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Great Little Trains of Wales Marketing Organisation
The Great Little Trains of Wales are narrow gauge railways through the beautiful scenery of north and west Wales built in a time less hasty than our own. Most were originally built to carry Welsh slate from hill to harbour. Now tourists have replaced slate as the main traffic.
http://www.greatlittletrainsofwales.co.uk/
The Moseley Railway Trust
Over the past 25 years the Moseley Railway Tust museum has evolved into one of the most important collections of narrow gauge industrial railway equipment in the UK.
http://www.mrt.org.uk
Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway Ltd
Sittingbourne's Steam Railway news and information. Multilingual site devoted to this 760mm line built by papermakers Edward Lloyd Limited to move paper and raw materials between their mills at Sittingbourne and at Kemsley and the dock at Ridham on the banks of the River Swale.
http://www.sklr.net/
The West Lancashire Light Railway
The official site of the West Lancashire Light Railwaya 2ft gauge steam railway museum based in Hesketh Bank,Nr Preston, United Kingdom.
http://www.djr12ecg.demon.co.uk/wllr/wllr....
Brit Valley Railway
Project to build a 2" line in the Brit Valley, Dorset, England
http://www.wdi.co.uk/bvr/index.htm
The Leadhills and Wandlockhead Railway
The highest adhesion railway in the UK, at 1498 feet above sea level. The two foot narrow gauge tourist railway operates every weekend during the summer.
http://www.leadhillsrailway.co.uk/
Kirklees Light Railway
A narrow gauge steam railway based at Clayton West near Huddersfield on the former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway branch line.
http://kirkleeslightrailway.com
Alan Keef Limited
Manufacture narrow gauge locomotives for industrial & passenger use.
http://www.alankeef.co.uk/
Fairbourne & Barmouth Steam Railway
The Fairbourne & Barmouth Railway extends 2.5 miles between Fairbourne Village and Penrhyn Point where it connects with a ferry which takes passengers across the Afon Mawddach to Barmouth, Wales. Four steam engines operate passenger services along the 12.25 inch gauge track.
http://www.fairbourne-railway.co.uk/
The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
Kent's mainline in miniature. A 15-inch gauge working railway with a fine fleet of one-third scale steam and diesel locomotives. A treat for the whole family on the world's smallest public railway.
http://www.rhdr.org.uk/
Ffestiniog Railway (Unofficial)
Details of volunteer and supporters' groups, photos, fare table and timetable.
http://www.ffestiniog.connectfree.co.uk/
Narrow Gauge Pleasure
A Guide to British Narrow Gauge Railways including their historical context and contact details.
http://www.narrow-gauge-pleasure.co.uk/
Isle of Man - Transport Heritage
Devoted to the railways of the Isle of Man. Includes information on the Douglas Horse Tramway, the Isle of Man Steam Railway, the Manx Electric Railway & the Snaefell Mountain Railway
http://www.isle-of-man.com/heritage/transp...
Bressingham Steam Museum and Gardens
A museum of steam in Norfolk, UK. Features narrow gauge, traction engines, and a Victorian steam round-about.
http://www.bressingham.co.uk/
Volks Electric Railway
The world's oldest operating electric railroad opened in 1883 by Magnus Volk at Brighton.
http://www.volkselectricrailway.co.uk/
Leighton Buzzard Railway
One of the few surviving narrow gauge railways in England. The 2ft gauge LBR houses the largest collection of NG locomotives in the UK. The former sand line is situated nr Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.
http://www.btinternet.com/~buzzrail/
The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway
The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway is a 2ft gauge line tucked away in a richly wooded area of the North Kent Downs, near the village of Bredgar.
http://www.bwlr.co.uk/
Ffestiniog Railway - The Oldest Independent Railway Company in the world.
Ffestiniog Railway. Travel by steam through the spectacular scenery of the Snowdonia National Park.
http://www.festrail.co.uk/
The Glyn Valley Tramway
Although the tramway has long gone, the Glyn Valley Tramway Group are working to ensure that this narrow gauge railway in the Welsh Borders is not forgotten.
http://www.glynvalleytramway.com
The Lyd2 Page
Devoted to the 60cm Lyd2. Built by the 23rd August Works (Faur) in Romania for PKP (Polish State Railways), 3 of this class are now at the Welsh Highland Railway at Porthmadog, North Wales
http://www.cleeve.com/lyd2/
An Mhuc Dhubh Historic Railway
This site provides information about An Mhuc Dhubh Historic Railway in Fintown, County Donegal, Ireland.
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~leslie/railway/
Welsh Railways Research Circle
The Welsh Railways Research Circle brings together modellers and researchers who specialise in the railways of Wales and the Border Counties.
http://www.wrrc.org.uk/
Yaxham Light Railway
A privately owned collection of Narrow Gauge industrial Locomotives and rolling stock at Yaxham, Norfolk, UK.
http://www.yaxham-light-railway.fsnet.co.u...
The Corris Railway Society
Official site of the Corris Railway Society giving the history, current position and future aspirations of a Narrow Gauge Steam Railway that last saw passenger carrying services on August 20th 1948.
http://www.corris.co.uk/
The Narrow Gauge Railway Society
The Narrow Gauge Railway Society Home Page. Extensive information on all aspects of narrow gauge railways
http://www.ngrs.demon.co.uk/
The Talyllyn Railway
A narrow-gauge steam railway in rural mid-Wales. Built to carry roofing slates, in 1951 it became the world's first preserved railway.
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk/
Bure Valley Railway Norfolk England
The 15" gauge Bure Valley Railway is built on the abandoned track bed of the historic East Norfolk Railway's Wroxham to Aylsham line.
http://www.bvrw.co.uk/
South Tynedale Railway, Alston, Cumbria.
An index to web pages about the 2ft gauge South Tynedale Railway and the town of Alston, Cumbria.
http://www.strps.org.uk/
Launceston Steam Railway
2ft gauge Cornish railway, operating a fully steam service with Quarry Hunslets on a 2 1/2 mile railway.
http://www.launcestonsr.co.uk/
Welsh Highland Railway/Rheilffordd Ucheldir Cymru
The official site of the Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog). Timetables for trains from Porthmadog. History of the line, pictures & information about the project to rebuild the WHR.
http://www.whr.co.uk
The Snowdon Mountain Railway
The Snowdon Mountain Railway is a rack & pinion railway running from Llanberis in Wales, to the summit of Snowdon, at 3,560 ft the highest mountain in Wales. Operated by a mixture of steam & diesel locomotives.
http://www.snowdonrailway.co.uk/
Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways
News and pictures about the current narrow gauge industrial scene
http://www.ingr.co.uk/
Hampshire Narrow Gauge Railway Society
The HNGRS conserves and operates narrow gauge equipment dating back to the end of the nineteenth century at Bursledon Brickworks & Kew Bridge Steam Museum in West London
http://www.hngrs.org.uk
The Welsh Highland Railway Project-Caernarfon
Project Rheilffordd Eryri/The Welsh Highland Railway Project. Site devoted to the rebuilding by the Ffestiniog Railway of the WHR from Caernarvon. History, Pictures & Passenger information.
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ml/whr/whr.htm
The Isle of Mull Railway
This is Scotland's original and only island passenger railway. The 260mm railway is 2 km long and operates steam and diesel hauled trains between Craignure & Torosay on the Isle of Mull.
http://www.mullrail.co.uk/
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