snow surprise for Bo'ness

This was indeed a big surprise on the first day of the December 2023 Santa trains at my local heritage railway, the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway with a heavy overnight snowfall covering the whole of the railway and the town of Bo'ness.
I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and happy new year.

[@arthurdailey4514]

Was a great day, I was one of the train crew on the footplate of number 1, thats me pouring hot water onto the points and signalling mechanism. Got there in the end, all good fun. Cracking video btw 😁.

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Thank you so much for your comments and glad you enjoyed my video😃👍🎅🚂

[@captaintorch983]

A really lovely video, stunning snow scenes. Thanks to the railway's staff, and yourself for recording and posting it.

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Thank you so much for your comments and for enjoying my video yes the railway staff at Bo'ness are amazing😀👍🎅

[@DickusCopernicus]

Now I see the amount of snow, I am glad that I passed on my shift. Well done those who ran the Santa trains. That's a lot of tractive effort to get the train moving.

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Thanks Dave for your comments and to all the staff at the Bo'ness railway for all there efforts great job 😃🚂⛄🎅

[@davidcorbett62]

What a lovely vid of not only the railway but of life around Boness. Everyone out enjoying the snow and the train looked well packed. Really lovely. Thank you

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Dave thanks kind comments glad you enjoyed my video 😃🚂⛄🎅

[@davidcorbett62]

@@ecksfilesbonyuk8 I really did enjoy it. Now there was no Royal Scot or A4 thundering out of the station but that part of the vid didn’t matter, There was steam and diesel on show so everyone was happy, but it was the people, the dogs and families all out enjoying and coping with the weather as if it was an everyday occurrence. But thank you for capturing the essence of Bo’ness and its inhabitants

[@Steven_Rowe]

I still remember the big freeze of 62/63 , I was 9. Well I moved to Aus in 1972.and yes it snows in the mountains but really it is nowhere near as cold as blighty. I miss the seasons in the UK, believe me you can get sick of sunny cloudless days, and drought.

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Thank you Steven for your comments and memories so take care😀👍🎅🌲

[@Steven_Rowe]

​@ecksfilesbonyuk8 you also can't beat the sound od a good Birmingham Sulzer We had the class 26s working out of Kingscross in the late 50s, also the midland used them but for some reason they mostly wound up in Scotland

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

agreed, we miss Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere. Sitting on the beach with a glass of bubbles is not the same.😂

[@boblovell5789]

A treat from start to finish. Well captured in every respect. Glad to see the train well patronised. Certainly a good start to Christmas! Greetings to you and all the people involved up there.

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Bob thank you for your kind comments glad you enjoyed my video😄👍🚂

[@KoffieMoffie]

What a joy to see. 4 decades ago I lived in Edinburgh for 14 happy years and vividly remember the fun we had whenever it snowed despite the cold and inconvenience. I now live in Asia where snow is unknown so your beautifully observed images bring back the fondest of memories. Thank you so much.

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Thank you for watching my video Ian and for your happy memories of snow when living in Edinburgh so take care 😃👍🎅🌲🚂

[@Theorangeman.]

Loved this place when I visited summer time. Looks 100 times more awesome in the snow

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Glad you enjoyed😀👍🎅

[@shug831]

Steam always looks so good in the snow. Is that 8 coaches on, that's a lot of people!

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Hi, Hugh thanks for your comments and I must agree steam always looks good with some snow and the Bo'ness Santa trains are always fully booked so plenty coaches are required 😄👍🎅🌲🚂

[@Dewiart16]

Steam and snow - the perfect combination IMHO.

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Glad you enjoyed😃👍🎅

[@m1klgordon]

Delightful video. Thanks from snow free Dunblane!

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Thank you so much so take care😄👍🎅🌲

[@scottmcneil1150]

Fantatsic ! looks lovely, well done guys. Great to see the railway still going after all these years.

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Scott thank you so much for your comments so take care😄👍🎅🌲🚂

[@eduardsailer9228]

I visited this railway in summer of 2018 on a tour to Scottish museum railways. The tour was organized by a German travel agency situated in Dresden. For me it was the first British museum railway which I have seen really in action. It left me a strong impression. To see now the snow covered landscape is great.

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Eduard thank you for your comments and glad you enjoyed your visit to our railway 😃👍🚂🎅

[@bryjan51]

Very nice picture postcard stuff. Respect to all the staff and volunteers for turning out to run the services. Hope you did not get cold feet filming it all.👍👍

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Thank you for your comments glad you enjoyed 😃👍🎅🚂

[@moxon2313]

Absolutely Fantastic Video

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@davidiansykes]

thanks for going out in the snow to get us a vidio

[@1tonyboat]

That looks so inviting ,,,not a drop down here in Suffolk ,,😢😢

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

David thank you for comment so take care😀👍🎅🌲

[@twiggacott]

Lovely video. Real sound and no annoying background "MUZAAK" that spoils most videos these days

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Glad you enjoyed my video😃👍🎅🌲

[@christopherperkins3416]

Good to see that the Scots, my fellow Celts, I'm a Cornishman, are living up to their reputation of being hardy souls by running trains in those conditions and passengers turning up to travel on them. Down here in Southern England that amount of snowfall would have shut down nearly everything. I did a fair amount of work in Scotland in the noughties and it was quite a relief from working with the English in the South East.

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Thank you Cornishman, Christopher for your comments glad you enjoyed my video so take care😀👍🎅

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

very nice...

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Thank you so much😃👍🎅🌲🚂

[@michaeleades574]

Great video looks a cold day 👍

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Thank you Michael glad you enjoyed my video 😄👍🎅

[@andrewharveyofficial]

i really wish #55189 was on the front hopefully next year she will

[@yourlocalidiot23432]

kids will know lord roberts as thomas because well yea

[@williamtacey7770]

So points has been cancelled or postponed due to heavy snowfall conditions are nuisance so deep ground for early extremely warning sometimes

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Thank you for your comment😄👍🎅🚂

[@JelMain]

Don't we ever get ordinary snowfall any more? Heavy starts at 6-8", in my book. Light is under 2"

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Thanks for your comments so take care😃👍🎅🌲

[@caroleast9636]

Great railway run by dedicated and friendly folk. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit there. I’d be back more often, but it’s a bit of a long trek from London

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Carol thank you so much 😀🎅🌲🚂for your kind comments

[@BensTransport]

How many EMUs and Modified EMUs are there?

[@rosewhite---]

diesel 27001 has the big fan on roof - how is rain and snow kept out of engine?

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Rose good question and I have no idea, thanks for your comment I hope someone out there will let us know😃👍🎅🌲

[@rosewhite---]

@@ecksfilesbonyuk8 so many diesels have the roof fans so I presume there is a duct down to the radiators and pipes to direct rain onto track?

[@davidwaters6190]

Nice setting for santa specials if you belive in the over fat git but what ever brings the loot in.

[@iainmitchell6237]

Can’t understand the main line express head code when it’s a speed restricted branch line

[@lowiepete]

Oh my... It is the Polar Express and it's fulfilling dreams, so why does it matter?

[@winco68]

It’s Santa’s Polar EXPRESS!

[@TidmouthSheds]

The service went straight to burkhill (station) and then straight back again to Bo’ness. It didn’t stop at any other station along the way, so it would still be classified as express. I know this because I was staffing the train. Hope this answers your question.

[@ecksfilesbonyuk8]

Thank you for your comment 🎅🌲😁👍

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

it's a special, and they can put on it what they like. Also it's only 5mph in the yard my friend.