Welcome to the Links
page of the
FSMR
website
THIS
This is not an exhaustive list, so if you know of a link that
should be included or you are a webmaster of a site and would like to link with
us or are linking to us already, please let me know
I have split the links into various categories for ease of use
and new sites are added by date at the foot of each list
Railway
Books and DVDs:
Miniature Railway Magazine (
Website of UK magazine looking at the miniature
railway scene
www.morgansyearbook.co.uk. (UK)
Morgan's Historic & Classic
Vehicle Events Yearbook
Is a must for all Historic & Classic Vehicle Enthusiasts who are interested in Steam, Veteran, Vintage &Classic Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Motor Cycles, Tractors & Buses.
It
is produced in February each year by
The
yearbook listings covers an area from Merioneth, Montgomery, Stafford,
Shropshire, Leicestershire &Rutland as it’s sou
All profits
from
Nick Tozer has photographed the SMR and sells books on railways
and heritage transport
Nick Dodson
of Tele Rail (Rail films) has made a
This will go
on sale ready for our first event in June and for your convenience, can be
purchased at both June and August events from the station gift shop for a
special price of only £10 saving £5 on MRP
However,
should you be unable to visit the SMR, please contact Nick at the above website
Local UK interest and tourism sites:
The official website of LOROS, the
Leicestershire and Rutland Hospice that the SMR supports
Great site to discover
more about the neighbouring "secret" and ancient County of Rutland
including web links to local sites, and an events diary.
And the official tourism site to
discover more about
Rutland also including weblinks to
local sites, and an events diary.
Brilliant resource for Leicestershire web
sites and info on all things in the County and City
Main Leicestershire promotions and tourism
site
For great days out in Britain
Website for the award winning
brewery based locally in nearby Oakham, suppliers of our August event real ales
Great
resource site for Britain since 1998
Syston and Peterborough Railway
Newly developing website all about our
“big brother” running along the edge of the parkland at Stapleford and cause of
the infamous battle of Saxby when the railway was first surveyed in the early
part of the 19th century resulting in the severe diversion curve
until the railway finally got its preferred route into the park
Other
Extensive and historic
15" railway running along the Romney marshes in Kent. The only miniature railway to have
had an armoured train during WW2. A very friendly line to visit, and
don't forget to take the bucket and spade for the beach later!
The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Spectacular 15" railway running through the
scenic Cumbrian mountains.
Along with the RHDR, one of the pioneers in minimum gauge railways. Also the
first public railway to use radio communication.
The Eastleigh Lakeside Railway
This extensive Southern Counties based
miniature railway, features a dual gauge 10 1/4" and 7 1/4" system
with driver training opportunities. Well worth a visit
Swanley New Barn Railway is a 7 1/4" railway running for
just over 1/2 mile
around
The Perrygrove
railway is a 15" line running through delightful countryside in the Forest
of Dean, on the edge of Coleford, Gloucs
Delightful 5” gauge railway based at Keynsham near Bristol running a variety of steam and diesel
motive power.
The railway is in Crowborough,
The 10
¼” gauge Rudyard
Our railway
first opened on 1st May 1911, and has been delighting visitors for over a
hundred years!
Travel
behind steam on the old Somerset & Dorset railway near Templecombe
on this delightful 2 foot narrow gauge steam line. See their website for open dates.
This delightful 10 ¼” gauge line runs on weekends in the summer and over Xmas week on Santa specials. Situated on the south coast at Pulborough.
Ten
and a quarter gauge society (UK)
This group was formed to promote the benefits of 10 ¼ lines and
too share ideas and operational details from this popular gauge
The Heywood Society (
Aims: - To further the association of
those involved in miniature railways
from 7¼” gauge to 21” gauge, to meet for visits to such railways,
to publish a Journal, to maintain a register of members and their railways, to
collect from time to time, material that may form a history of
miniature railways.
Photo galleries
A comprehensive listing of the
Sharpo's
Steam World (
A
brilliant site about anything Steam on land, rail or water with dedicated pages
of pictures for the subjects covered. Links of course to other sites as well.
We are listed under miniature railways with our own page! And there is an
extensive gallery of all the SMR loco fleet taken in June 2006
General world wide railway interest sites:
The name says it all!
