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- Adrian Sant's Miniature Railway Book and Artefact Emporium - Specialist site for miniature railways, park railroad and rail transport enthusiasts. Miniature railways and park railroads and rail transport books, postcards, posters, videos and other artefacts, both new and second hand for sale or purchased.
www.santsbooks.sageweb.co.uk
- Altona Miniature Railway - The vision of AMR is to develop the railway site into one of Australia's premier miniature railways for the safe enjoyment of the local community and to provide a high quality facility for model engineers and miniature railway enthusiasts.
members.tripod.com/~farout_01
- American Park Trains - Matt Conrad's American, amusement park, miniature train web site with pages on Cagney, Chance, Crown, Custom Locomotive, Miniature Train Co and others.
www.trainweb.org/parktrains
- Amigos del Ferrocarril del Masnou - The 5in train track placed in the Milenario Park, El Masnou (Barcelona) is one of the more modest ones among the tracks nowadays existing in Catalonia.
www.tising.es/usuaris/llumat/page14.html
- Antique 12in Gauge Steam Loco - This antique 12in gauge steam loco requires indentifying. The owner wishes to sell it.
hometown.aol.com/mmmh1/myhomepage/index.html
- Associació centre d'Estudis-Modelisme vapor, Barcelona i Sabadell - Miniature railway club in Barcelona since 1981. There are tracks of 5, 7¼ and 10in gauge.
www.gencat.es/entitats/ceesmova.htm
- Atchison and Western Railroad - A 12in gauge railroad for the young and the young at heart. The original railroad consisted of 600ft of track, one Ottaway steam engine, three cars, and a homemade diesel engine.USA.
www.members.tripod.com/~NEKR/AWRR.html
- BACKYARD LARGE SCALE RAILROADS - Information and links to large scale railroad sites.
hometown.aol.com/createaline/TRAINS.html
- Bekonscot's Model Villiage Miniature Railway - New 7¼in gauge railway under construction in Buckinghamshire, UK.
www.themodelvillage.co.uk/minrail
- Belfast and County Down Miniature Railway - The society has built a 1500m long 7¼in gauge railway on the outskirts of Bangor, Northern Ireland. Visitors and new members welcome on Sunday afternoons.
www.bcdmrs.org.uk
- Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, Los Gatos, California - The BJWRR has been in operation at Oak Meadow Park and Vasona Park in Los Gatos, California since 1970. In 2000 it attracted over 115,000 riders.
www.bjwrr.org
- Bitter Creek Western Railroad - The Bitter Creek Western is a private 7½in gauge railroad. We are located in Arroyo Grande, California, just a few miles off US 101.
www.thegrid.net/silverado/BCW
- Blue Ridge Summit RR - Pictures of a downgrade trip on Bill Koster's Blue Ridge Summit RR.
users2.ev1.net/~on30/BRS.htm
- Bolton Moors Railway - Proposed new miniature railway on the site of the original "Age Of Steam" site which has now been closed and derelict for some 14 or more years. Located just 2 miles from Penzance,Cornwall.
www.cornish-steam.co.uk/bmr.html
- Bracknell Railway Society - A 970ft continuous elevated track for 3½/5in gauge. UK
homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.grey2
- Bure Valley Railway - The Norfolk based Bure Valley Railway is one of England's premier 15ins gauge railways, offering a service second to none to the enthusiast,traveller and tourist in all seasons of the year.
www.bvrw.co.uk
- Burnley and Pendle Miniature Railway Society - A 7¼ inch gauge miniature railway located at Thompson Park Burnley, UK. Contact details for visitors and prospective members.
mysite.freeserve.com/B.P.M.R.S.
