railways
Spoorwegnostalgie
18/03/10 11:45
On Spoorwegnostalgie Dave Habraken features steam in
China and elsewhere as well as vintage diesels in his
native Belgium. Text is in Dutch but easy enough to
find your way round.
http://www.spoorwegnostalgie.be
http://www.spoorwegnostalgie.be
Treni e Cartoline Sicilia
18/03/10 11:45
Treni e Cartoline Sicilia features railways in
Sicily, one of the last haunts of Italy's veteran
electric locomotives. Mostly in Italian but the
introduction is in English, French and Spanish.
http://www.treniecartolinesicilia.it/
http://www.treniecartolinesicilia.it/
The Mongolian Zephyr
18/03/10 11:45
Japanese photographers tend to be more unorthodox
than the rest of us when it comes to portraying the
steam locomotive at work. The language barrier makes
it more difficult to find your way around these sites
but it's not impossible. Toshiyuki Agura's site
features Chinese and Japanese railways from an
interesting perspective.
http://rose.zero.ad.jp/agura/index.html
http://rose.zero.ad.jp/agura/index.html
White Mask Snaps
18/03/10 11:45
John Hooson's photographs - mainly British diesels in
the most scenic locations but some Chinese steam as
well.
http://whitemasksnaps.fotopic.net/
http://whitemasksnaps.fotopic.net/
Monkey Snaps
18/03/10 11:45
Bill Watson's site features pictures from the best
locations in Scotland and the North of England.
http://monkeysnaps3.fotopic.net/
http://monkeysnaps3.fotopic.net/
Railways of China
18/03/10 11:44
Robin Gibbons' Railways of China contains much
information on China's railways and their motive
power, whether steam, diesel or electric.
http://www.railwaysofchina.com/
http://www.railwaysofchina.com/
SY Country
18/03/10 11:44
The most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of
reports and news of steam operations in China. Dave
Fielding has taken over the task from Florian Menius
(see below).
http://www.sy-country.co.uk/
http://www.sy-country.co.uk/
JiTong Overview
18/03/10 11:44
Hans Schaefer's site contains a wealth of information
about the JiTong Railway. Hans also offers an
alternative view of China's steam locomotives - from
the footplate. Lots of practical information,
statistics etc. as well.
http://home.c2i.net/schaefer/
http://home.c2i.net/schaefer/
Steam in China
18/03/10 11:44
The Steam in China Newsgroup is where you’ll
find the latest news about steam operations in China.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Steam_in_China/
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Steam_in_China/
Hong Kong Railway Society
18/03/10 11:44
The Hong Kong Railway Society website contains some
interesting historical articles by Peter Crush (go to
Member's Corner then Feature Articles) in addition to
a wealth of other material on the railways of Hong
Kong and the rest of China.
http://www.hkrs.org.hk/index_e.htm
http://www.hkrs.org.hk/index_e.htm
FarRail
18/03/10 11:44
Bernd Seiler appears to spend most of his time in
China these days, leading his FarRail Tours and
searching out new lines. Bernd's informative illustrated reports can also be
found on his site.
http://www.farrail.de
http://www.farrail.de
Stránky přátel železnic (SPŽ)
18/03/10 11:44
The excellent SPZ site is a good place too look for
railfan information. Much of it is in Czech but there
are now news pages in English and German
as well. Much of the other content, such as
depot allocations and photos can be understood
without a detailed knowledge of Czech.
http://spz.logout.cz/
http://spz.logout.cz/
Vlaky.net
18/03/10 11:43
News and photos from Slovakia and the Czech Republic
plus other useful information including loco
diagrams. Slovak language.
http://www.vlaky.net/
http://www.vlaky.net/
Zelpage.cz
18/03/10 11:43
Czech Slovak Gen
18/03/10 11:43
A useful news group for the exchange of information
on Czech and Slovak railways, particularly the
current scene.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CzechSlovakGen/
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CzechSlovakGen/
V160.de
18/03/10 11:43
A German language site covering classes 215 - 218 and
derivatives, i.e. the bulk of the current DB main
line diesel fleet, with technical details, photos,
diagrams etc. Registration is required to access some
information.
http://www.v160.de/
http://www.v160.de/
Privat Bahn
18/03/10 11:43
Open access has really taken off in Germany and a
myriad of private operators now run trains on the
national system. This site helps identify who's who.
German Language (Also see Railfaneurope under
European Railways for similar info in English).
http://www.privat-bahn.de/
http://www.privat-bahn.de/
Trains of Turkey
18/03/10 11:43
Trains of Turkey covers all aspects of the Turkish
rail scene including history, steam, current locos,
rolling stock and operations, maps and much more.
http://www.trainsofturkey.com/
http://www.trainsofturkey.com/
Turk Rail
18/03/10 11:43
The Turk-Rail group provides news and discussion
about Turkish Railways and compliments Trains of
Turkey.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Turk-Rail/
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Turk-Rail/
National Rail Enquiries
18/03/10 11:43
The National Rail Enquiries site contains timetable
information and news of disruptions and service
alterations on Britain's rail system.
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
European Railway Server
18/03/10 11:43
The European Railway Server has pictures, stock lists
and livery details for Europe's railways. It's also
good place to find information on and links other
sites, railfan and official.
http://www.railfaneurope.net/
http://www.railfaneurope.net/
Enthusiast's Guide to Travelling the Railways of Europe
18/03/10 11:43
If you want information about travelling on European
railways, particularly obscure workings and border
crossings, try the Enthusiast's Guide to Travelling
the Railways of Europe or EGTRE.
http://www.steane.com/egtre/egtre.php
http://www.steane.com/egtre/egtre.php
DB Hafas
18/03/10 11:43
For European timetable information , including the
UK, the Deutsche Bahn / Hafas site does the business.
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/e
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/e
International Working Steam
18/03/10 11:43
Rob Dickinson's International Working Steam is an
excellent source of up to date information on the
world's last working steam locomotives.
http://www.steam.dial.pipex.com/internat.htm
http://www.steam.dial.pipex.com/internat.htm