Useful links
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Useful links
This is a selection of railway links on various themes. Suggestions for inclusions are welcome, please contact the Webmaster if you have a recommendation to make.
| Wrexham & Shropshire | Open access operator of an exciting new loco-hauled service from Wrexham to London Marylebone, via Shrewsbury, Telford, Tame Bridge Parkway and Banbury. |
| Chiltern Railways | Local rail operator for passenger services on the Marylebone - High Wycombe - Birmingham route and connecting lines. |
| First Great Western Link | Rail operator for local passenger services to Marlow and Henley. |
| Marlow-Maidenhead Passengers' Association | Action group for local public transport users in the area served by our local branch line. |
| Gerrards Cross Tesco Tunnel | Tesco's pages with information about the new plans for the infamous tunnel at Gerrards Cross. |
| Quainton Railway Society | The group that runs the large Buckinghamshire Railway Centre at Quainton Road. There's lots going on here, with special events throughout the year. |
| Marlow, Maidenhead & District Model Railway Club | Our local model railway society with an annual exhibition and photographic competition plus a programme of meetings with club members and outside speakers on modelling and other railway subjects. |
| Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway | A local preserved railway, with opportunities for travel, photography and volunteering. |
| High Wycombe & District Model Railway Society | Another local model railway society which runs an exhibition at John Hampden School in Wycombe each autumn. |
| Ruislip Lido Railway Society | Volunteers who run the marvellous miniature railway around the edge of Ruislip Lido. |
| Ickenham and District Society of Model Engineers | This society covers a large geographical area - two of our members are also members of IDSME. |
| A1 Steam Locomotive Trust | The place to go for news about the project to build a new A1 locomotive 60163 Tornado following the LNER design of Arthur Peppercorn - although the original locos were all built by BR after nationalisation. |
| Continental Railway Circle | A website at last for the premier society for those interested in railways beyond the British Isles. Publishes the quarterly Continental Railway Journal with lots of current news and occasional historical articles on railways worldwide. |
| Railway Correspondence & Travel Society | Long-standing national railway society which has recently started a local branch in Maidenhead. Details of their regular meetings are available by following the Branches link off their home page. |
| Railway & Canal Historical Society | In spite of its name, this society has the objectives to promote historical research in all forms of transport and to encourage its publication. It is active through local groups and special interest groups, and publishes an authoritative journal three times a year. |
| Broad Gauge Society | A society devoted to research into the British broad gauge railways, with particular interests in modelling. BGS members were active in the successful campaign to get listed building status for the original Wycombe Railway terminus in High Wycombe. |
| Rail Accident Investigation Bureau | As demonstrated to us by our speaker in March 2008, Andy Savage, this website contains the latest information about accidents being investigated by the independent RAIB, plus downloadable copies of all their reports. There is a free email alert service to which you can subscribe. |
| Steam Index | Kevin Jones's excellent index of railway magazines and journals. There's lots of information here about authors, photographers and books as well - a very useful resource. pictures. |
| Sharing Wycombes Old Photographs (SWOP) | A fascinating collection of historic photographic images of the South Bucks area - try searching for the railway pictures. |
| Electronic National Rail Timetable | No longer to be published in printed form, Network Rail has now made a PDF version of the National Rail Timetable available. |
| For Railway Enthusiasts | Network Rail's information page for railway enthusiasts on railway stations. |
| UK Steam Info | Lots of information on UK preserved operations - particularly useful for timings of main line steam tours. |
| International Steam | Rob Dickinson's invaluable pages on 'real' steam operations around the world. |
| Railway Herald | Free weekly online magazine (downloadable PDF file) with lots of topical news and pictures. There is now also a monthly Worldwide version - well worth a look. |
| The Railway Magazine | Monthly magazine, 110 years old and still going strong - this is Britain's premier general railway title. |
| BackTrack | Monthly magazine covering British railway history and an occasional look further afield. Renowned for its extensive use of historic colour photographs. This is a new (2007) and content-rich website, including links to Bob Farmer's comprehensive BackTrack index. |
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