Useful Web sites

[Newport_rod]

Disused ststions http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/ provides a potted history, local map and a some pictures of UK stations that have been closed. Some of these are in Wales, but the country isn't that well represented.

[Newport_rod]

This site http://www.robertdarlaston.co.uk/Railways.htm has a number of photos from the '50s and '60s of Welsh interest.

[Phil]

The Ceredigion Archive looks like a useful resource. Its website contains some references to the Manchester and Milford Railway as well as GWR:

http://archifdy-ceredigion.org.uk/catalogue.php

[Newport_rod]

Robert Wigley told me this, which I though might be of interest,

• Every so often I visit the http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/ internet, site to see if they have added any new images with a railway interest. Normally I look at the LSWR patch but just for a change I typed in Welshpool. I am not sure whether your team have already looked but there are a number of "new" images of the station area, probably taken between the wars.
  
  I also noticed that a couple of the earlier entries of the Town itself, have captured a narrow gauge train weaving its' way amongst the buildings.

[Wagonworks_andy]

I was contacted by Ian Dinmore who runs this web site, there are a large number of early Welsh Railway company documents.
http://www.railarchive.org.uk/

[RichardHC]

I have just come across this website which contains a few interesting photographs. I haven't seen it mentioned before so might not be well known.

http://www.ourwales.org.uk

I didn't find the search facility particularly easy but try different search terms such as "Railway", "Station", "Halt" or a town name and see what comes up. Also be aware of the copyright notice on the site.

Please share any thoughts on this website.

[Wagonworks_andy]

Just come across this web site for loco shed allocations.
http://www.brdatabase.info/index.php

[Newport_rod]

This site http://www.stationcolours.info/ contains some info on station colours (who'd have thought) and contains some suggestions for colour matches aimed at modellers.

[s.w.johnson]

Network Rail are releasing some archive drawings. Not a lot of Welsh material at present but for instance there is the Rhondda Tunnel entrances for R&SB fans.

http://nr.mediastorehouse.com/dmcs_gallery.html

[Newport_rod]

Vulcan Foundry

This site http://www.enuii.org/vulcan_foundry/ gives basic details of all the steam locos built by Vulcan including those built for the B&MR, RR, TVR, GWR, MR, LNWR, Cambrian, LMS, Ministry Of Supply and Monmouthshire, (together with diesel and electric up to 1961). In the cases of the TVR, RR, MR, GWR, LNWR, Ministry Of Supply and Barry drawings and/or photos are also available on-line.