NCB1 Twechar Colliery 0-6-0T No. 1 'Lord Roberts'
Bo'ness, West Lothian, UK 		Location: Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway
Status: Operational
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1 NCB National Coal Board National Coal Board
Posted: Mar 26, 2026 @ 21:03:13 by Russell Newman
With Days out with Thomas the Tank Engine events no longer taking place at the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway for now, the ex NCB Twechar Colliery, Neilson Reid & Co. 1902 built 0-6-0T (Works No. 5710) No. 1 "Lord Roberts", has been repainted into Caledonian Railway Blue livery for the first time in preservation and will be made available for more use at Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway and possibly the heritage railway circuit as well.
Posted: Aug 18, 2023 @ 06:08:39 by Steve Frost, European Editor
Builder is correct, Neilson Reid & Co. was formed in 1898.
Posted: May 8, 2017 @ 15:05:41 by Russell Newman
The former NCB Twechar Colliery Neilson Reid & Co. built 0-6-0T "Lord Roberts" aka Thomas The Tank Engine has made a successful steaming and moved for the first time after completion of its 3 year overhaul and will soon entering traffic at the Bo ness and Kinneil Railway.