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LINKS TO PLACES OF INTEREST
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Prototype Railways
WA Railfan Page An up-to-date look at Western Australia's fascinating railway system
Richard Percy's WAGR Page Another Western Australian railfan site worth visiting
RailWA Page Many current pictures of WA's railways - worth a look
Andy May's Railway Page A comprehensive look at the railways of Western Australia
The Crowsnest British Railways Guide
UK Railways on the Net
Pilbara Railways Historical Society Check out our fascinating collection at Dampier!
Railways of the Pilbara A comprehensive overview of the iron ore railways of Western Australia
Rail Buz Australia A fascinating new site featuring Australian railways and model railways
Isle of Wight Steam Railway A wonderfully nostalgic look at a go-ahead preserved railway
Peninsula Pioneer The new definitive book on the railways of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia
WAGR W class 4-8-2 No 945 at Pinjarra on 28-9-03
(Photo by Phil Knife)
The PECO Home Page (Railway Modeller, Continental Modeller and the PECO range of products.)
Model Railroader (USA)
Bill Bedford's Home Page(A fantastic range of etched parts for the finescale modeller.)
Scale Rail (Eastbourne UK)
European Model Railways (USA)
Martin Finney Kits/Chris Wesson Services (The site of one of the UK's best kitmakers.)
Malcolm Mitchell (One of UK's top kitmakers in 4mm and 7mm scales)
Atlantis Alliance (A site in Canada, offering OO and HO models, including structures and vehicles)
Modern Models (A very useful new British site that caters for the modeller of the modern scene)
British Railway Modelling (The new site for Britain's rising star model railway magazine)
Model Railway Express Magazine (The British on-line modelling magazine with the latest news and views)
Ultrascale Products (Makers of some of the finest wheels available for 4mm scale models)
Train Trader (One of the best sources of secondhand trains in Australia)
Exactoscale (UK makers of equipment for finescale modelling in 4mm and 7mm scales)
Steamline Sheffield (Loco building service - and more - in UK by John Brighton)
Express Models (Specialising in loco and rolling stock lighting)
Bill Hudson Transport Books (Specialist UK book shop)
The Engine Works (A very professional site - repairs to OO & N trains in UK)
Model Signal Engineering (A new site from an old and well-respected manufacturer)
South Wales Transfers (Waterslide transfers/decals with a Welsh flavour)
Australian Model Railway Magazine (Australia's flagship model railway magazine)
MagIndex (Download an evaluation copy of an excellent Australian magazine article index)
Rob Preston Model Locomotives( Live steam replicas of historic locomotives)
Allen Keller Productions ("Great Model Railroads" video series)
Comet Models (Kits for British prototype coaches, locos and loco chassis, and components)
Proto87 Stores (Purchase your needs for HO exact scale modelling from Andy Reichert)
Brunel Models (A useful Australian mail order service for railway modellers)
Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette (The number one American magazine for the narrow gauge modeller)
Stockton Modeller (A great UK source for model railways on the web)
Murphy Models (The home of models of the railways of Ireland in 4mm scale, plus lots of information)
Sentinel Railcar on Alan Hackett's LNER layout
(Photo by the late David Jackson)P2 2-8-2 on express rushes through Bywall.
(Photo by the late David Jackson)
Brian Fayle's web site. Brian is a modelling contemporary of mine whose beautiful work continues to grace the modelling magazine pages - well worth a visit!
Central London Area Group of the Scalefour Society - A must for serious railway modellers
Chris Gardner's Model Railway Magazine Index A UK magazine index for modellers of the Southern Railway, its predecessors and successors
The BRMNA Index of British model railway magazine drawings and articles
Mike's Index to MRJ Articles - a most useful online index to Britain's magazine for finescale railway modellers
ScaleModel.NET - An international listing of sites related to scale models - well worth a look!