- Candle Creek Northern Railroad and Guesthouse - This unusual guesthouse at Clearwater, British Columbia comes complete with its own 7½in gauge railway with 1/8 scale GP-40 painted in CNR colors, pulling two Pullman coaches.
www.candlecreek.net
- Carolwood Pacific Historical Society - Internet home of the only society in the world dedicated to preserving Walt Disney's live-steam railroading legacy.
www.carolwood.com
- Casino Mini Railway - A round trip on this scenic miniature railway is about 4 km. The track is 7¼in and 5in dual gauge. Tains leave North Casino station and wind through the beautiful Jabiru Geneebeinga Wetlands in N.S.W., Australia.
www.casinominirail.com
- Central Carolina Live Steamers - The CCLS 7½in gauge track is located on private property in a rural section of central North Carolina, USA.
members.aol.com/cclshome/cclshome.htm
- Chance Rides - C.P. Huntington Train - US manufacture of 24in gauge park train.
www.rides.com/train_home.html
- Chris Mansfield's Miniature Railway Photo Site - Chris has some excellent photos of miniature lines thoughout the UK on his new site. Also an excellent links listing.
homepage.ntlworld.com/chrismansfield/index.htm
- Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway - This 15in gauge railway runs for nearly 1 mile through the coastal front at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, UK with stations at Lakeside and Kingsway.
www.webmagix.demon.co.uk/cclr/index.htm
- Compton Ridge Miniature Railway - Compton Ridge, sited in 1 acre of private gardens, is a private 5in narrow gauge railway based on the Isle of Mam Steam Railway. Website also includes technical information on Manx Railways and library list.
freespace.virgin.net/e.more
- Daves Railpics - Pictures of UK narrow gauge and miniature railways.
members.lycos.co.uk/Dave40b/narrow.htm
- Dibleys Nursery Railway - Dibleys Nurseries in North Wales are specialist flower growers. They also have a 7¼in gauge railway open on Sundays.
www.dibleys.com/visitus/index.htm
- Discover Live Steam - Jim O'Connor's Discover Live Steam site. Resources, articles and features. Includes details of American miniature railroad suppliers. USA
www.discoverlivesteam.com
- Driving Creek Railways and Pottery - New Zealand - Features a 15in gauge railway, near Coromandel Town, that winds through beautiful native bush with tunnels and viaducts.
www.webtrails.co.nz/coromandel/coromandeltown/dcrailway/Index.cfm
- Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway - Eastbourne's 1/8th scale 7¼in gauge miniature railway. Travel on replica coaches behind the famous steam locomotives nearly a mile around the five acre Southbourne Lake.Sussex UK.
www.emsr.co.uk
- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway - A dual gauge 10¼/7¼in miniature railway running 1¼ miles from its main station, Eastleigh Parkway, to Monks Brook Halt and then back to Eastleigh Parkway. Driver training courses available.UK.
www.steamtrain.co.uk
- Effie on Tour - This site has some excellent photos of the replica Heywood loco 'Effie' at the Darlington Railway Centre, the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway (for the naming ceremony by Sir Peter Howard) and at the Cleethorpe Coast Light Railway.
www.avs-avs.freeserve.co.uk/rail/effie
- Emerald Hills Railway - California - What's unique about our railroad is that until August of 2000 our family had zero railroading, engineering or locomotive experience other than riding other small narrow gauge trains.
www.amsmrp.com/train
- Exbury Gardens - Exbury Gardens is world famous among English Gardens, well known for its beautiful rhododendrons, camellias and azaleas. The long awaited Exbury Gardens Steam Railway opens to the public on Saturday August 11th 2001.
www.exbury.co.uk/news.htm#railway
- Fairbourne and Barmouth Steam Railway - A superb 2½ mile long, 12¼" gauge, steam railway in a seaside location at Fairbourne, Wales, UK. Runs to the estuary at Penrhyn Point where a ferry can be taken to Barmouth.
www.fairbourne-railway.co.uk
- Fairbourne and Barmouth Steam Railway - Intended to complement the official site.
homepage.ntlworld.com/c.jepson
- Ferrocarril de Vallparadís (Vallparadís Railway) - The Ferrocarril de Vallparadís, near Barcelona in Spain, is a small railway line of 5/7¼in gauge which runs alongside for 340m the Vallparadís stream.
www.webpersonal.net/trens/fcv_en.html
- Ferrocarril Economico Sud - This 10¼in gauge railway is located within the site of the "Ferroclub Argentino" , in a town called "Remedios de Escalada", 15 kms away from capital federal in Argentinia.
www.geocities.com/ferrocarril_economico_sur
- Gorse Blossom Miniature Railway - The Gorse Blossom 7¼" miniature railway has been chuffing through the beautiful Devon countryside since 1984.
