Directory of History Resources

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Sites concerned with the history of UK railway system; the main category is broken down into a number of sub-categories; Sites will NOT be listed twice so selection of the most appropriate category is important.

Resources in This Category

• Age of Steam

  http://www.railcentre.co.uk/
  Photo gallery and historical information on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, museum, steam and diesel locomotive galleries.

• Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway

  http://www.chinnorrailway.co.uk/
  History of this ex-GWR branch line in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire UK.

• Disused Stations

  http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/
  Providing national UK coverage of all disused station sites including information, OS maps and photographs for all sites covered.

• Forgotten Relics of an Enterprising Age

  http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/
  A celebration of railway engineering and architecture; includes articles, maps, photos, and stories of viaducts, tunnels, stations, and earthworks; searchable by structure and by region.

• Great Central Railway Through Leicester

  http://www.gcrleicester.info/
  Covering the route of the Great Central Railway line through Leicester, UK providing past and present photographs covering the defunct line's remains with accompanying information.

• Great Western Archive

  http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/
  History and pictures relating to the Great Western Railway.

• New Adlestrop Railway Atlas

  http://www.systemed.net/atlas/
  Map of the railways of Britain - operational and disused.

• Tyneside Railways

  http://davekane.tripod.com/railindex.html
  History and pictures of the development on the railways in tyneside and northumberland with maps and pictures of bridges and stations

• Warwickshire Railways

  http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/
  Covering all the stations/routes that have historically existed within the county of Warwickshire, UK featuring over 2000 historical photographs from the author's collection and beyond.

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