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.
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Departmental related sites
departmentals mailing list - Sightings, questions and occasional news. Runs in tandem with this site. (formerly named DPTgen)
On-Track Plant Preservation Group - Group formed with the aim of buying and restoring items of OTP
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
AEA Technology Rail Division - Railway safety engineering solutions
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
EWS - National railfreight operator
FM Rail - TOC also responsible for some departmental refurbishments at Derby
Harry Needle Railroad Company - HNRC - Hire and overhaul services as well as componant recovery and disposal
LH Group - Railway engineering and plant refurbishment company
Network Rail - Engineering company formed to maintain, improve and upgrade railway infrastructure across the country
Plasser & Theurer - Plant manufacturer also responsible for building the new track survey units
Porterbrook - Specialises in the leasing of all types of railway Rolling Stock and associated equipment
Railway Heritage Committee - 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 - Excellent site with many old and new railway photos
ABRail - Lots of useful stock databases
BR Locos - Wide gallery of BR locos - past and present including a large departmental locos section
End of the Line - Site detailing loco storage locations and movements etc.
Kendal May's Fotopic site - Lots of current photos
Mark's Trains - Lots of train info and photos
Metropolitan Railway - Site with lots of railway photos and other related bits
Nene Valley Railway Books - Bookshop useful for finding those rare departmental titles!
Nottingham Rail - East Midlands info and links to Craig's Fotopic sites
Paul Bartlett's Fotopic site - A huge gallery of wagon and rolling stock pictures
Paul Bigland's Fotopic site - Paul's wide selection of photos including a large number of departmental pictures
Preserved Shunters - Excellent site detailing ex BR & industrial shunting locomotives
Rail Britain - Informative website with news and statistics
Rail-net.co.uk - "Aims to bring you a wide variety of UK railway photography into the next millennium"
Railfoto - A large collection of all sorts of railway photos from locos to station signs and some departmentals
Roger Mark's Fotopic site - Large gallery of pictures including a selection of heritage departmental DMUs
The Junction - Informative site with good photo reports
The Railway Centre - Railway Resources and Technical Data
Tim Rowley's Fotopic site - Tim's wide selection of photos including a nice gallery of departmental pictures
UIC Stock - Continental wagons and coaches from The Doctor (of gbrail.org.uk fame!)
Vince's Industrial Locos Gallery - Lots of photos of industrial locomotives around the country
Wagons on the Web - Excellent wagon enthusiast site
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
MRT Railcar Group - Railcar preservation site - recent new owners of 977775 and 977776
National Railway Museum - The largest railway museum in the world with a useful online database
Northumbria Rail Ltd. - Site dedicated to railway preservation in the Northumbria region
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
Wickham Railbus Website - Preserved Wickham railbus website - 999507
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.
British Railways Forum - Railways discussion
Midland Wagons - Wagon news and reports which often include departmental sightings
Road_Gen - list about movements of all railway stock by road, including departmentals.
The_EMU_Slam_Door_Page - group for fans of Slam Door 3rd rail EMUs
The_Preservation_Page - group for preservation fans
The_Scrap_Line_Page - group for news on stored railway vehicles
The_Track_Talk_Page - group for anything rail related
The_UKwagons_Page - group for wagons
thumpergroup - mailing list about DEMU "Thumper" units
Link sites
iRail - Railway web directory
Personal sites
Ben s Brownhills Fotopic site - Photographic record of the oil trains in Staffordshire
Ben s Fotopic site - More photographic work
Ben s personal website - Other photos and stuff about me.... and not a coach or van in sight!
Ben s railway Fotopic site - Other miscellaneous shots