A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
The last of the renowned Peppercorn class 'A1' steam locomotives was scrapped in 1966, but, as you can read on this website, a brand new 'A1', No. 60163 Tornado, has been brought to life in Darlington.
The Institution of Railway Signal Engineers
The 19th Century first Transcontinental Railroad was described by Central Pacific Railroad Chief Engineer, Theodore D. Judah, as "the most magnificent project ever conceived." Devoted to telling the story of this "great and shining road" which so profoundly changed the course of the history of United States is the Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum, a gigantic online "virtual museum" established by the family of railroad pioneer Lewis Metzler Clement.
Heritage Railway Association
The Heritage Railway Association represents the majority of heritage and tourist railways and railway preservation groups within both the U.K, and Ireland. There are also several overseas members.
Heritage Railway - Britain's Premier Steam Railway News Magazine
Britain's biggest magazine devoted to railway preservation - with the widest news coverage by far.
Institute of Railway Studies & Transport History
The Institute of Railway Studies & Transport History, founded in 1995 (as the Institute of Railway Studies), is a joint initiative of the National Railway Museum and the University of York. Since its foundation the IRS&TH has become the leading centre for the study of the history of transport and mobility.
Shortlines of Chicago Historical Society
hortlines of Chicago Historical Society is a group that is preserving historical information about industrial and shortline railroads in the Chicago metropolitan area since 1994.
Swanage Railway
The Swanage Railway offers a more intensive heritage steam and diesel timetable train service than virtually any other preserved railway.
The Railway Heritage Committee
The Railway Heritage Committee is a statutory body operating under the authority of the Railway Heritage Act 1996 as amended by the Railways Act 2005.
Railways Archive
Railways Archive is a free online archive of documents charting the development of Britain's railways.
UK Heritage Railways
A guide to the entire heritage railway scene in the UK and Ireland, including details of special events, trains and operating days for all steam railways.
