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Railbritain.com - Regular news and information on British railway operators, rolling stock, pictures and timetables.
Absolutely Dreadful - Explains the art of 'haulage bashing', with logs from the 70s and 80s.
Unofficial GB Rail - Enthusiast site. Lists, including rolling stock, APTIS tickets in use.
Railwatch - News, information and pictures for rail enthusiasts.
Bassetlaw Railway Society - Founded to promote railways, both models and full-size, in the North Nottinghamshire area.
Stephenson Locomotive Society - Society for the study of railways and locomotion. Also includes information on George Stephenson.
David Stevenson's Trainpage - Pictures, links, articles and information about trains.
Railway Correspondence and Travel Society - Railway enthusiasts Society, bringing together all interested in railway operation - past, present and future.
Rail Photo - Photographs of the modern railway, mainly from the UK but also Europe, US and Japan; includes work by several photographers, and invites submissions.
Royal Deeside Railway - News and information on the restoration of track and rolling stock, plus related events.
Voyager, Super Voyagers Pendolinos - News and information on UK Class 220 Voyagers, 221 Super Voyagers and 390 Pendolinos.
Multiple Units - Former British Rail multiple unit trains, with photographs, and current and historical data; emphasis on diesel.
Railways Steam On - Photographs of UK preserved and main line steam activity since 1990
Dave's Railpics - Collections of photos of standard and narrow gauge UK railways, and an archive of Lincolnshire railway photos.
DBrailsf's Community Page - Pictures of Railways in North Staffordshire (old NSR or 'Knotty') and North Wales (WHR, FR, Penrhyn); also selected model railways, locomotives and bogie carriages.
The Trainshed - Featuring train news and observations from across the UK.
Doncaster Power Signal Box - Site devoted to the power signal box at Doncaster
Exminster Signal Box Preservation Project - Proposes to transport and restore the Exminster Signal Box, at Swindon's Museum of the Great Western.
Modern Traction Archive - Images of most modern loco classes working the in UK today. Also contains some preserved loco photos and a sound/video gallery.
mainline diesel and electric locos - Photographs of mainline diesel and electric locos from the 1970s and present day.
Great Western (SVR) Association - Association dedicated to the preservation and restoration of items of rolling stock, particularly carriages, from the UK's Great Western Railway.
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