'Sprague' métro train on Bir Hakeim bridge, Paris. 12 May 2002

On Line 6. The Sprague-Thomson metro cars (usually just referred to a ‘Sprague’) were the first all-metal rolling stock on the Paris Métro, replacing the mostly wooden M1 stock involved in the Paris Métro train fire of 1903. This set was preserved following retirement in 1983, and is used for heritage special trains

GSWR Bogie 1st/ 3rd Restaurant Car No. 3 (Ref: 011008)

Built at Kilmarnock Works and entered service in 1922. The coach was the most luxurious vehicle built by the GSWR and was equipped with a central kitchen for cooking full meals. The coach has 2 x 4 wheel bogies, corridor connections and electric lighting.

North British Railway 20 Ton Low-sided Wagon No 15414

6 wheeled. Based at Leith Walk. Date of 29/12/15 on side of wagon

North British Railway Low-sided wagon No 2

4 wheel single plank 8 ton wagon. Date on side 5.9.23. Tare weight 5tons 6cwt

North British Railway Tank Wagon for transport of creosote

4 wheeled tank wagon to carry 10 tons. Internal wagon No. 5 allocated to Boness and Cranton Engineers Department.

North British Railway 6-wheeled Floor Cloth Wagon No 25687

This wagon was 25' 8" long with peaked ends and a central wooden bar to support a tarpaulin cover. Rated at 20 tons, this wagon had no doors or drop-sides. Floor cloths were floor coverings made from treated canvas and decorated. Kirkcaldy was a centre of their manufacture and wagons of this type were built specifically for this traffic.

North British Railway 15 ton Low-sided wagon No 61577

6 wheeled. Based at Glasgow. Date of 5/9/23 on side of wagon. Suburban passenger stock in rear of photo.

North British Railway 35 ton Bogie Bolster wagon No 36945

2 x 4 wheeled bogies. Tare Weight 17tons 14cwt 1stone. Load 35 tons.

North British Railway 60 Ton Well Wagon No 28887

2x4-wheel bogies. Based at Sighthill. Axle box covers have date 1916.

North British Railway Flat wagon No 4002

6-wheel 30 ton wagon built 1893. Based at Sighthill.

North British Railway Hopper wagon No 27359

4-wheel metal bodied wagon 7.5 tons. Built by Hurst Wilson of Motherwell. Date on side 14/10/22. Instruction: "For Singer's Nut Traffic Bothwell and Singer only".