The BRMNA Useful Links Page

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August 30th, 2008)

THE BRITISH RAILWAY MODELLERS OF NORTH AMERICA (BRMNA)

UK interests - modelling

A model railway site finder
Pendon Museum site, a real gem.
Narrow Gauge Modelling to 1/32nd scale
The GC and CD Railway, based on the LNER and BR(ER).
UK tram modelling information and links.
London Underground Tube train modelling
An extensive GWR modelling site
An interesting p87 site
Tri-ang site.
Diecast Bus and Coach Enthusiast
Railway freight operations, all the modeller wants to know and more.
UK modern image layout

UK interests - modelling hints and tips

The 4mm Model Builder's Guide - broken link - can anyone provide an update?
A useful site for novices.
Toning muscle wire.
Hints and tips on layout construction.
Painting figures, the way to achieve the professional look.

UK interests - manufacturers

Suppliers in North America who are BRMNA members.
THE UK Model Shop Directory, the LARGEST resource for British Outline Model Railway enthusiasts. It provides the names, addresses, URL's and e-mail addresses of hundreds of shops and suppliers of British outline equipment throughout the UK.
4mm suppliers, a regularly updated and extensive list.
51L models
53A Models
ACE trains, manufacturers of O Gauge tinplate 3-rail trains of English (and some French) liveries.
Bachmann
Bill Bedford site, custom etchings etc.
Brassmasters site, excellent 4mm and 7mm etched brass components.
British railway scene, limited-edition prints etc available.
C&L Finescale, track components
Cambrian plastic kits and accessories for 4mm and 16mm.
Cambridge transfers
Cherry and Precision model paints.
Comet Models, loco & coach kits for 1920 to 1960 period, Romford wheels, Mashima motors.
CooperCraft and Mailcoach plastic kits for 4mm and 7mm
Dapol
DC Kits , home of the happy DMU!
An upscale line for O scale modelers with more details and better authenticity
Martin Finney, Chris Wesson web site.
Fox Transfers
Gaugemaster controllers etc.
Alan Gibson, 2mm, 3mm, 4mm, 7mm locomotives, coaches, wagons parts etc
Hobby Exchange offers a free classified ads service for railway modellers.
Hornby
Intercity models, kits for modern image equipment by Pete Tisdale.
Javelin Design, 7mm etched brass loco kits - broken link - can anyone provide an update?
London Road Models, 4mm locomotives, coaches and components.
Malcolm Mitchell.
Model Signal Engineering
Murphy Models, Dublin commissions manufacturers to produce OO scale models of Irish locos and carriages.
PECO.
Pennine Wagons, limited edition N scale wagons
Redcraft especially for those with an interest in Welsh railways. - broken link - can anyone provide an update?
Slaters Plastikard Ltd web site, one of Britains leading manufacturers of O Gauge, 4mm Scale & Gauge 1 accessories.
Southern Pride, 4mm coach kits
Springside Models
Steamline a UK model builder in O Gauge.
Stonecraft Kits
Superquick buildings
Ultrascale.
Vintage O Gaugetinplate trains.
Wessex Wagons, commissions of limited edition wagons for south and south west England.

UK interests - books and magazines

UK prototype railway magazines - information about all known examples.
Abe Books , a source of second hand books.
Ian Allan and other books.
Derek Bidwell book site
Blackwells Bookstore an excellent source.
Bookfinder ,another second hand book source.
Martin Bott Bookdealers Ltd, buy & sell secondhand and antiquarian railway books (and related transport subjects)
Stanley Fish Railway Books.
Bill Hudson Books.
Railpub for back issues of rail publications and rail books.
W.J.Rodney-Rawkins (SPECIALIST BOOK DEALER)
Second hand books , a good source.
UK model railway magazines - information about all known examples.
Model Railways on-line magazine.
Trains on line on-line magazine.
The Railway Channel a fortnightly video magazine.

UK interests - prototype

RailUK ,includes a models page
UK railways on the net
A railway photographers guide to good locations to take photos.
British Steam Locomotives
Great Westernery, all you could wish for!
Great Little Trains of Wales - links to all the Welsh narrow gauge sites
BR logos site.
The signal box signalling practice.
How a steam engine works.
The crowsnest British Railway Guide.
The Flying Scotsman web site.
Channel Tunnel Rail Link Photographic Project is a unique and independent record of the construction of the entire railway from green field site to first train.
Rail travel information and much more
Railwayana events diary
A variety of UK prototype pages
Everything that you want to know about British railways

UK interests - clubs and historical

Specialist organisations - information about all known examples.
Other BRMNA and related organisations - information about all known examples.
The National Railway Museum historical information.
The Public Record Office which holds records of railway companies
Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon
The Historical Model Railway Society site shows the information, photographs and drawings in the HMRS collections.
UK Railway Preservation pages and other links.
The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland.
Railway Researchers will find this useful.
The Model Railway Club , the oldest in the world, (established in 1910). They have their own building in London, not far from Kings Cross station. Visitors to London are very welcome to drop in on a Thursday evening.
Central London Area Group (Scalefour Society).
A mailing list service for those modelling British railways.
Garratts: listings of all the surviving Garratts, pictures of a number of them used worldwide etc.
London's Transport Museum
200th anniversary of Trevithicks Penydarren tramway
British Trains, a site of an ex-pat in Michigan

European interests

European Train Enthusiasts (ETE).
The European Railway Server
Lots of trains, some English pages, some German pages, best with a high speed connection.

North American interests

National Model Railroad Association (NMRA)
Model Railroader magazine
Ottawa Valley Associated Railroaders (OVAR) web site.
Rail and Trains in Ottawa Canada
C.Robert Craig Memorial Library a good research reference site
Toy Trunk Railroad comic strip - Jump on board and enjoy the ride.
Newfoundland Rail Scenes, a brief description: An online album of railway photographs
Trains America, RR heritage
General train information - a North American bent but interesting nonetheless. A number of live webcams are featured

World wide interests

Canada's National Railway Museum and Canadian Railroad Historical Association.
world wide model railway clubs.
Yahoo Railway directory for interests world-wide.
RAILSERVE web site each of which have world wide references including Britain and North America.
Bermuda Railway Pages, the story of the 22-mile-long British-built railway
Mania site, links to many layouts and sites.
The Australian Model Railway Association Incorporated website.
The Transportal with links to many UK and worldwide railway and other transport links

Layout design, tools, electronics and miscellaneous

Cadrail, by Sandia, downloadable sample programme.
Right Track , by Atlas, downloadable sample programme.
XTrkCad by Sillub, downloadable sample programme which contains object libraries for P4 and Hornby-Dublo 3 rail as well as the popular ones like Peco.
Templot track and turnout template plotting software
Model Electronic Railway Group (MERG)
Trainflow, an international, but British-flavoured, system for traffic generation, freight forwarding, passenger timetabling and so forth.
ZTC the only UK company that produces DCC products.
Recorded sounds of various BR, GWR, SR, LMS and LNER locomotives.
Steamsounds.
Steam Locomotive Simulator, drive a steam locomotive.
Train spotting simulator, view with tongue firmly in cheek!
Prints of British locomotives
Short movie clips ranging from about a minute to four minutes. At the web page click on any of the choices under the heading "FULL CLIP LIST". You must enlarge, of course, in the usual way for Real Player...Oh yes, you must have Real Player to view the clips. Although a lot of the clips say there is sound this doesn't appear to be the case!
MRTT (Model Railway TimeTable), a computer program designed for use at exhibitions to keep the public informed.

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