References to drawings and useful articles.
(Last
January 1st, 2011.)
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The number of drawings and useful articles found in model railway magazines is enormous and grows with each issue of each magazine. Knowing what is available and where to find it is a major challenge to all modellers. The availability of a readily accessible index would overcome this challenge. While the creation of such an index is beyond the capabilities of any one individual, through a cooperative effort it should be possible, which is why this page exists.
The current version of these references is the result of contributions from two sources.
First, a number of BRMNA members have made significant contributions:
Mark Stapleton, Ron Smith, Humphrey Bryson, Herbert Holland, Tony Woodward, Bill
Lovatt, Bob Wilkes, Michael Gray, Ron Price and Ian Kemp.
Second, additional contributions have come through a cooperative initiative with the
Gauge O Guild whereby their efforts have been integrated with those from
BRMNA.
The range of magazines that are currently covered is extensive. Despite that, there are gaps and more magazines to cover so please let me know what you would be willing to do - remember, many hands make light work!
If you would like to help expand this index then please contact me using 
indicating the magazines and the time periods you would be prepared to cover.
I can handle your contributions in most forms. I prefer the information to be provided in machine readable form with a current preference for Lotus files which is how the database is currently stored! Each reference should contain the required information.
I will maintain a register of who is doing what and of current coverage to reduce the risk of duplicating the effort.
Also, please contact me with corrections or ideas on how to improve the organisation and utility of the index.
At the moment searching is not driven by a search engine. Instead, the references have been organised into a number of categories and sub-categories to make each of the pages more manageable and to make searching simpler.
There are 16 categories and within each category, there are 9 sub-categories. The abbreviations page will help you locate the sub-category in which a specific railway company may be found. The current coverage page containing a list of magazine titles also includes the magazine abbreviations used in the references.