allowed cars to grip the constantly moving cable when they needed to travel, and let go of it when they were to come to a stop. Glasgow Subway Car No. 55  The route was composed of two – one running clockwise (outer) and the other anti-clockwise (inner).  All 15 stations had central island platforms, so there were doors only on the one platform-facing side of each car. The other side had two electrical pick-ups which slid along rails placed on the walls.  The system was converted to 600V DC electrification in 1935 – the anti-clockwise line was electrified first.  The type of car seen here was used until 1977 when the system was completely closed for modernisation. Subway Car Interior  Car 55, as seen here, was built in 1901 as a gripper car and converted to electricity in November 1935.  This car, like all the others, was originally built with lattice end doors but these were removed for safety reasons and replaced with solid doors.  It was restored to its 1935 colours (on the non-door side only) in 1996 by Heritage Engineering of New and stored at Glasgow Underground’s workshops in .  It came to the Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway in March 2015 where a special Driver’s Controls section of narrow 4ft gauge track had to be laid to accommodate it. Suggested Teacher Input Desired Pupil Responses Why are there doors on one side The platform was on one side of the car only only? and the electrical connections for lighting were on the other – too dangerous to have doors on that side. All platforms were in the middle of the stations. What differences do you notice The subway car is much set much lower and between the Subway Car and is far smaller than the coach. Seats are Glasgow Corporation Emblem the railway carriage beside it? placed along the sides of the car because there would be no room for them across the interior. Driving cab at one end. Track is narrower gauge than the carriage. From where would the subway There would be a driver who would control car be driven? the car’s movement from the cab at one end by using the controls.

Why would there be a need for The city streets would be busy with traffic a subway in Glasgow? and pedestrians. It is an easy way of getting Subway Map (pre-1977) across the city quickly. Before electricity was used, how Steam engines could have been used, but the might the system be powered smoke and steam would pollute the tunnels and what problems would this below and the streets above. A cable hauled have caused? Does anyone system was used, powered from a central know what was used? stationary steam engine. THE MUSEUM OF SCOTTISH RAILWAYS Teachers’ Guide and Tour of the Museum and Railway ©SRPS 2014 7a

THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION

Just past the Children’s Play Area is the Permanent Exhibition, which is split into three sections. Making Scotland’s Railways includes: R12a, R13, 14, 19  Details of the five main pre-1923 Scottish Railway companies.  A railway chair (track support); a theodolite (c. 1870s) used&6 in the building of Scotland’s railways; a water column from Grangemouth, used to fill the tanks of a steam locomotive;  Warning notice (pre 1870) for track workers.  Displays: Bridges, Making Railways, Railway Mania, Safety, The , Railway History

Running Scotland’s Railways includes: R15,21,22 M5,6,7

 Two 00 scale models of Alloa Station – one from the 1920s and one from the 1960s. These show the changes in the station&6 layout because of &6 changes in goods traffic. (Buttons can be pressed here to highlight parts of the display).  A semaphore signal.  Displays: Railway People, Running the Trains, Closed Railways, Signalling, Goods, Railway Hotels, Marketing.

Using Scotland’s Railways includes: M8 R15

 Full size railway platform gas lamp from (Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway). &6  Displays of signalling equipment (telegraph & communication equipment & tablet (token) holder - tablets & tokens used on single track lines as a safety measure), destination boards and uniform items.  Displays: The Main Line, Holidays & Outings, Royal Trains, Royal Mail. The Permanent Exhibition

At the far end, on the right of the temporary exhibitions area is a carriage. This is a saloon from the Great North of Scotland Railway and, on the outside, is in good condition.

©SRPS 2014  It was originally built in 1898.  It was rebuilt for King Edward VII as a royal saloon in 1901.  It is the only Royal carriage built for or by a Scottish railway.  It was used mainly in Aberdeenshire when the King holidayed at Balmoral.  It was going to be cut up but was saved from destruction 24 hours before this King Edward VII’s saloon happened.

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Why do you think the King No other forms of quick transport; cars travelled on the railway? very primitive at this time; was very comfortable for him to travel this way. No motorways to make road travel quick and easy. V2 What do you think it would be Pupils give their own ideas, e.g. soft chairs like inside? and cushions, beds, tables etc. King Edward VII’s saloon (works plate) It was used mainly in The King had a castle at Balmoral, in Aberdeenshire. Why do you Aberdeenshire, where he stayed on holiday. think this happened?

What would you have in your Pupils give own ideas. own carriage?

