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From: Howard Sprenger [howard_sprenger@uk.ibm.com] Sent: 12 June 2006 12:06 To: richardgwalker@btinternet.com Subject: Time for another round-up if you'd be so kind
More things culled from RAILDATE up to 09/06/06, plus anything else that's come my way.
A loco database site (with shed allocations): http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~luigin/Locoshed/Locoshed.htm
Roy Vandersteen's impressive British Steam archive continues to grow. Now he has added a forum. You have to register to leave messages - spam is a real problem. Updates to the database are still on-going, with 1956, 1959 and 1960 years updated from The Railways Observer. http://britishsteam.com/ (Click on "Forums Guestbook" to reach the Forum.)
International steam locomotives: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/steam/
The 34081 website has just been updated with lots of BR era images: http://www.92squadron.co.uk
The place to go if you are interested in HSTs: http://www.125group.org.uk/
The "Modern Traction Photo Group": http://photos.m-t-p.org.uk
A new website for the 2857 Society: http://www.2857.org.uk/
The Maunsell Society: http://www.maunsell.org.uk
DMUs ----
Power car M50397 which is at Coventry Railway Centre was endangered. On 14th September 2005 the centre stated, "Time is up for this vehicle", and on 26th October 2005 the owners, Park Royal Vehicles, came forward and agreed that the car had to leave by 28 February 2006. It is intended that M50397 will leave the Coventry Railway Centre by 30th April 2006, and be moved for restoration at Ammanford, 13 miles North of Swansea, on the Amman Valley Railway.
EMUs ----
An email group for those who are interested in class 310 EMUs: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/class310emu/
An email group for those who are interested in class 312 EMUs: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/class312/
The Suburban Electric Railway Association has updated its website: http://www.emus.co.uk
Preserved coaches and wagon pictures here: http://web.onetel.net.uk/~martinimber/
Railway Vehicle Preservations, the historic carriage restoration group based on the GCR, and who are shortly to successfully complete the restoration of BEAVERTAIL® observation car 1719E, has announced that a new agreement has been reached that will see the other Beavertail car (1729) also restored to running order. 1729 has been in long term store at Carnforth, but RVP Trustee Gordon Maslin has been negotiating its purchase for some time. The vehicle has now passed to RVP under an agreement which will see an RVP member fund its subsequent full rebuild. The project, and future use of the vehicle, will be managed by RVP Ltd. Detailed examination (and removal of asbestos) has already taken place, and a schedule of work is now open to tender. 1729 is to be restored to its original 1938 condition with the original sloped end; it will be outshopped in the striking blue "Coronation" livery. This will be the ideal complement to 1719E which is being restored to its 1960 condition with modified observation end. In this way both phases in the life of these historic vehicles will be represented. Once complete, 1729 will be available for use on suitable preserved railways. RVP's existing appeal for 1719E guarantees its use on the Great Central Railway once completed. The operating base for 1729 is to be determined as restoration proceeds, but the possibility exists of bringing the two together on the GCR at some point in the future. Full details of the progress of this project is at: http://www.rvp-ltd.co.uk
The Mark One TSO coach 3924 which had been at Coventry Railway Centre since withdrawl from Waterloo to Exeter services by BR in October 1986, has now moved to the 'Puffing Billy' pub in North Devon. For more information on 3924 go to: http://www.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1272
Coupé News is a well-produced monthly newletter for anyone interested in Pullman Car services on British railways. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, contact the editor, Terry Bye, at: pullmancarservices@yahoo.co.uk
The Pullman Society: http://www.thepullmansociety.org.uk/home.html
There are two Yahoo discussion groups on the subject of Pullman car services: A general group: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/BritPull/ And one specifically for Blue Pullmans: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/blue_pullman/
Mark Herriott has set up a website that features the new Blue Pullman: http://bluepullman.fotopic.net/
Latest updates to Paul Bartlett's Fotopic site...
