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Golden Age Railroading:  World

Alphabetized by country or continent.

General:
 

  • Hot Metal - Alan Crotty's Steam Portfolio: A portfolio of quality steam loco action photos from around the world, taken by acclaimed UK railway photographer Alan Crotty. (5/14/01) (Dates shown are original entry dates)
  • Railcards And Tramcards: A site devoted to old postcards that show us in a nostalgic way how our grandparents travelled. (1/30/00) 
  • Tramways by Erik den Braber: An ever expanding site on tramways, streetcars, trolleys, light rail, etc. (10/29/99)
  • World-wide Thirty-inch Railways: List of railways world-wide with a gauge of thirty inches, or the closely associated gauges of 750mm and 760mm. (8-14-02)
  • World Rail Fans: The meeting place for world-wide railway enthusiasts (7/4/00)

Africa:

  • The Garratt Locomotive: The articulated steam locomotive that conquered Africa. Every loco and known survivor is listed and some are pictured. (11/9/98)

Australia / New Zealand:

  • TrainLink: A major repository for any and all things dealing with railways, tramways, and model railways in Australia and New Zealand. (7/29/97)

Belgium:

  • A href=http://www.ibelgique.com/brail>Railways in Belgium: A history of all standard gauge lines in Belgium. Includes pictures, maps and rolling stock rosters. (5-31-01)

France:

  • French 40 & 8 Merci Boxcars: We want information about every Merci boxcar that was sent over from France in 1949, even the cars that have been destroyed. (9/22/99)
  • La Mure Railway: Information on this French railway that draws a link between two small cities: St Georges de Commiers and La Mure d'Isère. (English/French/German) (7/29/97)

Germany:

Greece:

India:


 

Italy:

 

Norway:

  •   The Rjukan Railway: About the Rjukan Railway, which opened in 1909. Helped build the new, industrial Norway. During World War II, the race to build the first atomic bomb lead to the sinking of the railway ferry "Hydro" and the invention of heavy water. (Norwegian/English) (3/28/99)

 

Poland:
  • Polish Train Page: Railways of Poland, including a rail travel FAQ, a photo gallery, and schedules. (7/2/97)

Russia:

South America:

Sweden:

  • Stocktramway: Detailed information about past and present tramways in Stockholm, Sweden, from the Swedish Tramway Association. (English/Swedish/French/German) (11/14/97)

 

United Kingdom:

  • Cotswold Steam Preservation - GWR 2807: Cotswold Steam Preservation are dedicated to the return of Great Western Railway (GWR) 28XX class 2-8-0 number 2807 to steam. (9-7-02)
  • Irish Railway Memorabilia: Mainly Irish railway memorabilia with information on the market for brass, enamel, and cast iron signs. Gradually expanding to other items. (2/5/99)
  • The Iron Road: Focused on railways in Britain and Europe. (7/2/97)
  • London, Brighton & South Coast Railway: Details of the UK railway, including a comprehensive bibliography, details of the locomotive engineers, and liveries used. (10/19/97)
  • The LNER Encyclopedia: A growing collection of reference material about the LNER (London North Eastern Railway) of the UK Grouping Era, specialising in locomotive class descriptions and engineer (designer) biographies.(4-21-04)
  • Mike's Index To Southern Railway Drawings And Articles: Giving the reader an easy reference to scale drawings for modelling purposes plus some articles. (10/31/99)
  • The Millennium Cavalcade Of Steam: Forty of the most important steam locomotives built in Britain travel in a cavalcade from Shildon to Darlington in procession. (10/29/99)
  • Southern E-Group: Enthusiasts, historians, and modellers of the Southern Railway--including its predecessors and successors--corresponding over the Internet. (10/31/99)
  • Steam Locomotive Simulator: A freeware computer program simulating steam locomotives, allowing the user to "drive" along selected routes. Loco and route "construction" is also possible. (6/1/99)
  • The Train That Died: The story of a crazy railroad that died in 1946 in the breathtaking highlands of Scotland. What a dream, what an idea. What a project if it lived today. (6/1/99)
  • Trainspotting In Wales: A multimedia journey along the great, preserved narrow gauge steam railways of Wales, including the Talyllyn, Ffestiniog, and Vale of Rheidol. (1/30/99)
  • Welsh Highland And Polish Narrow Gauge Railway Pages: Information and photos of these railways. (11/8/97)
  • Welsh Highland Railway: History, photos, and other extensive information on this railway. (7/29/97)

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