www.gorseblossom.com
- Great Cockcrow Railway - Emanating from the Greywood Central Railway, built from 1946, at a private address in Walton-on-Thames, the 7¼" gauge Great Cockcrow Railway opened in 1968 in the small village of Lyne near Chertsey,Surrey,UK.
www.guess99.freeserve.co.uk/gcr.htm
- Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway - Steam hauled miniature railway in historic city of Chester in North West England.
www.gpmr.co.uk
- Hamilton Model Engineers Club - We have a track with two separate and independent tracks. There is 875 metres of 5/7¼in gauge and 624 metres of 3½/5in gauge. NZ.
www.expage.com/page/hmenz
- Heath Park Miniature Railways & Tramway - Cardiff MES - Miniature train rides, 5in & 7¼in gauge - steam, diesel and electric - and tram rides - in delightful parkland on the outskirts of the capital city of Wales, UK.
www.cardiffmes.com
- Hilcote Valley Railway - Miniature railway near Stafford in the English Midlands.
www.hilcote.co.uk
- Hollycombe Steam Collection - Located near Liphook in Hampshire,UK. This open air museum, dedicated to steam, includes a 7¼in gauge miniature railway running one third of a mile through the grounds.
www.hollycombe.co.uk
- Houston Area Live Steamers - Club is devoted to live steam modeling: from locomotives, to stationary engines, to tractors and boats, with a particular emphasis on model trains large enough to ride. Our dual gauge track serves both 4.75in and 7.5in gauges.
www.hals.org
- Hutt Valley Model Engineering Society - The Hutt Valley Model Engineering Society Inc, Wellington, New Zealand welcomes visitors to their track.
steammachine.com/hvmes/index.html
- Idaho Southern and Pacific Railroad - Miniature railroad project. This is a 5/12" scale, 15" gauge railroad in Southern Idaho, which is under construction.
www.jitterjunction.com
- Iron Acres Railroad - The Iron Acres Railroad is a 1½" scale track on 7 acres of land in Jackson, New Jersey, USA. The 1500' main line is the realized long time dream of owner Mike Venezia. Track has been carefully built to support both 7½" & 7¼" gauges.
www.ironacresrailroad.homestead.com
- Irvine Park Railroad - The train is a 1/3 scale replica of a 1863 C. P. Huntington locomotive. Travel three-quarters of a mile through historic Irvine Regional Park, passing two lakes, giant oak trees and the Orange County Zoo.
www.irvineparkrr.com
- Joshua Tree and Southern Rail Road Club and Museum - Features fully operational 7½ inch gauge, 15 inch gauge, and G-scale trackage amid the rocks, sagebrush, trees, and cactus located in California's High Desert country near the small town of Joshua Tree.
www.jtsrr.org/browsers/home.html
- Kerr's Miniature Railway - Scotland's oldest passenger carrying miniature railway. Established in 1935 as a 7¼in gauge railway and converted to its present 10¼in gauge in 1938.
www.geocities.com/kmr_scotland
- Kinver & West Midlands Society of Model Engineers - Extensive 5in and 3½in raised level track with some ground level 7¼in track. UK
members.madasafish.com/~idpriest/kwmsme.htm
- Kirkless Light Railway - The Kirkless Light Railway in West Yorkshire is probably one of Britain's best fifteen inch gauge railways but also one of the least known.
www.cornish-steam.co.uk/kirkless.html
- Kitsap Live Steamers - A 7½in gauge live steam railroad in Port Orchard, WA, USA
www.kitsaplivesteamers.org
- Lappa Valley Steam Railway - Ride on three different sizes of railway, plus at East Wheal Rose Cornish Mine enjoy a great family day out.
www.chycor.co.uk/lappa-valley-railway
- Large Trains On-Line - This site was created to enable folks in the large scales train hobby to communicate on the net.
www.largetrains.com
- Leyland SME - Extensive continuous raised track in 3½in and 5in gauges and a ground level out and back track with turning loop and turntable for 7¼in and 5in gauges. Located in Worden Park, Leyland, UK
www.sarno.freeserve.co.uk/leyland/index.htm
- Little Toot Railroad Company - A 1¼ miles long miniature 15" gauge railway at Charley Brown Park, Illinois. History, time tables and special events.
