Links to other Railway sites

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Preservation Societies and Other Railways
Midlands  
Chasewater Heritage Railway and Country Park
Pool Rd,
Nr Brownhills,
Staffordshire
WS8 7NL
01543 452623
www.chaserail.com
Echills Wood Railway Park
Kingsbury water park,
Bodymoor heath road,
Kingsbury
www.ewr.org.uk
Great Central Railway
Great Central Road
Loughborough
LE11 1RW
01509 230726
www.gcrailway.co.uk
www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk
Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre
Mere Way
Nottingham
NG11 6NX
0115 940 5705
www.nthc.co.uk
Severn Valley Railway, The Railway Station, Bewdley, Worcestershire, DY12 1BG
01299 403816
24 Hr Timetable information  "Talking Pages" 0800 600900 ask for Severn Valley Railway
www.svr.co.uk
Telford Steam Railway
The Old Loco Shed
Bridge Road
Horsehay
Telford
Shropshire
TF4 2NF
07765 858348
www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk
North East  
Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway,
Bolton Abbey Station, Skipton,
North Yorkshire, BD23 6AF
01756 710614
www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk
Heatherslaw Light Railway
Letham Hill,Etal,
Cornhill-on-Tweed
Northumberland TD12 4TP
01890 820317
www.ford-and-etal.co.uk
Middleton Railway, The Station,Moor Rd, Hunslett Leeds LS10 2JQ
0113 271 0320
www.middletonrailway.org.uk
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Pickering Station
Pickering
North Yorkshire YO18 7AJ
01751 473799
www.nymr.co.uk
Scarborough North Bay Railway
Peasholme Park Station
Burniston Rd
Scarborough YO12 6PS
0776 599506
www.nbr.org.uk
Wensleydale Railway PLC www.wensleydalerailway.com
   
North West  
East Lancashire Railway
Bury
0161 764 7790
www.east-lancs-rly.co.uk
Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
General Enquiries: 01756 710614 - Talking Timetables & Fax: 01756 795189
www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
Ravenglass, Cumbria, CA18 1SW
01229 717171
www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk
South Tynedale Railway, The Railway Station, Alston, Cumbria, CA9 3JB
01434 381696
Talking Timetable 382828
www.strps.org.uk
The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway, Haverthwaite Station
Nr Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 8AL
015395 31594
www.furnessrailwaytrust.org.uk
West Lancashire Light Railway
Station Road, Hesketh Bank,Near Preston
Lancashire, PR4 6SS
Tel: 01772 815881
www.westlancs.org
   
South Central  
Eastleigh Lakeside Railway
Lakeside Country Park
Wide Lane Eastleigh SO50 4PE
023 8061 2020 
www.steamtrain.co.uk
Great Western Society Ltd, Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, Oxon,
OX11 7NJ
01235 817200
www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
The Watercress Line, Alresford, Hampshire 01962 7338120 www.watercressline.co.uk
   
South East  
Kent & East Sussex Railway
Tenterden Town Station
Tenterden, Kent TN30 6HE
www.kesr.org.uk
Leighton Buzzard Railway

www.buzzrail.co.uk

Mizens Railway
Barrs Lane, Knaphill, Woking
07952907667
www.mizensrailway.org.uk
North Norfolk Railway "The Poppy Line"
The Station, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8RA 01263 822045
www.nnrailway.co.uk
Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway
Viaduct Station
Info: 0871 222 1568
Bookings Hotline: 0871 222 1569 (evenings only)
www.sklr.net
South Downs Light Railway
Pulborough
01444 831474
www.sdlrs.com
The Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Station,
East Sussex
01825 720825 (24hrs)
www.bluebell-railway.co.uk
   
