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- Thomas Brassey - Builder of the Paris and Le Havre Railway in France, the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, the Caledonian Railway, the Great Northern Railway, Tilbury and Southend Railway, Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway, and Grand Trunk Railway in Canada. (1805-1870)
- Foxfield Steam Railway - The Foxfield Railway was constructed in 1893 to carry coal from Foxfield Colliery to the North Staffordshire Railway at Blythe Bridge. Following the closure of the colliery in 1965 the line was rescued by the volunteers of the Foxfield Light Railway Society, who today operate the line as a passenger-carrying railway.The railway was built at minimum cost to the mine owners and hence steep gradients and sharp bends abound.
- The Railway Book Club - Designed for railway and transport enthusiasts whether your interest be railway journeys, model railways or the romantic age of steam trains.
- Bristol - Was a major wool-exporting port. Station for several railway lines including the Great Western Railway, Bristol and Exeter Railway, and the Bristol and Gloucester Railway. Includes brief history.
- DfT Railways Group - Combines the Government's overarching strategic and financial responsibilities for the railways, with many of the functions formerly carried out by the Strategic Rail Authority.
- Aberdeen's Railways - Lost Railways in the North East - An illustrated history of the railway network of the area, with sections for each line, stations, and other railway buildings.
- Simon Townsend's Home Page - Sections on the Rhyl Miniature Railway, Windmill Farm Railway, Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway, Evesham Vale Light Railway, The Heywood Society Journal, Miniature Railways Bookshelf and a links Page.
- West Coast Railway Heritage Park - Non-profit organization dedicated to collect, preserve and restore railway cars and artifacts, and operate a licensed railway. Collection consists of 65 pieces of heritage railway rolling stock and railway related artifacts. Includes events, membership, photos, volunteer opportunities, hours, admission fees and location.
- Daves Railpics of Lincolnshire and Heritage Steam Railways - A collection of Railway photographs featuring N.E. Lincolnshire railways, including East Lincolnshire line, Humber Ferry link, narrow and minimum gauge railways in the period 1960 to 2000, and UK preserved railways 1975 - 1999.
- CER - Community of European Railways - the CER brings together the 32 main railway undertakings and rail infrastructure managing bodies of Europe. It promotes the development of railway transport as essential to the creation of a transport system which is both efficient and environmentally sound. It acts as the railways' collective voice for decision-makers at EU-level.
Wikipedia Articles
- South Australian Railways - South Australian Railways built and operated railways in South Australia from 1854 to the incorporation of its non-urban railways into the Australian National Railways Commission (ANRC) in 1975, together with the former Commonwealth Railways and the former Tasmanian Government Railways. The Adelaide urban lines were transferred to the State Transport Authority, which was ...
- Tasmanian Government Railways - Tasmanian Government Railways were absorbed into the Australian National Railways Commission, established by the Whitlam Government in 1975 (along with the former Commonwealth Railways, the non-urban railways of South Australia) and renamed TasRail. Tasrail wase sold to Australian Transport Network Limited, a partnership of Tranz Rail and Wisconsin Central Railway, when the Australian National Railways Commission ...
- New Zealand Railways Department - The New Zealand Railways Department, or NZGR (New Zealand Government Railways), often known as the "Railways", was a government department charged with owning and maintaining New Zealand's rail infrastructure, and operating the railway system. The Department was created in 1880 and was reformed in 1981 into the New Zealand Railways Corporation.
- Victorian Railways - The Victorian Railways operated railways in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983. The first railways in Victoria were private companies, but when these companies failed or defaulted, the Victorian Railways was established to take over their operations.
- Australian National Railways Commission - The Australian National Railways Commission (ANRC) was established by the Whitlam Government in 1975, incorporating the Commonwealth Railways, the Tasmanian Government Railways and the non-urban railways of South Australia (the metropolitan Adelaide railway lines are now owned and operated by TransAdelaide).