www.littletootrailroad.com
- Live Steam - Live Steam magazine is an in-depth guide to the world of miniature steam power.
www.livesteam.net
- Live Steam by Father Finelli - Father Finelli's USA live steam railroad pages. The steaming priest.
www.steamingpriest.com
- Live Steaming - A clearing house for the live steam miniature railways, traction engines and model engineering hobbies around the world. Sections include 'For sale', Clubs, Events, Photos and Tech Talk. USA
www.livesteaming.com
- Long Island Live Steamers - Courtesy home page for the Long Island Live Steamers (LILS)
www.trainweb.org/lils
- Los Angeles Live Steamers - Information, photos, tips, and want ads from this live steam and diesel club in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA.
www.lals.org
- Mick's Model Engineering and Live Steam Mania - All the latest gossip and news in model engineering and a detailed account of the building of a 1/8 scale live steam Britannia loco. Lots of photos too.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~micksav/steam
- Miniature & Narrow Gauge Railways In Britain - Marc Humphreys site of listings, links, news and photos.
www.minitrains.20m.com
- Miniature Railways by Michael Crofts - Provides current information for the gazetteer, bibliography, and other sections of the book 'Miniature Railways' by Michael Crofts. The book itself is an introduction to miniature railways throughout the UK, covering their history, locomotives,construction, and operation.
mysite.freeserve.com/Michael_Crofts
- Miniature Railways of Britain - Ian and Jane Thomas's revised guide to British miniature railways including pictures and visit reports.
freespace.virgin.net/ian.thomas1
- Miniature Railways: Simon Townsend's Home Page - Sections on the Rhyl Miniature Railway, Windmill Farm Railway, The Heywood Society Journal, Miniature Railways Bookshelf and a links Page.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~stownsen
- Minor Railways Online - This Web Site provides news and up to date information to Peter Scott's book "Minor Railways", now in its 12th year of publication.
web.ukonline.co.uk/pe.scott
- Moama Bridge Miniature Railway - Ride on the 7¼" gauge miniature railway located at the rear of the Kerrabee Sound Shell, Blair Street, Moama, Australia
www.echucamoama.com/minitrainrides
- Moors Valley Railway - 7¼in narrow gauge railway, over one mile long, situated in the Moors Valley Country Park, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK.
www.moorsvalleyrailway.co.uk
- Mull and West Highland Narrow Gauge Railway - This is Scotland's original and only 10¼in gauge island passenger railway. The terminal at Craignure is reached by the 80 car/1000 passenger Isle of Mull ferry from Oban and the crossing is only 40 minutes. Oban lies just over 100 miles (160 km) from Glasgow on Scotland's west coast.
www.holidaymull.org/rail/Welcome/html
- Narrow Gauge Railway Society (UK) - The NGRS publish the bi-monthly Narrow Gauge News and the quarterly journal The Narrow Gauge. Both feature news & articles on miniature and narrow gauge railways around the world.
www.ngrs.org
- New Unionville and Western Railroad - Live Steam Railroad in New Unionville, Indiana, near Bloomington, Indiana. Model railroading in 1/8th scale.
www.NEWRR.com
- Oldown Miniature Railway - Opened on the 9th February 2002, the Oldown Miniature Railway is a 7¼in gauge line set out in the scenic Oldown Country Park, near Bristol, UK.
www.oldownminiaturerailway.co.uk
- P. D. C. R. R. - Home of the P.D.C.R.R.
www.angelfire.com/oh2/pdcrr
- PECORAMA - Beer Heights Light Railway - One of the finest 7¼in gauge railways in Britain. The location is high on the hillside above the village of Beer in Devon, UK.
www.peco-uk.com/pecorama_bhlr.htm
- Perrygrove Railway - Perrygrove is a 1½ mile round trip, 15" gauge steam railway located in the Forest of Dean, near Colford, UK. Footplate days and drive training courses are available. Disabled visitors welcome.
www.perrygrove.co.uk
- Pickled Cabbage Railway - Hubert Wetekamp's Pickled Cabbage Railway "PCR" in 2½/3in scale on 7¼in gauge track.
www.wetekamp.de/pcr_e.htm
- Pinewood Miniature Railway - The railway is set in delightful woodlands backing a leisure centre in the parish of Wokingham, Berkshire, UK. The ground-level 7¼in gauge track is 1/8 scale and around 3/4 mile in length.
