News, nostalgia, preservation and modelling

All links are reviewed regularly. Here are our top site recommendations.
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Trade links

Gaugemaster
We are probably the biggest Model Railway shop in the UK with the widest range of products from the top manufacturers such as Hornby, Bachmann, Peco, Graham Farish, Dapol, Noch, Kato, Fleischmann and many more brands to make your railway modeling come to life, from a Train Set to a complete layout.
 

www.johndutfieldmodelrailways.co.uk

A-Part Toys & Models
We were established as a family business in the late 1970’s, specialising in N Gauge trains. A change of ownership, still within the family, in 1994, resulted in a move into more areas of modelling interest, i.e. OO, HO and several other sundry scales and sizes. Then in 2005 we added our ranges of G gauge garden railway products. All these are available as models of British, American and Continental railways.

Model Railway Experts

Model Railways, Cars, Kits and much more....

Alton Model Centre is arguably Hampshire's premier model centre;

Trust and Railway links

A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
The trust behind the stunning new A1 Tornado.

National Preservation
'Bringing the heritage community together'
National Preservation, was born 10th March 2005. Our aim was to provide a meeting place for volunteers and staff at heritage railways.
• NP has a large forum area covering all aspects of heritage railway.

6880 Betton Grange. 
We are a new group with the aim of: Building the 81st 'Grange' for the 21st Century. Visit the website to find out more, plus we have downloads, a gallery
area, news pages and discussion forums, and not just limited to our project.

Bluebell Railway Preservation Society
The volunteer run Bluebell Line was the UK's first preserved standard gauge passenger railway..

The Holden F5 Steam Locomotive Trust
The Holden F5 Steam Locomotive Trust go back to 2000 when the Holden F5 Group was formed with the aim of building a working replica of a former GER Class F5 2-4-2T locomotive.

G.W.R. 28XX Class No. 2807
Cotswold Steam Preservation - The site contains latest news, restoration progress, history, a shop, details of how to buy shares, data about 2807 and the 28XX class

Great Western (SVR) Association
The Great Western (SVR) Association is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of items of rolling stock, particularly carriages, from the Great Western Railway. Based at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway, our aim is to create two operational sets of appropriate Great Western Passenger Rolling Stock to recreate the authentic atmosphere of the 30s and 40s on the Severn Valley line.

Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Project
Located in the South West of England, The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway was opened in 1898 and closed in 1935. Built to a track gauge of 1ft 11½in, it ran for a distance of 19½ miles linking the two North Devon towns from which it takes its name.

minitrains.20m.com
Miniature & Narrow Gauge Railways In The UK.

Moseley Railway Trust
Welcome to the Moseley Railway Trust's Home Page!

National-Preservation.com
Online forum for all who are interested in the preservation movement.

Project Rheilffordd Eryri
The Welsh Highland Railway Project.

Royal Deeside Railway
The Royal Deeside Railway Website

The Shillingstone Station Project
The Shillingstone Station Project aims to restore the station and available surrounding area to how it was in the early 1960s

Sigbox
This is the web site of the friends of St. Albans South Signal Box.

Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust
Welcome to the Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust Website

Southern Electric Group
A group dedicated to the 750 volts direct current third rail electrified railway system in the south east England. The SEG have preserved a 1938 Southern Railway
third rail electric multiple unit.

Steam Engine 71515 website
Welcome to the new official website for Steam Locomotive 71515.

Stapleford Miniature Railway
The privately owned 10 1/4" SMR is a volunteer restored, and now preserved line running over heavily engineered track featuring the superb replica of Box / primrose tunnels. The railway operates through nearly 2 miles of scenic leics parkland with five live steam 1/5th scale locos of British and American design including the mighty Nickel Plate Berkshire and New York Central Niagara classes, see website for public open dates www.fsmr.org.uk

ukhrail.uel.ac.uk
A guide to the entire heritage railway scene in the UK, including details of special events and operating days for all steam railways

Yeovil Railway Centre
Part of the Yeovil Railway Centre / South West Main Line Steam Company.

• Classic Issues
Our massive BACK ISSUES website - fully secure and with a virtual shopping basket, you can browse through over 2000 magazines, searching for features by year and by each title. Also houses over 2000 Road Tests and 200+ Service Sheets. A veritable feast!

• Classic Magazines
Our secure SUBSCRIPTION website - has information on over 15 magazines, including on sale dates, cover price, website links and more. The site allows you to subscribe to any magazine - or just buy the current issue.

• Heritage Railway Magazine
Heritage Railway for news on UK preserved railways and locomotives, with links to the railways themselves for more detailed information, plus special trains to see on the national railway.

• The Railway Magazine
Britain's best-selling general interest rail title, The Railway Magazine is renowned for its wide-ranging and innovative feature coverage, encompassing historical, nostalgic and overseas subjects as well as contemporary and controversial issues, in addition to superb pictorial content.

• Heritage Commercials Magazine
Heritage Commercials for classic road transport, from vans to trucks, buses and coaches, fire engines and military vehicles.

• Old Glory Magazine
Old Glory is Britain's best selling steam and vintage restoration magazine, encompassing the world of steam power as well as topics as wide ranging as boats, cars, motorbikes, tractors to aircraft. So if it's traction engines in their many forms, steam rollers or stationary steam engines, check it out. 

• Tractor Magazine
Heritage Commercials for classic road transport, from vans to trucks, buses and coaches, fire engines and military vehicles.

• Kitchen Garden Magazine
Now becoming increasingly popular is growing fruit and vegetables in your own garden. Kitchen Garden offers a wide range of features and tips on how to produce the very best in the smallest allotments and plots. It doesn't stop there, as Kitchen Garden also offers a wide range of cooking and baking tips - to produce some delicious dishes from home grown stock.
Details on how build an environment in which fruit and veg will grow the best, how to plant and when to plant along with monthly competitions, give-aways and much, much more.

• Towpath Talk Newspaper
Towpath Talk is a newspaper covering life and leisure around UK's extensive canal network. From fascinating insights into life on a canal, to great places to explore whilst on a holiday, Towpath Talk is a great way to find out what's going on in British waterways. Canal-based holidays continue to grow in popularity, with hundreds of miles of waterways to explore, and every canal has unique features along its banks - from fine old English pubs to quaint villages and historic points. 

• "The Heritage Store"
For steam, traction engine, railway and vintage vehicle video titles - look no further. HS also has gifts, books and clothing on-line in its secure shop.