If you want to know more about the
For the definitive guide
to British railway history, a must visit. The
The site of the Great Western Railway Centre at Didcot, Oxfordshire. Home to everything GWR, and home to the construction project of a "Saint" class loco as per the SMR's own 1/5th scale
North
American Steam Locos (
Comprehensive site on
all things American with loads of data and operational info. Lots of links and specs including loads on the NKP
Berkshires past and present.
Daniel McIntyre has created a
comprehensive site on this standard gauge Cumbrian railway and also runs a
large data base webpage of links to other UK railway interest web sites,
including the SMR
Trainboard (
Another great new
message board site for everything to do with railways. Loads of topics and threads, as well as links.
Nickel Plate Rail
Road (
A great site devoted to all things NKP!!
Lots of Berkshire info etc with links to ourselves.
Nickel Plate
Historical Society (
Run from the same stable as above, the
society is a must for anyone connected with the NKP or into the Berkshires and
their site is well worth a look.
Lakeshore Live
Steamers (
Nice Website of this
Train
Net's International Rail Links (USA)
Another nice linking
site with hundreds of links to international railway websites, including
ourselves.
www.jubilees.co.uk (UK)
The name says it all!!
Simons made a superb site for anyone nuts
on the old
Grand
Scales Quarterly (
Site of interest to model engineers, is
the site for this American based journal covering 10 1/4" and above lines
world-wide
Irail (
Alex has created a great site devoted to
model, and larger scale garden railways and resources up to miniature scale and
beyond.
Narrow
Gauge (
Narrow Gauge on the web - news, photos,
railway directory and discussion
forums!!!!!
New
Zealand Maritime (NZ)
A great website for information on
the full size Northern Star liner and others can be found here
Great resource site for railways big and
small
Heritage Railway, the website of the
monthly magazine for everything to do with preserved railways big and small in
the UK
Bedfordshire
Steam Engine Preservation Society (
Bedfordshire Steam preservation group for
full size and scale steam tractors, rollers and lorries
etc. Organisers of the rally at Stapleford Steam and also of their own events
in Bedfordshire.
Geoffs
pages (
Geoff has created a great website
exploring the Uk's heritage
lines including the SMR and archive work on the former Waverly route to
Scotland, now lost to nature
UK Steam Fairs (
Comprehensive and very very funny listing of all steam rallies and fairs for 2006 in the UK.
Miniature Railway
discussion group(
This
list is intended for the discussion of anything related to
miniature railways between the gauges of 7 1/4
and 15 inches. This
could include trip reports, requests for information, articles, links to other websites and even items for sale/wanted.
Steampower
(
Extensive galleries of
.
Brilliant site for everything Avengers.
You can find locations and details for all episodes on here including a page
for the "Grave Diggers" episode that featured the SMR in the 60's.
Enjoy!!
This organization is for you if you are
interested in railroads. It makes no difference if you are an amateur or a
professional railroader. Whether your interest is in trips, photography,
history or models, the NYRRE has someone who can speak your language are using
Other steam sites:
The Steam Car Club of Britain (
Website of the steam car owners club
with loads of info, pictures links and database of owners and cars
Steam Up (
“The
Steam Rally site on the web”
Brilliant website for all sorts of steam
fair and traction engine links and information as well a comprehensive what’s
on diary
Northern Association of Model Engineers
The FSMR are members of the association,
as are most model engineering societies and clubs in the North and Midlands
Dave Moore Sandfields
Pumping Station (UK)
Dave Moore has
created a blog about this forlorn former steam Beam engine pumping station in
Staffordshire.
Lichfields Jewel or blight on the landscape?
Model railway sites:
The British Railway
Modelling Directory.
(
Bringing you
the ultimate in Online Information for the British Railway Modeller.
With listings
for Model Shops, Suppliers, Clubs, Exhibitions, Railway Attractions in the UK, and much more. This is your
Ravenstone model
railways (
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Large stocks of new and used 00 gauge model railway items. |
Melton Toys (UK)
Great independent toyshop in Melton
Mowbray stocking everything from Hornby to Airfix to Playmobile
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And finally
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