At the back of the building are several items which are being restored in the Workshop Area. This includes a 1957-built BR Mk1DMU TFRB carriage

 TFRB stands for Trailer First Restaurant Buffet. First Class Passengers could sit and have a meal at the tables which were at one end. At the other end was a buffet counter for Standard Class passengers.  It is part of the Class 126 DMU which is in the Display Shed.  It is being renovated to restore it to working condition and has also had asbestos lining removed, which is now recognised as being dangerous to health. If asbestos is broken the fibres can be breathed in and cause cancer.  Asbestos was used because of its fire-resistant properties.  Because the framework is visible, compare it to the G&SWR carriage opposite. The Mk.1 carriage is of steel framed construction with steel panels as opposed to the wooden framed and panelled G&SWR example.  In the Restaurant/Buffet there was some seating as well as a counter where people could buy food and take it back to their seats in other parts of the train.

Suggested Teacher Input Desired Pupil Responses

This is a Restaurant/Buffet. What Some people had seats. Others bought food does this mean? and went to their own seats elsewhere. What kind of food do you think Hot & cold drinks (coffee, tea, soft drinks you could get here? cans), sandwiches, sausage rolls, pies, crisps, sweets, etc. Why do you think this vehicle is It is being repaired. Bits of it need to be in the workshop? replaced. Maybe it was damaged - Metal fatigue/rust/corrosion

Point out that all vehicles on Pupils’ own ideas about safety railways need to be inspected regularly to check that they are safe to use.

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Walk along until you come to the second carriage on the right hand side. This has not been restored and shows visitors the construction methods of older carriages.

 This was built by the Glasgow and South Western Railway in 1914  It is of wooden panelled construction.  It is the only surviving G&SWR passenger carriage.  Carriages such as this cannot be used on the mainline railways for tours as they are not up to safety standards.  At one point an unwanted visitor lit a fire inside to keep himself warm!  Inside there is a corridor on one side with individual compartments on the other.

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What do you notice about this This has not been restored and is in a carriage compared to the King’s dilapidated condition. Panels missing and saloon beside it? not able to be used on the railway. Hole burned in one panel Why do you think it has been left It lets us see how carriages were made; like this? possibly expensive to restore; restoration needs money and time etc. How do you think it was Mostly wood for frame and panels; metal constructed? for underframe, wheels and bogies; glass for windows What do you think today’s Metal frames and metal panels; toughened railway carriages are made from? double glazed windows Why might this carriage not be as Not as strong as metal; vehicles crumple in safe as today’s railway carriages? a crash; glass not as tough as nowadays. G&SWR wood-panelled carriage Just to the rear of the GSWR coach is a fish van, used to transport fish from the ports to the fish markets in the towns and cities.

 The Victorians’ diet changed greatly as, before railways, it was difficult to get fish quickly to the market. Only those who lived near the coast or near suitable rivers had a diet which contained fresh fish.  Before this some fish was preserved by smoking or salting, e.g. herrings, kippers etc. so that it could be taken on long journeys. smokies, etc. Also pickling was used as a preservation method.  Fish vans were often attached to the back of passenger trains bound for the cities.  Lines such as to , Kyle of and were built for fish traffic. V6  If there was a large catch at the harbour a special train would be laid on to deal with it.  The van in the Museum was built by the LMS in 1946.  Up until the 1970s, the wooden fish boxes would have been cooled by being packed with ice for the journey. The ice was kept in cold conditions (ice houses) after being gathered up in winter. LMS Fish Van Suggested Teacher Input Desired Pupil Responses

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©SRPS 2014 10 How could they keep the fish cool Crushed ice was packed, surrounding the before the use of refrigeration? fish boxes on the journey. Can you think of any other ways Pickling, salting, and smoking fish of preserving fish without ice or refrigeration? Why would the fish vans be If it was at the front the smell of the fish attached to the back of a would spread throughout the rest of the passenger train and not the front? train, especially in warm weather when windows are opened for ventilation.

Behind you is a raised walkway. You can choose to take the pupils on this just now or, if not, skip to page 13, where the tour continues through the doors and into the second museum building.

On either side of the walkway you will find locomotives, coaches and vans. On the left you will see a Diesel no. 27005 in BR Blue.

R2a  The diesel is a Type 2 Class 27 built in 1961.  It was used on the between Glasgow and Mallaig. The Class 27 Diesel  It was originally painted in BR Green livery.  The “Highland Stag” painted on the side is the emblem of Inverness Rail Depot.

The inside of the loco’s cab is visible as you walk along. Allow groups of children to look inside so they can see the controls and layout.

