Links to Websites of Railway Interest
Heritage Rlys / Preservation Sites
With the exception of the above, the following are a selection of the other railway related websites that you may find useful. Nearly all are free but some do require you to register / pay. Sites operated or linked to Members not covered in the main listings, suffixed by (M), are shown in Other Websites.
Recently added and yet to fully populated are links to railway related holiday acommodation, be that in former stations, at Preserved Railways or in carriages etc. Also added are links to former stations, carriages etc offering food other than recognised preservation sites, most of which have food outlets.
If anyone finds a link does not work or has moved or has a site they feel should be included please email Trevor Roots at website@intercityrailwaysociety.org
Holiday Accommodation
Food
On-line Reference / Forums, Enthusiast Groups, Preservation Sites & Museums,
Societies,
TOCs, FOCs, Rolling Stock Co, Infrastructure Companies & Projects,
Light Rail / Trams / Underground,
Book Publishers / On-line Magazines,
Other Websites (linked to Members)
General
British Transport Police (BTP)
Network Rail
details of stations, projects and timetables
National Rail Enquiries
timetables
Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)
Rail
an overall website on all things railways
Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB)
REPTA
Railway Employees & Public Transport Association (not for profit organisation)
Station Stays
accommodation within walking distance of UK and Irish railway stations
Transport for London (TfL)
covers Overground, Underground and Docklands Light Railway services
On-line Reference
Freightmaster
timetable guide to UK Freight services
LTSV Wagons
details of wagon types
Preserved Railway Stock List
part of UK Locos
Realtime Trains
search for any train, any time, anywhere
The Siding
images of all loco classes
The Signal Box
all things signalling
The Signalling Record Society
all things signalling
Timetable World
historical transport timetables and maps from around the World
Train Spotting (M)
home of the IOS Train Spotting app
Vintage Carriages Trust
Museum of Rail Travel, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Ingrow, West Yorkshire
UK Locos
includes UK Preserved Stock List
Wagons on the Web
wagon photos by Gareth Bayer
WNXX
daily updates on the current loco scene
On-Line Forums
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Enthusiast Groups
Deltic Preservation Society (DPS)
Diesel and Electric Preservation Group (DEPG)
Industrial Railway Society (IRS)
Network SouthEast Railway Society
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Preservation Sites & Museums
Individual Loco Owners
Societies and Travel Groups
Preserved Locomotive Enthusiasts Group
Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (RCTS)
STARS (Severnside Travel and Railway Society)
The Locomotive Club of Great Britain (LCGB)
Vintage Trains, Tyseley
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Train Operating Companies (TOCs)
Avanti West Coast (AWC)
Chiltern Railways (CR)
Cross Country (XC)
East Midlands Railway (EMR)
Eurostar UK
First TransPennine Express (TPE)
Gatwick Express (GEX)
Grand Central (GC)
Great Western Railway (GWR)
Greater Anglia (GA)
Heathrow Express (HEx)
Hull Trains (HT)
London Overground (see TfL above under General)
Northern Rail (N)
Southeastern (SER)
Southern Railway (SR)
South West Railway (SWR)
Thameslink (TL)
Transport for Wales (TfW)
West Midland Trains: West Midland Railway (WMR) & London Northwestern Railway (LNWR)
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Freight Operating Companies (FOCs)
Direct Rail Services (DRS)
DB Cargo (DBC)
Freightliner (FL)
GB Railfreight (GBRf)
RMS Locotech
part of British American Railways (BAR)
Rolling Stock Manufacturers
Engineering Companies
Pete Briddon Industrial Railway Specialist
Infrastructure Companies
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New Infrastructure Projects
Light Rail / Trams / Underground
Docklands Light Railway (DLR) (see TfL above under General)
London Tramlink (see TfL above under General)
London Underground (see TfL above under General)
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Book Publishers
Bauer Media (Great Magazines)
On-line Magazines
Pocket Mags
digital versions of railway magazines
TV / Videos
Other Websites (linked to Members)
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