Links page

More links, particularly those of use to railway modellers can be found at our Modelling links page.

Please Note: The sites included in the lists on this page are unconnected with the RailTasmania.com web-site, but have generally been found interesting and/or useful by the editors. Please let us know if any of the links are dead or nolonger reach the page listed

Australian Railway Historical Society divisions

• ACT (Canberra)
• New South Wales
• Queensland
• South Australia (Steamranger)
• Tasmania
• Victoria
• Western Australia

General Links

• 12csv.co.uk - A site about all locos worldwide with this marvellous power unit
• Class 37 Locomotive Group - Much like the Tasmanian Z class, but in a full with body, this site is dedicated to the British Railways 37 Class, and their preservation.
• Commonwealth Railways & AN Information - Lots of information on Australian National, and its its mainland predecessors
• John Hurst's picture archive - Plenty of good Australian railway photographs
• Metro Tasmania - Tasmania's main suburban public transport provider
• Motive Power magazine - An Australian railway magazine
• National Railway Museum - Located at York, England, this is one of the world’s best railway museums
• Peter Knife's Port Lincoln Division - Photographs, information and models of the South Australian Railway's (later Australian Nationals) narrow gauge Eyre Peninsula lines.
• Rail Serve - One of the many big, American-based general railway sites with heaps of links
• Railpage Australia - A good Australian site, with plenty of links and information.
• Railtrails Australia - Enjoy walking along old railway formations around Australia?
• Railway Technical Pages - Described as being 'for those interested in the science, technology, planning, maintenance and operation of railways' this site will answer just about any question you have about how trains work
• The Locomotive Page - This site covers the locomotives operated by all (mainland) Australian rail operators.
• The Unofficial QR History Info Site - Very comprehensive site about all aspects of the Queensland Railways.
• TrainWeb - Another big American site . . .
• UK Preserved railways - Produced by the Heritage Railways Association in the UK , this site lists not only railways and groups, but also a UK loco database. A must if visiting the UK

Miniature railways

• Boulder Creek Tramway
• Evandale Light Railway and Steam Society
• Friendly Beaches Railway
• Hobart Miniature Steam Locomotive Society
• North West Model Engineers Society

Preservation groups outside Tasmania

• Bellarine Railway - Victoria
• Cairns Kuranda Steam Railway - Queensland
• Hotham Valley Railway - Western Australia
• Puffing Billy Railway - Victoria
• Tanfield Steam Railway - United Kingdom
• Welsh Highland Railway - United Kingdom
• Zig Zag Railway - New South Wales

Other Tasmanian sites

• Australian Railway Historical Society (Tasmanian division)
• Brindabella Railway Grafx
• Tasmanian Rail News magazine

Tasmanian preservation groups

• Australian Railway Historical Society
• Derwent Valley Railway
• Don River Railway
• Ida Bay Railway
• Launceston and North East Railway
• Launceston Tramway Museum
• Queen Victoria Museum
• Rail Track Riders
• Sheffield Steam and Heritage Centre
• Tasmanian Transport Museum
• Wee Georgie Wood
• West Coast Heritage Centre Zeehan

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