Model Railways UK (Includes very useful magazine search service)
Dutton Bay Tramway - Narrow Gauge Modelling with a South Australian flavour
Great Northern - Down Under - Admire Gerry Hopkins' extensive model of the Great Northern in the American north west
Proto87 Special Interest Group
Keith Norgrove's Home Page - An interesting UK site, with some good practical advice
Philip Young's Home Page - Visit the beautiful Marlborough layout in P4
Visit the wonderful, magnificent, Pendon Museum for the very best of British modelling
GC&CD Railway - A British prototype layout in 4mm scale located in Victoria, Australia
Minnipa SA - A very comprehensive site about modelling Minnipa on the South Australian Eyre Peninsula narrow gauge
MERG - A UK-based site specialising in electronics for model railways, including helpful information on DCC systems
Middle Earth Model Railway - The development of a rather unusual 4mm model railway in UK
Steam.to - A most useful site for UK modellers, with directories of model railway clubs, manufacturers and retailers, and much more
Denver & Rio Grande Western - Lex Parker's beautiful model of this most scenic of narrow gauge railways
Gauge O Mart - An internet magazine for O gauge enthusiasts of the British prototype
Westport Terminal Railroad - Wolfgang Dudler's wonderful American prototype model railroad in Germany
Simply Trains - A UK site with much to interest small scale railway modellers
St Ronan's Railway - An ever-growing and changing model railway in UK of especial interest to beginners
Discover the fascination of fifteen inch gauge in G scale - the Gn15 layout of Ian Holmes
Lambing Flat and the Rurr Valley Railway - Inspirational modelling of Australian prototype railways in both HO and G scale by James McInerney
Marbelup Valley Railway - A beautiful model of Western Australian prototype in Sn3.5 scale
The Magnolia Route - A wonderful picture gallery of a superb model railroad set in the American deep south
Starting in DCC? - Here are the answers! How to wire up your layout when using DCC
Model Railroading with DCC - Another very helpful site with the answers to many DCC questions
Assiniboine Valley Railway - A wonderful 7.5" steam and diesel railway in Winnipeg, Canada, with the most dazzling Christmas lights display you'll ever see! Well worth a visit.
Sn3 WAGR Pm Class Pacific
(Photo & model by Phil Knife)
The Rhätische Bahn - This wonderful Swiss narrow gauge railway in prototype and model
The Rhätische Bahn - The RhB's own web site (German text)
Swiss Railways - Discover the incredible colour and diversity of the various Swiss railway systems
BEMO - The web site for this manufacturer of quality narrow gauge railway models (German text)
The Albula Line - A spectacular model railway based on the RhB's Albula line in Switzerland
Montreux-Oberland-Bernois - the MOB - a spectacular metre gauge line in Switzerland
SBB-CFF-FSS - Home page of the Swiss Federal Railways
MIBA - Home page for Germany's premier model railway magazine (German text)
LOKI - Switzerland's railway modelling magazine (German text)
HAG - Specialist Swiss manufacturer of quality HO locomotives and rolling stock
All Aboard Modellbahn - Australia's premier location for Continental model railways
Fleischmann Model Railways Germany's premier makers of model railways (in English)
Sean Fanelli's Train Page featuring a fascinating Marklin layout, and good coverage of European prototypes
Winco Model Railways - One of the best English language mail order sources for Continental model railways
Link Rail Ireland - A useful page of links to many Irish railway companies, past and present
Irish Modelling - Steve Johnson's home page of modelling Irish railways
Irish Railwayana - Links to sites of Irish railway interest
The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland - The only mainline steam operation in Ireland
Steve Johnson's Railway Pages - A great source of information for modelling the railways of Ireland (plus lots more)
Murphy Models - The home of models of the railways of Ireland in 4mm scale, plus lots of information
Jouef HDI - Made in Ireland - A fascinating web site dedicated to the shortlived Jouef trains made in Ireland
Provincial Wagons - A range of ready-to-run near replicas of Irish goods wagons in 4mm scale
Classic German Narrow Gauge - Harz 2-10-2T
(Photo by Ian Petherick)
Australian Model Railway Association - The Australia-wide association for model railway enthusiasts, with branches in every State
British Railway Modellers of Australia - Catering for the modeller of British prototype railways in Australia.
British Railway Modellers of North America - The original overseas group catering for the British enthusiast
NMRA National Model Railroad Association
NMRA Directory of World Wide Rail Sites
NMRA Australasian Region - The NMRA in Australia and New Zealand
NMRA British Region - The organisation for American prototype modellers in UK
N Gauge Society
The Scalefour Society - Visit the home of British finescale modelling.
Epsom and Ewell Model Railway Club (England) - A site worth visiting
Carshalton & Sutton Model Railway Club (England) - One of the hobby's old established clubs, with excellent links.
Historical Model Railway Society (England) - An interactive site, with the focus on UK railways.
Proto87 International Team (France) - A new site, with focus on finescale HO modelling.
Union Pacific Model Railroad Club - A Brisbane-based club catering for the modeller of US prototype.
Newcastle & District MRC in UK - A Club which caters for both British and American prototype modelling.
British 1:87 Society - The home page for those interested in modelling Britain's railways in HO scale.
Kitmaster Collectors' Club - A site for all the Kitmaster and Airfix collectors and enthusiasts!
Train Collectors' Society - A UK-based site for all collectors of old trains.
Triang Society - The place to be for nostalgic lovers of the trains and toys produced by Triang
Triang Model Railways - Another delightfully nostalgic Triang Railways memorabilia site
Last updated 16/8/08