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What do you think powers this It is a diesel powered locomotive. engine? Can you see the differences Cab at either end; no tender; all in one between it and the steam piece; cabs enclosed; different controls; R5 engines? bigger windows at front Why do you think they had a They did not have to turn the engine round; “Highland Stag” logo drivers’ cab at either end? made it quicker to work a train from the front of the engine

What do you think it would have Easier controls; easier to see out of; more been like to drive one of these comfortable; better in bad weather; pupils’ compared to a steam loco? other suggestions

On the right side of the walkway is a Highland Railway 6 wheel carriage. The children can see into the compartments inside through the windows.

 This was built in 1909 at Lochgorm Works on a steel underframe.  It has three third and three first class compartments.  At one end the first class compartment is a coupe version with additional windows for the passengers to see the views.  It was withdrawn from service in 1944 after being used on trains between Highland Railway Inverness and Strathpeffer (this location is marked on the underframe 6 wheel carriage solebar.

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Compare this to the Duke of Much less ornate. Basic seats and ’s coach (see p. 12). decoration, less room to sit. Duke of What differences can you see? Sutherland’s saloon has chairs and sofas. What differences can you see Made of wood. Individual compartments, between this and today’s no connection with the next coach. Only 6 coaches? wheels. Why do you think the end It was a first class compartment and compartment has windows? windows would give a much better view of the journey. What do the “first” and “third” They show the different standards of signs mean? accommodation. First being the more expensive and third being the cheaper seats.

On the opposite side of the Mk1 coach being restored in the workshop you will see a large steam locomotive in need of much restoration.

 This is a Class 8F locomotive, designed by Sir William Stanier for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1935. It was designated as a heavy goods locomotive and was adopted by the War Department as its standard freight locomotive of World War II.  As such, WD no. 554 (Turkish Railways no. 45170) was part of a batch of 25 locomotives which were intended for service in .  It was built for the War Department at North British Limited’s Springburn works in Glasgow in 1942  Its 2-8-0 wheelbase and small driving wheels allowed the locomotive to spread its weight while giving maximum power and adhesion.  The locomotive began its career working for the LMS and was shipped to Turkey in 1943, the last 8F to be shipped abroad during the war.  852 8F locos were built, making them the most numerous class of locomotives built in Britain.  The loco returned to Britain in 2010 and was put on show at the NRM’s Locomotion museum in Shildon, County Durham in 2011.  Before it was put on display at Bo’ness, on November 12th, 2014 it was briefly on display underneath the Finnieston Crane in Glasgow, the first time an NBL locomotive had been there for many years.

Suggested Teacher Input Desired Pupil Responses Why would a locomotive like this It was a class built in large numbers and be shipped abroad and end up in used to help move supplies during World Turkey? War II Look at the loco. Do you think It was a powerful locomotive which could this engine was needed for its haul long and heavy trains. Faster speed or its power? locomotives usually had larger wheels. What do you think the grille It is a cow catcher, which was used to push between the front buffers was aside animals and other obstructions, as used for? railways in Turkey have no fences around them and animals can often be found on the line. THE MUSEUM OF SCOTTISH RAILWAYS Teachers’ Guide and Tour of the Museum and Railway

Back on the walkway, to the left is a Highland Railway luggage van.

 The Highland Railway luggage van was built c. 1870. ©SRPS 2014  It was built in by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. 11a  The ventilated compartment at the end was used to house dogs R8

HR Luggage Van Behind “Gordon Highlander” on the right is an ornately decorated carriage which has figures seated inside. This is the Duke of Sutherland’s personal saloon.

 It was built in 1899 and is on loan from the National Railway Museum, York.  It was used by the Duke and friends to travel from England to Inverness.  Members of the public were not allowed into this.  It would be attached to a normal passenger train or pulled by the Duke’s own private locomotive. W2 V2  It was also used by Winston Churchill during WWII.  Its wood panels inside are made from Spanish Mahogany. The Duke of Sutherland’s Personal Saloon Suggested Teacher Input Desired Pupil Responses

Why would a luggage van be Many people took huge trunks on holiday. needed? Some clothes were very bulky. What do you think was carried in Dogs; other animals the ventilated compartment? Clue: it needed to breathe Why might someone want a Privacy; convenience; comfort; peace and private coach on a train? quiet; plenty of space to move around What would you want on your Pupils’ own suggestions own personal coach?

If you have already been to the second museum building then please turn to the end of page 18 for the continuation of the tour around the walking route, otherwise, please go to page 13!

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