BR Light alloy B container (C#921521) - 7 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c921521.html
Gulf Oil 4 wheel tank wagons (C#902479) - 30 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c902479.html
Belgian 40ft flat/Stake wagons (C#900566) - 11 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c900566.html
BR Pig Iron Wagons (C#888438) - 15 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c888438.html
TRL 51954 - 68 Chemical tank rebuilds (C#879652) - 9 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c879652.html
Esso 4-wheel LPG tank wagons (C#878006) - 53 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c878006.html
BR Transformer MC Diag 2/470 FRO (C#874701) - 49 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c874701.html
BR Weltrol MC (C#873078) - 23 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c873078.html
BR Air braked Boplates and conversions (C#872007) - 33 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c872007.html
BR Vacuum brake Boplate and conversions (C#867530) - 78 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c867530.html
BR unfitted Bogie Plate wagons (C#858005) - 81 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c858005.html
86901 and 902 Network Rail (C#864790) - 16 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c864790.html
LNER & BR E Coaching stock (C#850046) - 14 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c850046.html
BR 16t minerals, includes SNCF (C#529418) - 4 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c529418.html
Non passenger carrying coaching stock - on BR mixed (C#21911) - 8 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c21911.html
Iron ore wagons - PO & BR tippler & BR hopper (C#608252) - 12 photographs http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c608252.html
Minilink and Maxilink container (C#825324) - 1 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c825324.html
SR Railway wagons - general (C#77779) - 1 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c77779.html
BR Coil C wagons converted from Pig Iron Wagons - 7 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/show_collection.php?id=26057
ICI Mond Caustic soda tanks (C#210225) - 7 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c210225.html
LNER wagons - a selection on BR pre 1975 (C#21606) - 4 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c21606.html
Cowan Sheldon 6.5 and 10 ton hand cranes on BR (C#88721) - 4 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c88721.html
BR Boplate as Conflat ISO for Coil (C#151690) - 2 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c151690.html
Iron ore wagons - PO & BR tippler & BR hopper (C#608252) - 1 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c608252.html
LMS wagons - a selection pre-nat and on BR (C#21868) - 2 photographs: http://gallery6801.fotopic.net/c21868.html
An excellent and comprehensive source of private owner wagons in N and 00 gauge is Robbie Burns: http://www.robbiesrollingstock.co.uk
Lawrence Hanney thought it might be a nice idea to get Robbie to produce a "special" as an unusual Valentine's present for Melissa. You can see the result at: http://www.lchanney.plus.com/Railways/MHF.jpg
Another source is West Wales Wagon Works, who produce limited edition Dapol Welsh private owner wagons: http://www.westwaleswagonworks.co.uk
Information about this scheme is here: http://ammanvalleyrail.netfirms.com/
Full details of the CTRL project can be found here: http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/chunnel/
Peter Burgess's Cumbria Railways site: http://www.cumbria-railways.co.uk
http://www.davenportstation.org.uk/history.html
A discussion group about the history, operation and future of Devon's Dartmoor Railway which runs from Meldon near Okehampton to Crediton: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/dartmoorrailway
Road and rail at Downton, Wilts: http://www.downton.org.uk/book/road_and_rail.html
The East Midlands Oral History Archive website is currently hosting "The Best of Platform 6". This is is the final installment of the BBC Radio Leicester "Platform" series, which numbered well over 100 programmes looking at many aspects of transport (particularly trains). Broadcast on 28/10/1990, it gives a flavour of the sorts of things covered by the series: http://www.le.ac.uk/emoha/community/resources/bbc/radioleicester.html
A mini-feature, including pictures of the last stock to leave the works under its own power, has been added to the Southern Electric Group website: http://www.southernelectric.org.uk/features/eastleighfin.html
A site with Joe Bartlett's pictures of steam around Eastleigh: http://tjbartlett.photobook.org.uk/
Glenfinnan Station Museum: http://www.road-to-the-isles.org.uk/glenfinnan-station.html
http://www.discoverycentres.co.uk/gosport/localstudies/railway.html
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/ConBar.3043
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/g/gosport/index.shtml
http://estatespractice.hants.gov.uk/GosportRaillwayStationDevelopmentBrief.pdf
The Gosport Railway Society is the owner of a OO model of the station. It was built by G A Allcock, author of the book on "Gosport's Railway Era". The model is currently in the care of the Fareham & District MRC with the intention that it will be renovated once their new club rooms are sorted out.
