Links
Here are some links for your perusal. If you want one added, and are a regular contributor to the site, then please contact me, and I will tell you how you can return the link.
Departmental related sites
- departmentals mailing list - Sightings, questions and occasional news. Runs in tandem with this site. (formerly named DPTgen)
- ontrackplant.com - Sister website dedicated to On-Track Plant in the UK
- OTPgen mailing list - Lots of sightings and news about On-Track Plant. Runs in tandem with ontrackplant.com
- The Old Dalby Test Track - Lots of interesting pictures and information about test trains and vehicles - past and present
- Train Testing - Interesting site linked with the Old Dalby site about train testing over the years
Industry links
- Balfour Beatty - Infrastructure contractor
- C.F.Booth, Rotherham - Website of the scrap dealers
- Car Services UK Ltd - UK Rolling Stock agents
- Carillion Rail - Infrastructure company responsible for some of the UK's railway maintenance and testing
- DBSchenker - National railfreight operator
- Harry Needle Railroad Company - HNRC - Hire and overhaul services as well as componant recovery and disposal
- LH Group Services - Railway engineering and plant refurbishment company
- Network Rail - government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in the UK
- Plasser & Theurer - Plant manufacturer also responsible for building the 999800 series track survey units
- Porterbrook - Specialises in the leasing of all types of railway Rolling Stock and associated equipment
- Railway Heritage Designation Advisory Board (RHDAB) - Statutory body safeguarding historically significant railway artefacts & vehicles
- Serco - The company responsible for research, development, instruction, testing and inspection across the network.
- WS Atkins - The largest UK-based international railway consultancy
Other railway sites
- 53a Models Photo Collection - Flickr - Excellent collection with many old and new railway photos
- ABRail - Lots of useful stock databases
- End of the Line - Site detailing loco storage locations and movements etc.
- Metropolitan Railway - Site with lots of railway photos and other related bits
- Network SouthEast Railway Society - a group for enthusiasts of Network SouthEast
- Paul Bartlett's photo site - A huge gallery of wagon and rolling stock pictures
- Paul Bigland's photo site - Paul's wide selection of photos including a large number of departmental pictures
- Rail-net.co.uk - A wide variety of UK railway photography
Preservation sites
- APT-P Preservation website - Lots of interesting facts about the APT projects and a section on APT test vehicles
- Bluebell Railway - Preserved railway with lots of former departmental stock and internal users
- EM2 Locomotive Society - Information on restoration projects including the Drewry railcar
- National Railway Museum - The largest railway museum in the world with a useful online database
- South Devon Railway - Recent new owners of the two barrier vans from Crewe
- The Railcar Association - Dedicated to the history, technology and preservation of first generation DMUs
- The Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey - Very useful survey of preserved and endangered carriages around the country - including many photos
- Traction Ads - Railway vehicles and materials
- UK Heritage Railways - The definitive site for preservation in the UK - including a useful map
Mailing lists
- BR Wagon Research Group - A group for the exchange of information on BR wagons, including pre 1948 wagons in BR ownership, Private Owner wagons in main line use and International wagons used in the UK.
- Midland Wagons - Wagon news and reports which often include departmental sightings
- Road_Gen - list about movements of all railway stock by road, including departmentals