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Railwayana related
Enthusiast
Railwayana Group - a Yahoo Group for news, discussion, questions and answers on railwayana.
Irish Railwayana - good site by Ken Lennan
Kidderminster Railway Museum. A great place to spend some time between trains on the SVR.
The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, Tywyn, has a comprehensive collection of images of its exhibits available on-line - why can't more museums make use of the internet in this way?.
The Transport Ticket Society is what it says and has a number of images and useful links.
Commercial sites
Prorail is the parent organisation (for want of a better expression) for Railway Collectors Journal. .
Landscapes under the Luggage Rack - Greg Norden is the expert in British railway carriage prints. His site includes details of the standard work of reference on the subject, "Landscapes under the Luggage Rack" (which I can thoroughly recommend).
The National Railway Museum, York has, as might be expected, probably the finest collection of railwayana of all.
Science & Society Picture LIbrary is an on-line shop for posters and images set up by the NRM / Science Museum and from where a number of reproduction posters can be browsed and purchased.
Non - railwayana links
Railways of China - sister site to the Railwayana Page. The Railway Technical Web Pages - very good resource for information on technical matters. The 5AT project - David Wardale's design for a 21st Century steam locomotive. News from the Watercress Line engine shed - puts most other preserved railway sites to shame. The Talyllyn Railway, the first preserved railway. Welsh Highland Railway - the rebuilding of the WHR as it happens The Signal Box - The Signal Box - all about British railway signalling. Valve Gears Download valve gear models, see what they look like and design your own application. Russian locomotive gallery You never know when you will need to look up a Russian loco class. Japan Railway and Transport Review - online magazine, including a technical archive. Worth a look even if you are not interested in Japanese railways. Kitayama Rail Pages - excellent resource for locating lines in Japan lathes.co.uk . Fascinating archive including photos and descriptions (and company histories in some cases) of lots of your favourite machine tools. They also sell a CD of lathe pictures! IrfanView freeware Very useful if you need to preview, organise and modify images. The European Railway Picture Gallery. Handy online archive. SAR Steam - the renamed ethinticity site. Good site on South African steam with a model engineering slant. Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum Not a great site but it has some fascinating photos in the Gallery of the kit of parts stored on site which is NSWGR C38 Pacific 3813. Dorrigo is also where the two British ROD 2-8-0s are stored. Australian steam. A list (and photos of most) of preserved Australian steam locos. The Railways Archive Official documents from British (and some Irish) railway history. The accident reports are a fascinating insight into railway operations. You Tube - lots of railway videos online. Annesley shed - lots of photos of Annesley's locos flickr.com - hosts personal photo galleries. Lots of railway related.
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