South West  
Avon Valley Railway, Bitton Railway Station,
Bath Rd, Bitton,
Bristol BS30 6HD
0117 932 5538
Talking Timetable 0117 932 7296
www.avonvalleyrailway.co.uk
Bicton Woodland Railway
Bicton Park Botanical Gardens
Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7BJ
01395 568465
www.bictongardens.co.uk
Bodmin & Wenford Railway
General Station, Bodmin
Cornwall PL31 1 AQ
01208 73666 
www.bodminandwenfordrailway.co.uk
Dean Forest Railway, Forest Rd Lydney,Gloucestershire
GL15 4ET
24 hr Info Line 01594 843423
Tel, Fax and Answerphone 01594 845840 
www.deanforestrailway.co.uk
East Somerset Railway, Cranmore, Somerset 01749 880417  www.eastsomersetrailway.com
Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway,
The Railway Station, Toddington, Glos.
GL54 5DT
01242 621405 
www.gwsr.plc.uk
Lappa Valley Steam Railway,St Newlyn East,
Newquay,Cornwall,TR8 5HZ
01872 510317
www.lappavalley.co.uk
Lynton & Barnstable Railway www.lynton-barnstable-railway.org
Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway
01598 753366
www.cliffrailwaylynton.co.uk
Seaton Tramway, Harbour Rd, Seaton, Devon
EX12 2NQ
01297 20375
www.tram.co.uk
South Devon Railway,
The Railway Station, Buckfastleigh,
Devon,TQ11 0DZ
0845 345 1420
www.southdevonrailway.org
Swanage Railway, Swanage, Dorset
01929 425800
www.swanagerailway.co.uk 
Swindon & Cricklade Railway, Blunsdon Station, Tadpole Lane, Blunsdon, Swindon SN25 2DA 01793 771615 (Weekends only) www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
West Somerset Railway, Minehead, Somerset 01643 704996
West Somerset Railway (Unofficial site)
www.West-Somerset-Railway.co.uk

www.wsr.org.uk
   
Scotland  
Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway
The Scottish Railway Preservation Society
Bo'ness Station, Union Street, Bo'ness,
West Lothian EH51 9AQ
01506 822298
www.srps.org.uk
The Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd
The Station, Park Rd, BRECHIN, Angus,
DD9 7AF
Talking Timetable 01356 622992
General Enquiries  01561 377760
www.caledonianrailway.co.uk
Keith & Dufftown Railway, Dufftown Station, Dufftown, Banffshire,
AB55 4BA.
"The Whisky Line"
01340 821181
www.keith-dufftown.org.uk
Kerrs Miniature Railway, Arbroath
01241 879249
www.geocities.com/kmr_scotland
Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway
The Station, Leadhills, Lanarkshire
ML12 6XP
01555 820778
www.leadhillsrailway.co.uk
Mull Rail
Old Pier Station
Craigmore
01680 812494
www.mullrail.co.uk
Strathspey Railway
Aviemore Station, Dalfaber Road, Aviemore, Inverness-shire, PH22 1PY, Scotland. 
Tel: 01479 810725  Fax: 01479 812220
www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk
   
Wales  
Brecon Mountain Railway
Pane Station, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 UP
01685 722988 fax 01685 384854
www.breconmountainrailway.co.uk
FFestiniog see Rheilffordd FFestiniog Railway  
Gwili Steam Railway
Bronwydd Arms Station
Carmarthen SA33 6HT
01267 230666
www.gwili-railway.co.uk
Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway
01495 792263
www.pontypool-and-blaenavon.co.uk
Rheilffordd FFestiniog Railway, Harbour Station, Porthmadog, LL49 9NF
01766 512340
www.festrail.co.uk
Teifi Valley Narrow Gauge Railway
Henllan Station, Henllan
Nr. Newcastle Emlyn, West Wales
01559 371077
www.teifivalleyrailway.co.uk
Vale of Rheidol Railway, Park Av., Aberystwyth, SY23 1PG
01970 625818
Fax 01970 623769
www.rheidolrailway.co.uk
Welsh Highland Railway (Rheilffordd Eryri)
Railway, Harbour Station, Porthmadog
LL49 9NF
01766 514995
http://www.festrail.co.uk/whr.htm
 
Overseas
USA
California
Railtown 1897 - Sacramento www.railtown1897.org
Roaring Camp & Big Trees - Felton www.roaringcamp.com
Clubs  
   
Carshalton & Sutton Model Railway Club www.carshalton-sutton-mrc.co.uk
Chiltern Model Railway Association www.cmra.org.uk
North Downs Model Railway Circle ww.ndmrc.com
Southampton Model Railway Society www.hants.gov.uk/smrs
South Hants Model Railway Club www.shmrc.fsnet.co.uk
Twickenham & District Model Railway Club www.tdmrc.org.uk
Layouts  
   
St Georgen www.st-georgen.co.uk
   
Media Sites  
   
The Railway Herald - Weekly Newssheet www.railwayherald.co.uk
The Railway Channel -Railway Videos etc. www.therailwaychannel.com
   
Model Shops etc.  
   