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/9400
- Pioneer Valley Live Steamers - This track is located in Southwick Massachusetts and consists of 4580 feet of ground level 7¼in gauge track and 1140 feet of elevated 3½ and 3.75 in gauge track.
www.pioneervalleylivesteamers.org
- Plochingen live steamers - Miniature railway club in Germany.
www.dampfbahner.org/site-en/index.html
- Poole Park Miniature Railway - This 10¼" gauge railway has been operating for over 50 years in the delightful setting of Poole Park, Dorset, UK
www.pprailway.freeserve.co.uk
- Queensland Society of Model and Experimental Engineers - The miniature railway track is set in a wooded property to the north of Brisbane, Queensland. There is plenty of room for relaxing picnics on the grass while the children go for rides on the trains, which run from about 11am to 4pm.
www.steammachine.com/qsmee/index.html
- Rails Of Fun Miniature Train Rides & Rentals - Miniature train rental for corporate events, picnics, birthday parties or any event. USA.
www.railsoffun.com/index.html
- Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway - Situated in the English Lake District this 15" Narrow Gauge Railway carries passengers from the old Roman Port of Ravenglass seven miles along the Eskdale Valley to Eskdale.
www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk
- Redwood Valley Railway - The Redwood Valley Railway Is a 5ins scale, 15ins gauge steam railway based on narrow gauge railroads of the late 1800s. Berkeley, Cailfornia.
hometown.aol.com/rvrytrain
- Redwood Valley Railway - A 15" gauge, 5" scale narrow gauge railway in the hills above Berkeley, California. Started in 1952 by Erich Thomsen.
www.redwoodvalleyrailway.com
- RH&DR - The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway - The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway (RHDR). A 15-inch gauge working railway with a fine fleet of one-third scale steam and diesel locomotives.
www.rhdr.demon.co.uk
- Rhyl Miniature Railway - Information on the Rhyl Miniature Railway, the U.K.'s oldest miniature railway, at the Marine Lake, Rhyl.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~stownsen/rhyl/rhylmain.htm
- Rio Grande Southern R.R. - New railway being constructed in Randolph County, N.C.
www.geocities.com/rgsrr_nc/main.html
- Riverside Live Steamers - A 40 acre park in Riverside, CA and railroad dedicated to bringing railroading to the kids.
www.steamonly.org
- Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway. - Paul Stoneman's site on the Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway.
ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Paul_Stoneman/rhdr.htm
- Rudyard Lake Steam Railway - Located near Leek in Staffordshire, England alongside the historic Rudyard Lake. The railway is 10¼in narrow gauge and offers a scenic 3 mile return trip.
rudyardlakerailway.co.uk
- Ruislip Lido Railway - Welcome to the home page of the 12in gauge Ruislip Lido Railway. It is located in North West London, just North of Ruislip.
rlr.topcities.com
- S & S Shortline Railroad - A 7½in gauge live steam railroad located north of Salt Lake City, in Utah.
www.sssrr.8m.com
- Sacramento Valley Live Steamers (SVLS) - Located in a beautiful setting at Hagen Community Park in Rancho Cordova, California. The Club main line is now over 6,300 ft with many sidings and several yards. The track is 7½in and 4 3/4in gauge.
www.svls.org
- Sanday Light Railway Company - Apparantly the UK's most northerly 7¼in gauge passenger railway!
www.sandayrailway.freeserve.co.uk
- Sandtoft Miniature Railway - See photos of the 7¼in gauge railway at the Sandtoft Transport Centre near Doncaster, UK.
freespace.virgin.net/neil.worthington/trainpix.htm
- Seaton Tramway - A unique narrow gauge electric tramway, running on a 3 mile line from Seaton to Colyton via Colyford in Devon, UK. Includes history of the previous 15in gauge line in Eastbourne.
www.tram.co.uk
- Sharpo's Miniature World - 100's of photos of locos and trains on miniature railways in the UK.
www.sharpos-world.co.uk/mainindx/mini/index.htm
- Sheffield and District Society of Model and Experimental Engineers - Full details the group, including its program, miniature railway opening times, history and how to find it.