The Great Central Railway's bid to link two sections of line, including a fantastic video describing the project: http://www.bridgingthegap.org.uk/
A company called Translink has submitted a bid to reopen the lamented Woodhead route for roll on/roll off HGV traffic with passenger services to follow later: http://www.translinkuk.com
An interesting site with several pictures of Penistone station on the Woodhead route: http://www.jbriggs.clara.net/histrwy_stn.htm
Paul Biggs' photos of the Great Central Railway 1960s Steam and Diesel Gala: http://paulbiggsgcrailway.fotopic.net/c903911.html
An excellent site for the GWR modeller: http://www.gwr.org.uk/
The Great Western Archive: http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/
A trail has been laid out along the Hayling Island branch: http://www.havant.gov.uk/havant-2646
Details of the project to reopen the Heslton branch are here: http://www.helstonrailway.co.uk/
The Helston Railway Diesel Group (HRDG) has been set up by members of the Helston Railway Preservation Society who wish to see diesel traction in operation on a new heritage line in West Cornwall: http://www.helstondieselgroup.co.uk
Includes railways: http://www.dsem.ath.cx/blr/highmarnham/
Annotated contents of the "Tenterden Terrier", the magazine of the Kent and East Sussex Railway (1973 to 2005, issues 1-98), can now be viewed and searched on the Colonel Stephens Museum website. There is a significant amount of Southern Railway-related content, and there is a link to the K&ESR online shop for ordering back issues (subject to availability). http://www.hfstephens-museum.org.uk/pages/terrier/terrier_index.htm
http://scottishrailpics.fotopic.net/c888453.html
Paul Biggs has posted pictures of the Llangollen Railway's diesel gala on 11th March: http://paulbiggs.fotopic.net/c888005.html
Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire Transport review: http://www.leytransport.i12.com/
Surrey Support Group of the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust has added the Lynton & Barnstaple Virtual Railway to its website: http://lynbarnrail.atspace.com/animation/launch.html
Railways of Manchester: http://www.conceptcrafts.co.uk/manchesterlines/
Another demolition, spotted by Richard Buckby, concerns the final active section of Derby Locomotive Works (the bogie facility). Pictures showing the demolition (which will leave just the Midland Railway roundhouse and associated buildings) are here: http://www.6lda28.com/brel/demo.html
A few photographs from Butterley in 1980 (now the Midland Railway Centre): http://thebaileygallery.fotopic.net/c912007.html
http://www.tintagelweb.co.uk/Railway.htm
Ilderton station, Northumberland, was converted to a restaurant ("The Station House") in 1993 by Chris Donald, editor of "Viz" and supporter of the Alnwick-Alnmouth preservation scheme. The restaurant has now closed and the station is a private residence, the owners of which have this excellent website: http://www.ildertonstation.co.uk/
Barter Books - a huge second-hand bookshop housed in the former station building at Alnwick, Northumberland: http://www.barterbooks.co.uk
They are strong supporters of the Aln Valley Railway Society, which aims to restore services between Alnmouth (on the East Coast Main Line) and Alnwick: http://www.avrs.co.uk/
Meanwhile, not far away, the South East Northumberland Rail User Group (SENRUG) is campaigning for better rail services in the area and, in particular, the reopening of the Ashington, Blyth and Tyne railway line: http://www.senrug.co.uk/
The local authorities in Dorset are creating a rail trail along the course of the old Somerset & Dorset Railway: http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=335786
and on the Railway Ramblers website: http://www.railwayramblers.org.uk/news/06news.htm
Class 7F, 53809, currently based at Butterley, returned to to Bath Green Park on 5th/6th March to commemorate 40 years since the closure of the Somerset and Dorset. Unfortunately, there were problems with the tractor and trailer at Butterley, which meant that the arrival of the loco was delayed until the early hours of Sunday morning. Nevertheless the event created a large amount of interest. Some pictures are here: http://www.black5photos.co.uk/blackfives/SDJR1.htm
http://www.twotunnels.org.uk/graphics/green_park_7f.jpg
The Bentley in some of the shots is the one that belonged to Ivo Peters, and has now been purchased by an S&D enthusiast.
