1897     Built by Andrew Barclay & Sons, Klimarnock
1897     Arrived in Aberdeen, to pull coal trucks from the harbour to the Aberdeen Gas Works in Cotton Street.
1914     Extensive repairs allowed Bon-Accord to continue at the gas works
1964     Bon-Accord decommissioned and replaced by a diesel loco.
1972     Bon-Accord saved for preservation, initially at Ferryhill and later moved and stored at Brechin.
1975     The Gas works were closed and demolished. (The Beach Retail Park now occupies the site.)
1999     Bon-Accord, now owned by Grampian Transport Museum, returns to Aberdeen for full restoration.
              Bon-Accord Locomotive Society is formed by volunteers who use their skills to restore the engine.
2005     Much restoration progress made, but the boiler fails its steam test, requiring further lengthy restoration work.
              Restoration continues to be funded by personal donations, sponsorship, & National Lottery Heritage Fund
2008     Restoration is complete and boiler steam test passed. Painted in original 1897 livery.
2010     Bon-Accord moves to her new home on the Royal Deeside Railway at Milton of Crathes .

Read more about the Gasworks, Bon-Accord and the other harbour locomotives by clicking on the History tab at the top of the website, and view photos in the Gallery.

More details about Bon-Accord’s restoration are archived in the News section.