THE BUFFERS from ANDREW HOPKINS
The website of a group of Transport enthusiasts living in the Soutwestern Ontario area of Canada, which meets for the enjoyment of British Railway and other transport modelling. This site contains excellent information, pictures and they produce a monthly electronic Newsletter full of information. Go there now and see what they can offer.

MAGNETIC COUPLERS FOR BRITISH 4MM from CHRIS ELLIS
From an article in Issue 23 and 24 of MODEL TRAINS INTERNATIONAL detailing a method of using the Kadee NEM type couplers for British Outline stock from Bachmann, Mainlaine, Replica, Airfix, Hornby and Dapol wagons.

MORE NOTES ON USING KADEES ON BRITISH STOCK from PETER BARTON
Notes and experiences from a modeller who has been through the changeover.

USING DCC IN MODEL RAILWAYS from John Russell
Although this is a commercial website and I do not normally include commercial links here, John has collected together some excellent information and further links on Installations and CV settings that even I find this page very useful. The work John has put in here to support DCC is higlhy commendable.

WURZEL JUNCTION A DCC '00' LAYOUT from RICHARD WILLCOX
Including - Chip installation techniques for Bachmann and Hornby locos. Picture courtesy Richard Willcox showing a ZTC211 installation into a Hornby 4F.

MODELWIKIRAIL from Mike Shaw
A model railway wiki database, editable by anyone. Also a unique custom search engine, powered by google, for only searching model sites.

NEW RAILWAY MODELLERS from SIMON UFF
An interesting website giving information for prospective new recruits to the hobby of Railway Modelling. There is plenty of advice, hints and tips for the new modeller and even some new tricks for old modellers like me. What I especially like is the refreshing coverage of some of those items that many of us take for granted and it is excellent to see these actually written down somewhere at last. So if you are new to the hobby you cannot go far wrong by visiting Simon's website.

GWR AND 3MM MODELLING RESOURCES from JOHN DOWNING
Including - GWR loco headlamp codes and associated signal box bell codes, BR shed codes as at 1959 plus the associated GWR shed codes, Information from the GWR rule book of 1905, An impressive GWR family tree, Hints and tips for all railway modellers, and pages devoted to the West Midlands Group of the 3mm Society.

GWR MODELLING from MIKKEL FUNDER
An excellent source of links and information for modellers of the Great Western Railway. Including lists of available models and kits, liveries from 1900 to 1948, and extensive listings of GWR-related web sites.

THE GREAT WESTERN ARCHIVE from JOHN DANIEL
A superb listing of Great Western Stations, Locomotives, Coaches, Signal Boxes, History and loads more.

HISTORICAL MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY from HMRS
This superb organisation needs no introduction from me. A comprehensive site for all UK Railway Modellers, Historians and Enthusiasts.

KENT RAIL from David Glasspool
The website deals with the history of Kent's railways and those of the general South Eastern Division

TRANSPORT AND INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE from ROBERT FORSYTHE
A mecca for railway, canal, ship and motorbus enthusiasts. If you like models, transport timetables and publicity, postcards, books and tickets then take a look at this website and tap into their resources.

BADGER CREEK LUMBER COMPANY from PAUL TEMPLAR
A superbly crafted On30 American logging layout that also has plenty of excellent tips and advice for all modellers. A definite must-see website.

BATH GREEN PARK from TAUNTON MODEL RAILWAY GROUP
A working scale model of the line which ran from Bath Green Park station to the junction where the Somerset & Dorset route turned off towards the south and the Midland line continued on towards Bristol and the North.

BLAIR ATHOLL TOWARDS DRUMOCHTER from JOHN and IAN McCREADIE
Here's a cracking layout website for you. Based on the Highland Main Line in Scotland from where it crosses the River Tilt, through the village of Blair Atholl and northwards it has some excellent scenery as you would expect from a Scottish line.

JANE'S GARDEN RAILWAY from JANE SULLIVAN
Full of details on construction and installation techniques and a comprehensive list of do's and don'ts. Also more advice on using Kadee couplers with British locomotives and stock.

LAYOUTS IN MINIATURE from KEN JONES
Ken Jones has been modelling in N Gauge and Z Gauge for some years. Find some of his more famous (notorious!) layouts on his web site. How much track does fit into an A4 Boxfile? Have you got a suitcase lying around? Where does one aquire an ice cream tray from? All these answers and many more on the web site.

LITTLEWOOD from RICHARD DEAS
A superb automated layout in N gauge with a website that is full of information on wiring for Automation, including 2 and 3 aspect colour light signals, automatic looped fiddle yards and cascading marshalling yards.

SHEDLEY from DAVID LAMB
4mm layout, BRMR South Yorkshire 1960`s. With a good website showing various construction stages and techniques.

SMALL WORLD LAYOUTS from JULIAN COCKSHOTT
Inspired by Ken Jones. From suitcase layout to an ambitious plan for a Settle and Carlise layout, Julian has plenty of tips, plans and ideas in 'N' gauge.