John Sherratt's pictures of the West Somerset Railway's Somerset & Dorset Gala on 19th March: http://www.black5photos.co.uk/blackfives/SDJR1.htm
Griffithstown Railway Museum: http://www.griffithstownrailwaymuseum.co.uk/
Southern Railway
Tony Hillman's website covering Southern Railway publicity. The site was recently extended, and now includes advertising and publicity from the early days of Network South East, including the TV commercials: http://srpublicity.co.uk
Ron Strutt has uploaded some pictures of the Tollesbury Light Railway to his Fotopic gallery: http://ron8152.fotopic.net/c846322.html
The Tollesbury website has a good write-up of the line with some old pictures: http://www.tollesbury.org/History/crabwinkle_line1.htm
http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/
Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire Transport review: http://www.leytransport.i12.com/
Derbyshire Dales Narrow Gauge Railway: http://www.ddngr.org.uk
Large scale maps of the Welsh Highland Railway: http://www.steven.harris.dsl.pipex.com/index.htm
Mull Rail: http://www.mullrail.co.uk
Perrygrove Railway, Forest of Dean - home of the Heywood Collection: http://www.perrygrove.co.uk
The Heatherslaw Light Railway, Northumberland: http://www.ford-and-etal.co.uk/ford-and-etal/todo/listing.php?a_id=8
Rudyard Lake Steam Railway: http://www.rlsr.org
A useful site if you're visiting Australia - especially the "Links" section: http://www.pemtram.com.au/
When things go wrong: http://www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/what_went_wrong/oops.html
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A North American example of how not to build track (a long video, but you'll get the picture after the first few seconds!): http://www.trainweb.org/oaksmodelrr/Video/060110.B738.mpg
A superb collection of New York Subway photographs and others from around the world in the Transfer Station section: http://www.nycsubway.org/
Westinghouse Brake and Saxby Signal Co Ltd Style L Power Frames in UK signalboxes: http://www.wbsframe.mste.co.uk/
The Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust (NIRT LTD) is home to several historic vehicles: http://www.nirt.co.uk/
A fascinating website at that maps the intricate network of railways and waggonways that once covered the North-east: http://www.geocities.com/waggonways/
All Amtrak trains (allegedly): http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=21334
Aircraft in flight: http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=123225
Many other interesting sites are recorded on the Google Earth bulletin board: http://bbs.keyhole.com/
And if you haven't got a clue what I'm talking about, find out about it here (and download the free version): http://earth.google.com/
Roy Roast's Rail Page: http://www.roysrailpage.ne1.net
Martin J Galloway has created four new British websites with photographs and information. He has uploaded many new high quality train, bus and plane pictures (amongst others) and you can also upload your own images and put links to YahooGroups or websites in the profile section. You will find Martin's own personal railway pictures together with registration information in the Scotland section: http://www.scotlandone.com http://www.englandone.com http://www.walesone.com http://www.irelandone.com
A varied and idiosyncratic site from "Mr B": http://www.6lda28.com/gen.html
The uk.railway FAQ site, which includes loads of useful information: http://www.rodge.force9.co.uk/faq/
All activities celebrating the Brunel bicentenary are described on a dedicated website: http://www.brunel200.com/
An eclectic selection of transport-related webpages, including the Somerset and Dorset: http://www.lanternfilms.ukphotographers.com/index.html
Neil Worthington's site has been featured before, but has grown a lot since it was last featured: http://freespace.virgin.net/neil.worthington/
The World War 2 Railway Study Group: http://www.saxoncourtbooks.co.uk/ww2rsg/
A new website that tries to list all the routes, station, signal boxes and features on British Railways c.1960: http://www.conceptcrafts.co.uk/britishrailways1960/
Dewi Williams' transport web site: http://dewi.ca/trains/
This page leads into Network Rail's "Rules of the Plan" and "Rules of the Route". The former gives most of the information and rules necessary for train planners (that is timetablers) to time trains from A to Z on the network. The latter gives the future plans for engineering possessions that should be allowed for in future timetabling.
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/operations/networkstatement/rules_route/Roprhome.pdf
A discussion group on UK Rail Open Access: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Rail_Open_Access/
A discussion group that discusses the movements of railway vehicles by road: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/road_gen/
The Gensheet eGroup for messages about UK railways passenger train diversions and unusual routings. Both future (especially welcome) and recent news and "rare track gen" can be posted and discussed: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/gensheet
A discussion group for those interested in the Great Northern Railway: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/great_northern_railway
For anyone interested in model railways: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Model-Railways