www.sheffieldsmee.co.uk
- Shipley Glen Tramway - Britain's oldest working cable tramway is well over 100 years old and is a very special ride experience for both young and old.
www.townads.co.uk/glentramway/index.html
- Shuzenji Romney Railway - In a flower park located fairly off the beaten path on Izu peninsula in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, a 15-inch (381 mm) gauge railway operates with interesting miniature steam trains.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~mt5h-nitu/jrs/members/naito/rnbc/niji.htm
- Sinsheim 2001 Indoor Live Steam Festival - Report and photos of the miniature railways at this recent festival held every year in Germany.
www.7-plus-ngm.org/sins2000.htm
- Sonoma Train Town Railroad - One of the largest scale railroads in the Americas. Located in the heart of the beautiful wine country of Northern California.
www.traintown.com
- Sonora Short Line Railway - Miniature railway located at Cover's Apple Ranch, near Sonora.
www.mlode.com/~jdmd/train.htm
- Southport Miniature Railway 1930's - This famous line running in the English sea-side resort of Southport On Sea, was built at the behest of one Mr George Llewellyn in 1911.
www.cornish-steam.co.uk/southpt.html
- Southwestern Live Steamers - Southwestern Live Steamers operates on private 7½in gauge tracks throughout Texas and Oklahoma. A current meet schedule is available.
www.caprockent.com/swls
- Springville and Southern Rail Road - Documents the building of this private 7¼in miniature railroad.
www.geocities.com/trainhead391
- Stapleford Miniature Railway - The UK based world famous 10¼" gauge railway. The SMR is home to the mighty one fifth scale Niagara and Berkshire American locos and of course some very fine one fifth scale British and French ones as well!
www.fsmr.org.uk
- Swanley New Barn Railway - A 7¼" railway running around the Swanley Park in Kent,UK. Includes the latest news and information on the SNBR.
www.snbr.20m.com
- Swiss Vapeur Parc - At the mouth of the Rhone river, next to the lake harbour of Le Bouveret lies the Swiss Vapeur Parc, one of Europe's most magnificent 5in and 7¼in gauge miniature railway layouts.
www.swissvapeur.ch/index_e.htm
- Sydney Live Steam Locomotive Society Co-op Ltd - The Sydney (Australia) Live Steam Locomotive Society operates a 2½/3½/5" gauge miniature railway. This website has a great deal of content to interest the 5" gauge enthusiast including track & wheel standards, signalling etc.
www.pnc.com.au/~wallison/slsls.htm
- Teifi Valley Miniature Railway - This 7¼in gauge miniature railway is on the same site as the Teifi Narrow Gauge Railway in Dyfed, South Wales. Visiting locos welcome.
www.teifivr.f9.co.uk
- Thames Ditton Miniature Railway - Malden District Society of Model Engineers Ltd. Society & operators of the Thames Ditton 7¼in Miniature Railway in Surrey, UK. Also 3½in and 5in raised track.
www.malden-dsme.co.uk
- The 7 + Railroader - US journal for miniature railroad enthusiasts. New Publisher for 2002!
www.7plusrailroader.com
- The 7¼in Gauge Society Ltd - The UK based 7¼in Gauge Society is open to anyone, any where, interested in 7¼in miniature railways.
www.sevenquarter.freeserve.co.uk
- The American Live Steam Forum - American forum for the discussion of 7¼in to 15in gauge railroads.
forums.delphiforums.com/custom15/start
- The Bear Creek Park Trains - Bear Creek Park Train features steam locomotive operating on a 15in gauge track. British Columbia, Canada
www.bctrains.com/index.htm
- The Blue Ridge Summit Railroad - Bill Koster would like to welcome you to the Blue Ridge Summit Railroad. We are a 1½in scale, 7½in gauge, miniature railroad located off the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.
web.infoave.net/~ratfink/BRSR.htm
- The Bushmill Steam Railway - The Bush Mill Stream Railway is the only one of its type in Australia based on the 15 inch gauge system pioneered by English aristocrat, Sir Arthur Heywood at the end of the nineteenth century.
