Links to Narrow Gauge related web sites
Most of these links have been mentioned by members of the mailing list in the course of
correspondence.General Sites
16mm
Garratt Owners & Operators Association
This Association was formed with the
intention of bringing together all those who have an interest in Beyer-Garratt type
locomotives. The organisation is free to join. For details of joining, newsletter, running
facilities etc. see the website.
Association of
16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers web site
The official web site of the Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers.
Bedfordshire
Area Group
This site is maintained by one of the 'local area
groups' of the Association of 16mm narrow gauge modellers.
Brian
Budd's BagOfBits
At the moment Brian's website contains detail photo's
(useful to modellers!) of the Motor Rail tractor and tipper trucks on the Leighton Buzzard
NG Railway but more is promised
East Anglian 16mm Group
Site of the East Anglian Area Group of the Association
of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers.
East
Surrey 16mm Group
A very active local area group of the Association of
16mm narrow gauge modellers. Meets every couple of weeks at St. Nicholas' Schools,
Merstham. The annual "Merstham Model Steam Show" is one of the major events of
the 16mm year.
Garratt Locomotives (A Complete list of all)
Exhaustive list of Garratts built worldwide for both
standard and narrow gauges. Large number of photos.
George's Technical Tips Page
George Schreyer's list of "Large Scale Railroading
Tips" is based on the electric powered American G-scale scene so don't expect to find
live-steam tips but there is a lot of information here and much of it is directly
applicable to our 16mm NG modelling.
International Railway Links
Boggle your mind with this list of thousands of railway links
from Train Net Forum. We're in it too!
iRail
Railway Search Engine
The best place to find the railway sites you want!
Large Scale
On-Line
US commercial site exclusively for Large Scale (meaning "Garden
Railway") Trains.
Live
Steam Model Railroad in Germany
Bags of information here on live steam model railroading in
Germany. Not only garden railways - the "ride-on" scales are represented
too but there are some nice narrow gauge locos among the pictures of these. Among the
links on the "Links" page is one to the firm "Regner" ( Feldbahn and
1:22.5 scale live steam kits).
The site, maintained by list member Gerd Karl, is in German.
Narrow
Gauge Heaven
The homepage simply says: "a site dedicated to
worldwide narrow gauge railways" I leave you to click on News, Articles, Gallery,
Directory, Forums, and Links to discover what it's all about.
Rails in
the Garden (RitG)
Rails in the Garden Incorporated is an Australian group based in NSW that enjoys operating
16mm live steam narrow gauge models and exhibiting their portable layout at public
exhibitions. They also publish the Rails in the Garden newsletter with subscribers from
all over Australia.
Royal Horticultural
Society
Useful if you know the "16mm" plant you want. In the RHS "Plant
Finder" - type in the Genus, Species and Cultivar of the plant you want and a list of
(UK) suppliers is given. The general "Search" function may lead to other useful
information.
Signalbox
A web site is all about railway signalling. Primarily
describing the principles behind railway signalling in Great Britain, but some coverage of
signalling around the world will also be found. Emphasis is on the older, mechanical
signalling.
Smalspår /
Narrow Gauge
Information on narrow gauge in Sweden, both prototype and model, by Anders
Östlund. In Swedish and English.
Vance
Bass' site
...leading to "Small Scale Live Steam" etc.
Yorkshire
Area Group
Site of the Yorkshire Area Group of the Association of 16mm
Narrow Gauge Modellers
More to come... |