For anyone with an interest in military railways: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Millitary-Railways
For lovers of traction engines, showmans engines, steam rollers, steam wagons or stationary steam engines: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Classic-Steam
For tram enthusiasts: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/British-Tramways
And finally - want to share and discuss "railtours at high speed" (?) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RailTours_At_Speed/
A discussion group for 7mm scale modellers: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/7mm/
Charles Roberts' photos of canals and preserved railways http://c-l-roberts.fotopic.net/
Paul Biggs' railway photographs: http://paulbiggs8827.fotopic.net/ Paul's diesel pictures taken at the Midland Railway Centre Butterley: http://paulbiggsmrcentre.fotopic.net/ Paul webpage for diesels on the Great Central Railway (Loughborough): http://paulbiggsgcrailway.fotopic.net
Andy Appleton's railway photographs: http://AA-Rail-Pics.fotopic.net
Scottish Railpics: http://scottishrailpics.fotopic.net/c846068.html
Michael Morant has added to his ever-expanding fotopic site: http://gallery62603.fotopic.net/c861928.html
Des Brailsford's excellent fotopic site: http://des-brailsford.fotopic.net
Nick Wheat spotted this "quality selection": http://theironroad.fotopic.net/c876836.html
The Fictitious Liveries site just gets more outrageous: http://FictitiousLiveries.fotopic.net
Disused Railways: http://disused-rlys.fotopic.net/
The Railway Station Gallery: http://therailwaystationgallery.fotopic.net/
The Rail Ticket Gallery: http://therailticketgallery.fotopic.net/
Nigel Callaghan has recently refurbished his Pullman Publications website, which includes details of the various CD and DVD databases that he produces - principally the "UK Railway and Canal Tunnel database", but now augmented with a number of others including the "RCH Junction Diagrams" and the "UK Railway Bridges and Viaducts" database: http://www.pullman-publications.co.uk
Spencer Jackson's railway memories and photographs: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/railwaymemories/
You can't believe all you see - photo-manipulation by Jason Cross: http://jasoncross.fotopic.net/p2682377.html
Thanks to David Moore who spotted this site (as David notes, the owner has a great location for his garden!) http://www.burgess57.freeserve.co.uk/latest.htm
John Whitby's Fotopic site: http://www.johnwhitby.fotopic.net
Kestrel Railway Books: http://www.kestrelrailwaybooks.co.uk
I've previously mentioned Bob Farmer's index of BackTrack and Modellers' BackTrack: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/bobbacktrack/
Other indexes are available at http://andibradley.com/ and http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/mickssrsource/index.html
A Titfield Thunderbolt site that I hadn't seen before: http://homepages.which.net/~gordon.dudman/titfield2.html
A new DVD "Southern Steam 1923-1970" is available from West Sussex Record Office, all libraries in West Sussex and the Bluebell Railway. Price is £15 (plus p&p £1.50). Running time is one hour, and it contains some interesting footage of the Southern Railway, including Footplate Rides 1939, Brighton Shed 1937, Ashford Works 1947 and Coastal Steam (including freight traffic in the Worthing Area) 1937. It is also available online at: http://www.westsussex.gov.uk
Mark Found might be remembered for his monthly DVD series called Railway Monthly. It was a good idea, but folded after a few months. However, his latest endevour is the Railway Channel which will bring streaming video to your PC. Subjects covered will be both prototype and modelling, and will be available on subscription. A free preview is available here: http://www.therailwaychannel.com
On 23rd March, 34067 and 76079 attempted to haul a 13-coach commemorative Somerset and Dorset steam special up the bank from Exeter St David's to Exeter Central. Both lost adhesion, and while the driver of 34067 applied sand and broguht his loco under control, the driver of 76079 did not. The results of what could have been a calamatous episode can be viewed here. (The tour was cancelled at this point; the train returned to St David's, and passengers were transported back to Minehead by scheduled servcice to Taunton and bus from there.) http://youtube.com/watch?v=pOqqf-cbqQk
The Battle of Britain Locomotive Society has a number of discount DVDs for sale. They can be ordered via their website: http://www.92squadron.co.uk
One of the intriguing questions to come out of the first instalment of "The Lost World of Freise-Green" (BBC2) arose from a brief shot of the car passing over a level-crossing during the Cornish sequence. Looking at the film shot in Cornwall on the website, the extract isn't there, but this week's programme (shot in Scotland) showed it again. The mystery is solved if you go to the website, choose the East of Scotland section, and then choose Invergarry. The level crossing is 4min 26sec in; it's just after Tain, and is apparently Loch Fleet level crossing. The next shot shows the car on a road running alongside the railway. The Friese-Green archive can be viewed here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/openroad/launch.shtml
For sounds of steam - you need... http://www.steamsounds.org.uk/
British Transport Police have a website: http://www.btp.police.uk