www.bushmill.com.au
- The Downs School Railway - The Downs Light Railway has been running through the school for much of this century. UK
www.fransnet.clara.net/thedowns/railway.htm
- The Grand Scales Quarterly - The Grand Scales Quarterly is dedicated to promoting miniature railroading in the larger gauges of 12" and above. While base in the USA, the readership and content are worldwide. In addition to full color layout tours, there are construction articles, techniques, and suppliers.
www.grandscales.com
- The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published 'Passenger-carrying miniature railways: Guidance on safe practice' - HSE has worked closely with the Miniature Railways Liaison Group to produce this guidance. Every year many thousands of people enjoy visiting miniature railways and taking rides on the trains. This guidance represents good practice for those who open their railways to the public and will assist operators to maintain high standards of health.
www.hse.gov.uk/press/e01177.htm
- The Heywood Society Journal - The Heywood Society Journal, description of biannual magazine about passenger carrying miniature railways in the UK and worldwide.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~stownsen/journals/hyjnl1.htm
- The Milwaukee Light Engineering Society - A 7½" gauge railroad park northwest of Milwaukee in the town of Jackson, provides members with large scale steam and diesel locomotives a place to operate their equipment.
www.nconnect.net/~artzberger/mles.htm
- The Miniature Railway Links page - Glen Fairweather's links to railways around the world, manufacturers, equipment suppliers, enthusiast sites, book and video dealers and a number of useful online resources.
members.tripod.com/minrlylinkspage/index.htm
- The Pike Lake and Eastern Railroad - The Pike Lake and Eastern is the private railroad of Tom Artzberger. The railroad is built to 7½ inch gauge and is approximately twelve hundred feet long.
www.nconnect.net/~artzberger/ple.htm
- The SAKURADANI Light Railway - A 15in gauge garden railway, Osaka pref. Japan.
www.geocities.com/sakuradani_railway
- The Seven-and-a-Quarter-Inch Gauge Society - The Society for everybody interested in Miniature Railways.
www.sevenandaquartergaugesociety.com
- The South Downs Light Railway - A new public 10¼in gauge railway of approximately ½ mile length with scale steam locomotives at the Country Gardens Centre in Pulborough, West Sussex. Supported by the SDLR Society, new members are welcome.
www.cjenglish.demon.co.uk
- The Stortford Railway - Details of a railway in a private garden in Bishop's Stortford, UK. It is of full-size narrow-gauge outline, uses battery electric traction and has occasional open days.
homepage.ntlworld.com/pj.bennett
- The Trecothic Creek and Windsor Railway - Miniature railway in Windsor Nova Scotia, Canada.
www3.ns.sympatico.ca/trains
- The Wabash Frisco and Pacific Railroad Association - The Wabash, Frisco, and Pacific Association invites you to come aboard their 12 inch gauge live steam Railroad. The Railroad is open every Sunday, May thru October.
www.wfprr.org
- Train Mountain Railroad Museum - Train Mountain currently has 70,000 feet of one eighth scale railroad track in operation. Located near Chiloquin, Oregon, USA.
www.trainmountain.org
- Vancouver Island Model Engineers - Club dedicated to the hobby of engineering in miniature. The members have many interests in small scale engineering however the focus is on models that run on rails.
www.pacificcoast.net/~trainman
- Venice Miniature Railroad - When Abbot Kinney was building Venice in 1905, he decided that his new resort should have an internal transportation system to shuttle visitors and residents around town.
naid.sppsr.ucla.edu/venice/articles/rail.htm
- Wadonga Creek Miniature Railway - The Lake Hume Model Engineers are based at Diamond Park on Gateway Island, Wadonga, Australia. The track is 5/7¼in gauge incorporating a 3 metre long tunnel. A 3½/5in gauge elevated track will be back in use in the near future with the addition of 2½in gauge.
www.geocities.com/wodongacreek
- Waterman and Western Railroad - Home of the Holiday Lights Train. This 15in gauge train operates on a ½ mile track through out the Lions Club Park in Waterman, Illinois.
angelfire.com/il2/wwr
- Wells Harbour Railway - The Wells Harbour is a 10¼in gauge railway which runs 1200yds from the harbour station at Wells Next The Sea in Norfolk to Pinewoods.UK.
