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Model Railway Clubs

Specialist Societies [Model]

7mm Narrow Gauge Association
009 Society
Double '0' Gauge Association
On this site the history of '00' gauge is recommended reading.
Gauge '0' Guild
Historical Model Railway Society
'S' Scale Model Railway Society
Scottish Model Engineering Trust - Wester Pickerton Railway

Specialist Societies [Prototype]

Major Exhibitions

Eurospoor
One of the biggest shows in Europe. [Dutch site with some English language pages.]
Model Rail Scotland
Association of Model Railway Societies in Scotland
The National Model Railway Exhibition
Warley MRC
York Model Railway Show

Railway Modelling

Plans for Micro Layouts
Great plans for tiny layouts

Model Railway Federations

MOROP
European Union of Model Railroad and Railroad Friends
NMRA
National Model Railroad Assoc., Inc [USA]

Model Retailers

Harburn Hobbies
Suppliers of Harburn Hamlet buildings etc; our local model shop in Edinburgh.
Gaugemaster
General model supplier; also manufacturer of controllers and point motors
Model Masters
Continental railway models
Scottish Garden Railways
Garden railway equipment
The Branchline Goods Yard
UK Model Shop Directory

Component, Tool and Material Suppliers

Crafty Computer Paper
Supplier of waterslide decal paper that can be printed on by an inkjet or laser printer.
Eileens Emporium
Suppliers of a range of tools, equipment and materials needed by all model makers
Mainly Trains
Locomotive and Rolling Stock components
Nairnshire Modelling Supplies
Supplier of Modelling Components
Squire's Tools
Squires catalogue of modelling tools and materials on line

Manufacturers

Bachmann Branchlines
C + L Finescale
Track components
Comet Models
Etched brass coach and loco kits and components.
Coopercraft
Plastic coach (inc Ian Kirk & Mailcoach ) and wagon kits
Dapol
DJH Model Loco
Locomotive Kits
Fox Transfers
Heljan
Hornby Railways
Modelmaster Decals
Model Signal Engineering
Signal components
Parkside Dundas
Plastic rolling stock kits in various scales and also a major stockist of 009 kits
Southern Pride Models
4mm scale coach kits, accessories, interiors and and conversion kits for British Railways rolling stock
Peco
Ten Commandments
Wagon Loads and Scenic Accessories

Publishers and Booksellers

Douglas Blades
Supplier of new and second hand transport books by mail order and at model railway shows and toyfairs throughout Scotland
Ian Allan Plus
Ian Allan Publishing's on-line bookshop, formerly Midland Counties Superstore
Middleton Press
Publishers of railway photo books
Oakwood Press
Publishers of detailed railway histories
Stenlake Publishing
Publishers of photo books of Scotland
Transport Store
Supplier of antiquarian, out of print and recent railway, aviation, bus and tram related books.

British Prototype

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
A brand new 'A1', No. 60163 Tornado, has been brought to life in Darlington.
Barrowmore MRG
The 12"= 1 Foot section contains Vehicle Diagram Books , coach lettering information and other prototype information.
British Steam
Information about steam locomotives from the WD, GWR, LMS, LNER & SR in searchable databases.
Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway
Our local preserved railway. Operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society.
CoBo World
The Metrovick Co-Bo's
Disused Stations
Information about and Photos of now Closed Stations. Part of Subterranea Britannica
Goods & Not So Goods
An overview of railway freight operations for modellers
Light Rail Transit Association
LNER Encyclopedia
Railsigns
British Railway Signals; past and present
Railways Archive
Free online archive of documents charting the development of Britain's railways
RailScot
Scottish Railways; History & Current News. There are also a large number of interesting photographic galleries here. Unfortunately these are difficult to find from the main site so here is a direct link to the index.
Railway Technical Pages
A site packed with articles about railways, covering technical, operational and financial issues.
Steam Info
Information on UK Railway Preservation including details of steam hauled railtours in UK
The Signal Box
British Railway Mechanical Signalling

European Prototype

Austrian Railway Group
For those interested in Austrian railways.
Brohltalbahn
Metre gauge line between Brohl and Engeln, north of Koblenz
DEV Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verein e.V.
Germany's first preserved railway, south of Bremen
German Railway Signalling
Everthing you need to know about German signalling
German Narrow Gauge Railways
Harz Narrow Gauge Railways
The biggest narrow gauge system in Germany
Rail Fan Europe Net
The European Railway Server
Selfkantbahn
Metre gauge preserved line north of Aachen

Railway Photograph Sites

Paul Bartlett's Railway Photographs
A recommended source for photographs of British Railways Wagons.
RailScot
Photo-galleries on the RailScot site.

Discussion Forums

G Scale Central
Forum on Large Scale & Garden Railways
Model Rail Forum
RMweb Forum

Web Media

BBC Archive
BBC on-line archive of TV and radio programmes on steam railways.
Model Railway Express Mag
Online model railway magazine.
The Railway Herald
British digital railway magazine for enthusiasts.
Scottish Screen Archive
The Scottish Screen Archive is Scotland's national moving images collection.

Others

Geograph
A project aiming to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of the UK and Eire.
The National Archives of Scotland
The N.A.S. hold a large number of records covering the railways in Scotland, including drawings and plans.
New Popular Edition Maps
On-line Ordnance Survey maps from the 1940's
Subterranea Britannica
Website of a UK-based society for all those interested in man-made and man-used underground structures
The Slate Industry of North and Mid Wales
A general introduction to the slate industry of North and Mid Wales
'Loco' Locomotives
A look at some variations on the steam locomotive
Train Net International Railway Links

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