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

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/

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

John Hooson's photographs - mainly British diesels in the most scenic locations but some Chinese steam as well.

http://whitemasksnaps.fotopic.net/

Bill Watson's site features pictures from the best locations in Scotland and the North of England.

http://monkeysnaps3.fotopic.net/

Switching to digital or thinking to upgrade your camera? Digital Photography Review has the most comprehensive, in depth reviews of higher end cameras. This should be your first port of call if you're thinking of switching or just interested in the latest developments.

http://www.dpreview.com/

Imaging Resource covers a wider range of equipment than DP Review (but in less depth) and includes reviews of lower end cameras and other photography related equipment such as printers and scanners.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/

Steve’s Digicams is another digital camera review site that includes reviews of lower end cameras as well as D-SLRs.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/

DC Resource is another digital camera review site that includes reviews of lower end cameras as well as D-SLRs.

http://www.dcresource.com/

fredmiranda.com has reviews of interchangeable lenses for Digital and film SLRs.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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

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

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/

News and photos from Slovakia and the Czech Republic plus other useful information including loco diagrams. Slovak language.

http://www.vlaky.net/

News and photos from the Czech Republic. Czech language.

http://www.zelpage.cz/

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/

A German language forum with photos, discussion, news, sightings and much more.

http://www.drehscheibe-online.de/

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/

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/

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/

The Turk-Rail group provides news and discussion about Turkish Railways and compliments Trains of Turkey.

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Turk-Rail/

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/

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/

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

For European timetable information , including the UK, the Deutsche Bahn / Hafas site does the business.

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/e

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

An online China Rail Timetable. Usefully includes the date of the last update so you know whether you’re looking at the latest information.

http://www.chinatrainguide.com/

An online China Rail Timetable. Beware, some of the information here is out of date.

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china-trains/

Online China Air Timetable. Beware, some of the information here is out of date. Not all flights are listed.

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china-flights/

Weather forecasts and climate statistics for many locations in China.

http://www.wunderground.com/global/CI_Index.html