freespace.virgin.net/michael.l/WHR
- Weston Park Railway - Weston Park Railway is located in the grounds of Weston Park, a 1,000 acre estate situated on the borders of Shropshire and Staffordshire in the UK.The railway is built to a gauge of 7¼in and runs through a wooded section of the Park.
www.sharpos-world.co.uk/homewpr/index.html
- Whangaparaoa Railway - Enjoy an 18in gauge steam train ride through a lovely farm and bush setting. Just ½ hour north of central Auckland on the lovely Hibiscus Coast.
mysite.xtra.co.nz/~WhangaparaRail/page1.html
- Woking Miniature Railway Society - The society is planning a new railway on a new site at Barrs Lane, Knaphill, Woking. There is a lot of work to do before we shall be able to consider opening to the public. UK.
members.aol.com/wokingminiature/railway/index.html
- Woodvale 7¼in Electric Tramway - Believed to be Australia's only 7¼in gauge electric tramway with working overhead wire.
www.formlink.com.au/clubs/woodvale
- Worldwide Miniature Railway List - HELP WANTED! We're trying to compile a list of all public miniature railways throughout the world (excluding the UK) and we need your help! This information will be used to compile a categorised list. We're interested in all railways between 7in and 20in gauge which offer a regular public passenger-carrying service (no private railways please).
members.tripod.com/minrlylinkspage/id437.htm
- Wortley Top Forge Miniature Railway - Situated near the village of Thurgoland some 6 miles west of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, the railway has approximately ½ mile of 5/7¼in gauge track.
www.butteriss.freeserve.co.uk/wortleyrly.htm
- Yahoo! Groups : 5in Gauge Miniature Railways - The aim of this group is to discuss and promote the activities of 5in gauge railways of any scale in UK and Europe. However membership is open to all.
groups.yahoo.com/group/the5ingauge
- Yahoo! Groups : 7-plus-NGM - Discussion group for all narrow gauge railroaders who run their models on 7¼in track-gauge or wider. 5in gaugers are also welcome, but the focus should be on 2½in scale or bigger.
groups.yahoo.com/group/7-plus-NGM
- Yahoo! Groups : 7¼in Gauge Miniature Railways - The aim of this group is to discuss and promote the activities of 7¼in gauge railways of any scale in UK and Europe. However membership is open to all.
groups.yahoo.com/group/the725gauge
- Yahoo! Groups : Cockcrow - A email discussion group for staff members and non-staff on matters related to the Great Cockcrow Railway.
groups.yahoo.com/group/Cockcrow
- Yahoo! Groups : FSMR - The discussion of the Stapleford Miniature Railway, its locomotives, projects and operation.
groups.yahoo.com/group/FSMR
- Yahoo! Groups : gardenrailway - A UK group for those interested in building a passenger carrying garden railway. Don't be put off by the cost; if you have time it can be done for less than you think!
groups.yahoo.com/group/gardenrailway
- Yahoo! Groups : Large Scale Trains - Discussion group to share information regarding 1in and 1½in scale trains that can be ridden on or behind.
groups.yahoo.com/group/LargeScaleTrains
- Yahoo! Groups : mini-steam - For owners/operators of railways from 3in to 7½in gauge. This is intended as a general forum for anyone regardless of their ability, geographical location or sphere of interest.
groups.yahoo.com/group/mini-steam
- Yahoo! Groups : Minimum Gauge and EstateRailways - Discussion group for people who are interested in modeling and studying estate and minimum gauge railways from 15in upwards. Any scale being used to model these lines is welcome.
groups.yahoo.com/group/MinimumGaugeandEstateRailways
- Yahoo! Groups : ocme - The Orange County Model Engineers is a not for profit group that operates a prototype 7.5" railroad in the city of Costa Mesa (Fairview Park).
groups.yahoo.com/group/ocme
- Yahoo! Groups : Passenger Carrying Garden Railways - Passenger carrying garden railway discussion group from 3½in to 15in gauge.
groups.yahoo.com/group/passenger-carrying-garden-railways
- Yahoo! Groups : UK Miniature Railways - A discussion group for UK miniature railways between 7¼in and 15in gauge.
groups.yahoo.com/group/UKminiaturerailways
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