PROPOSED/EXPERIMENTAL LMS DMU from THE RAILCAR ASSOCIATION
This particular gallery page of this site contains details about the LMS DMU. The Railcar Association is formed of owners of preserved multiple units. This site is dedicated to the history, technology and preservation of first generation DMUs.

BRITISH STEAM LOCOMOTIVE DATABASE from ROY VANDERSTEEN
As the name suggests an online database of locomotives. Including BR Standard classes as well as loco's from the GWR, LNER, LMS and Southern.

FIRST GENERATION DMU'S from THE RAILCAR ASSOCIATION
The Railcar Association is formed of owners of preserved multiple units. This site is dedicated to the history, technology and preservation of first generation DMUs.

MAGAZINE INDEX from The Gauge 'O' Guild
The Gauge 'O' Guild's searchable index is seperated by Category, Type and Railway Company and covers much of the popular Model press from 1970 to 2000.

MODEL RAIL MAGAZINE INDEX from Adrian Hall, Brian Martin, Ian Murray and Mark Pat
An index of what we hope are all the important articles and pieces of information in this magazine. Ongoing development, research and editing on every issue from #1 to the present day.

SR ARTICLES MAGAZINE INDEX from Michael Field
A personal collection of magazine entries covering the SOUTHERN RAILWAY it's predecessors and successors.

WOODGNOMES PLACE from PAUL CLARK
An excellent place for everything you need for Model Engineering, including links to specialist suppliers of tools and equipment.

ARTWHO9 FIGURE PAINTING from Mark Dixon
A commercial website consisting of galleries of painted wargames figures and models. Great examples of figure painting but would benefit from tips and techniques articles.

MODEL-RAILWAY SCENICS from Mentmore Model Railway Group.
Model Railway Scenics is a web site designed to show how easy it is to produce realistic scenery, trees, shrubs and scatter materials almost completely free of charge, or in some cases, at nominal cost. We also have a demonstration stand available to exhibition organisers where we are able to share our knowledge and techniques. is.

PAINTING TECHNIQUES FOR FIGURES AND STRUCTURES from BRIAN FAYLE
Perfect miniature scenes on layouts need figures in them, and this is THE way to achieve the professional look. With over 35 years of modelling experience Brian describes a unique & straight forward way in which you can paint figures to look like real people. With plenty of images to show the results, this is a must visit site.

QUICK TECHNIQUES FOR PAINTING BELIEVABLE MINIATURE from AIDAN CAMPBELL
Professional military figure sculptor and painter Aidan Campbell offers a thorough and comprehensively illustrated guide, giving quick and easy techniques for painting believable miniature figures for model railways. Showing how even a beginner can easily achieve results just like a professional.

STATIONCOLOURS.INFO from Peter Smith
This web site is a resource for railway modellers wanting information about the liveries used on British railway buildings.

BRITISH RAIL WAGON PHOTOGRAPHS from PAUL BARTLETT
An impressive collection of photographs of rolling stock on BR and in internal use, from 1987 to recent.

RAILWAY PICTURES from REBECCA NORTHWOOD
An online gallery dedicated to the work of ANTHONY NORTHWOOD, who passed away in 1997. Like many rail enthusiasts Tony was dedicated to his hobby, travelling all over the world gathering together an extensive collection of railway photos and memorabilia.

RAILWAY STATIONS from CLIVE WILLIAMS
A site containing references to published photographs of British and Irish railway stations.

THE SIGNAL BOX from JOHN HINSON
Probably the largest collection of photographs and information on UK Signal Boxes on the internet.

TIM'S RAILWAY PAGES from TIM HITCH
A photo site to help modellers.

THE RICKETY SHED LIGHT RAILWAY from RICHARD STONE
The continuing story of a 16mm scale live steam garden railway.

HOW TO SCRATCHBUILD YOUR OWN OVERHEAD CATENARY SYSTEM from ALASTAIR THOMPSON
This article first appeared in the July 2003 edition of Model Rail in the Reader to Reader Q&A section.

7M:1FT - O GAUGE - RAILWAY MODELLING from RAYMOND WALLEY
A website designed to showcase "O" Gauge, 7mm railway modelling; review kits books & components and to promote the Gauge "O" Guild. It also describes models Raymond has built and provides a way for others to commission work from me.

7MM HEAVEN from ANDREW MARTIN
An enthusiasts site about modelling in 7mm with a focus on the Scottish Highland lines during the 1970's.

GN15.INFO from EMRYS HOPKINS
Everything you need to know about the fastest growing scale/gauge combination in railway modelling!

SOUTHERN E-GROUP PAGES from SOUTHERN E-MAIL GROUP
A website containing everything you could possily wish to know about the Southern Railway including its predecessors and successors.

STEVE'S RAILWAY PAGES from STEVE CHAPMAN
A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED website containing plenty of Modelling articles, a Glossary of both Prototype and Model railway terms, a definitive list of Scales in again both Protoype and Model form, a reference list of all SOUTHERN RAILWAY engines in the 1960's, and more...

THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY PHOTO NET from JOHN WILLS
A searchable database of Southern Railway photographs taken between 1952 and the present.