Morningstar Hobby Supplies Camberley www.morningstar-hobbies.co.uk
New Modellers( plus some useful items for old hands)

www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk

The UK Model Shop Directory www.ukmodelshops.co.uk
   
Other Societies  
   
Great Western Study Group www.gwstudygroup.org.uk
The E.M. Gauge Society www.emgs.org
Hornby Railway Collectors' Association www.hrca.net
I.P.M.S. www. ipms-uk.co.uk
I.P.M.S. - Farnborough Branch www.ipms-farnboroughco.uk
K900 Club (New Zealand Preservation) www.k900club.com
Railway Associations in London (R.A.I.L.) www.rail-london.org.uk
Railway Development Society www.railfuture.org
Southern E-Group - a massive site containing details of most aspects of Southern Railways www.semgonline.com
Southern Electric Group - promotes interest in the ex-southern railway www.southernelectric.org.uk
Stevenage Locomotive Society www.stevenagelocosociety.co.uk
The Gauge 'O' Guild www.gauge0guild.com
The Historical Model Railway Society www.hmrs.org.uk
The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society www.rcts.org.uk
The Scalefour Society www.scalefour.org
Tramway and Light Railway Society www.tramways.freeserve.co.uk
Twickenham & District Model Railway Club

www.tdmrc.org.uk

Museums and Steam Attractions  
   
Amberley Working Museum ( includes working railway)
Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9LT
01798 831370
www.amberleymuseum.co.uk
Bishop's Castle Railway and transport Museum
Shropshire
www.bcrailway.co.uk
East Anglian Railway Museum,
Chappel Station, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2DS
01206 242524 
www.earm.co.uk
Hollycombe Steam Collection
Iron Hill, Liphook, Hants GU30 7LP
01428 724900 fax 01428 723682
www.hollycombe.co.uk
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Green Dragon Lane
Brentford, Middx.
020 8568 4757
www.kbsm.org
National Railway Museum, Leeman Rd, York, YO26 4XJ
01904 621261
Fax 01904 611112
24 hr Information line 01904 686286
www.nrm.org.uk
Pendon Museum Trust Ltd, Long Wittenham, Abingdon, Oxon.    OX14 4QD
01865 407365
www.pendonmuseum.com
Steam - Museum of the Great Western Railway,Swindon
Kemble Drive, Swindon SN2 2TA
01793 466646 Fax 01793 466615
www.steam-museum.org.uk
Summerlee Transport Group
Summerlee Heritage Park
Heritage Way
Coatbridge, ML5 1QD
Scotland, UK.
Tel: 01236-431 261
Fax:01236-440 429
www.summerlee.co.uk
Cumberland Toy & Model Museum
Market Place, Cockermouth, Cumbria
CA13 9NG
01900 827606
www.toymuseum.co.uk
   
Railway Holidays  
   
Holiday accommodation in the West County in converted carriages and wagons. www.railholiday.co.uk
Tour Ireland and see its railway heritage www.irishrailwayheritagetours.com
   
Misc.  
Modern railway photographs http://railwaymania.fotopic.net/
Paddington Ticket Auctions
4 The Glebe
Clapham
Bedford
MK1 6GA
01234 327685
www.paddingtonticketauctions.co.uk
Peco www.peco-uk.com
Railway Clocks
01536 516204
www.railwayclocks.co.uk
Railways in Wales www.walesrails.co.uk
Stratford 47 Group (Class 47 Diesel Preservation) www.sf47group.co.uk
Sheffield Railwayana Auctions
1 Lewenscroft ,
Astwood,Newport Pagnell
Bucks
01234 391459
www.sheffieldrailwayana.co.uk
The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation www.davidshepherd.org
   
World Train Fans - a collection of information and a discussion group for railway enthusiasts. www.worldtrainfans.org
www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/gu14