Part of it is devoted to the Great Train Robbery: http://tinyurl.com/zycm5
Thames Valley Police also have some pages devoted to it: http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news_info/info/museum/great-train-rob.htm
Tips on how to paint realistic model figures: http://www.brifayle.ca/1home.html
Andy Sollis has added the first pictures of 2006 of the Oakamoor layout to the website: http://www.cvmrd.freeserve.co.uk/oakamoor.htm
The Southern Electric Group has launched a considerably expanded modelling section on its website: http://www.southernelectric.org.uk/segmodelling.html
The Train Collectors Society: http://www.traincollectors.org.uk/
Electra N gauge railway products: http://www.electrarailwaygraphics.co.uk
An excellent site for the GWR modeller: http://www.gwr.org.uk/
Quality 7mm and G scale models here: http://www.kirtleymodels.com/
Features a 7mm layout of Penzance, which is also modelled in 4mm scale here: http://dick.rails.net/
A model railway supplier that markets its own pointwork in a variey of scales: http://www.marcway.co.uk
Aster Hobbies website (includes an announcement of the imminent release of two Gauge one, live steam, Bulleid Light Pacifics): http://www.asterhobbies.co.uk/
Paul Bartlett's Fotopic site for the Ebor Group of Railway Modellers: http://ebormodelrail.fotopic.net/
A useful online resource for modelling bits (they accept Paypal): http://newcube.net/kk/
An excellent American model railroad site with loads of modelling tips: http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/
A useful source if you're in Australia - they produce Australian and British outline kits: http://www.steamandthings.com/fpage9.htm
Fascinating: http://www.makemymodel.com/
The ScaleSeven web forum: http://scaleseven.10.forumer.com/index.php
The ScaleSeven Group: http://www.imagic-design.co.uk/s7
Fareham Model Railway Club's website has undergone a bit of a facelift: http://www.hants.org.uk/fadmrc/index.html
An interesting collection of American model buses: http://www.mackbuses.net/
Andrew Shirley's Scottish bus (and much more) Fotopic site: http://1276-busstop.fotopic.net/
Tim's Bus Gallery: http://timbus.fotopic.net/
Andrew Myhill's website shows some eastern England fleets, including some fine shots of the Eastern Counties most handsome privatisation livery: http://eastanglianbuses.fotopic.net/
What a vehicle!! Only 12 were made... I want one... http://www.futurliner.com/
Interested in Stagecoach buses? http://www.geocities.com/stagecoachfan/
You can even build your own paper Stagecoach bus models: http://www.geocities.com/stagecoachfan/extras/paperbus
An informative site on Melbourne's trams, together with links to other tram sites around the world. http://www.yarratrams.com.au/
Superb European bus photos on Leandro Tavolare's Fotopic site: http://leandrotavolare.fotopic.net/
Travelling by bus? Go in style: http://www.jumbocruiser.com/
The long-established British Bus Preservation Group: http://www.skylineaviation.co.uk/buses/bbpg.html
The West of Scotland section of the Model Bus Federation: http://www.geocities.com/scotlandwest/
The Dennis Bus Owners Association: http://www.dennisbusowners.co.uk/
The James Hall Museum of Transport has buses, trolleybuses, trams, trucks, railway locomotives, cars - in fact, just about every form of transport ever used in South Africa: http://www.jhmt.org.za/open.htm
Ian Loasby's transport photographs - excellent shots of a wide range of transport subjects: http://www.ianloasbytransportphotography.co.uk
In March 2006, Routemasters reappeared on the streets of Eastbourne. New operator, Cavendish, introduced them on service 11 between Hailsham and Eastbourne. Painted in the old Southdown green livery they look very smart and for a fare of only £1 (free if you are over 60 and hold a County Card) its a terrific ride. Pictures are available at the Beulah site, together with details of their London bus DVDs: http://homepages.enterprise.net/beulah/southbus/cav1.html
A Russian website about Moscow trolleybuses: http://mtb-photo.narod.ru/
And another that includes Moscow's trams: http://trolleway.tramvaj.ru/
Various Yorkshire bus websites: http://woollen797.fotopic.net/ http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/avtc http://airevalleytransportgroup.fotopic.net/ http://www.wyts.org/
At the time of the Asian tsunami, a plea was made to UK bus and coach operators to donate surplus vehicles to be transported to the area to help with the relief effort. Photos of some of the donated vehicles are at: http://www.asiabusresponse.co.uk/
Nice photos of Australian buses in the pictures area at: http://groups.msn.com/BUSRIDERS/
You want roads? You got roads... http://www.cbrd.co.uk/
"Milk Float Corner": http://www.milkfloats.org.uk/
The British Commercial Vehicle Museum: http://www.commercialvehiclemuseum.co.uk
The Canal and Inland Waterways Gallery: http://rpm-canal.fotopic.net/
Maritime Miscellanea: http://rpmshipboat.fotopic.net/
Threlkeld mine pictures: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cresswellavenue/friends.htm
The North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish: http://www.beamish.co.uk
Interesting items in the Museum of Retro Technology: http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/museum.htm
A new website dedicated to railway clock collecting: http://www.railwayclocks.net
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