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Email: enquiriesatspavalleyrailway.co.uk
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Links
Spa Valley Railway Related Websites
75F
Photo Gallery - A fotopic site dedicated to the progress being made and
around the Spa Valley's loco shed and works in the former 75F steam shed. This
is compiled by member Stuart Pay and is updated on a very regular basis,
featuring very up-to-the-minute photos and information
www.75f.fotopic.net
Groombridge 10th Anniversary - A photo gallery taken by member Trevor Harrison during the August Bank Holiday in 2007, which celebrated the 10th Anniversary since preservationists returned trains to Groombridge http://www.groombridge.com/SVR/27-08-2007/Groombridge%2027%20August%202007/index.html
Some links to other Websites:
Buy.At
- Use this link to purchase items on the internet. By clicking to this website
via the link below, and purchasing you will be helping the Spa Valley, as we
will then receive a donation!!!!
www.buy.at/spavalleyrailway
Railways
Heritage Railways - an excellent resource for finding out about other
preservation railways throughout Great Britain
www.heritagerailways.com
Bluebell Railway - The UK's first preserved standard gauge railway,
and the only all steam operation.
www.bluebell-railway.co.uk
Mid Hants Railway - Railway running between
www.watercressline.co.uk
South East Locomotive Group - A group dedicated to the preservation of BRC+W 'Crompton' Class 33 locomotives 33063 & 33065.
www.selg.co.uk
Link Rail - a directory of railways both in the
www.link-rail.com/uk
Sittingbourne and
Kemsley Light Railway - A narrow gauge railway running on the former Bowater's
Industrial Railway, from Sittingbourne to Kemsley.
www.sklr.net
Swanley New Barn
Railway
- A miniature railway running around part of the
www.snbr.co.uk
Terrier Trust The
owners of Terriers Knowle and Bodiam,
both based on the Kent and East Sussex Railway.
www.terriertrust.org.uk
Hastings Diesels - A group operating the last remaining slim DEMU built for the
Hastings line through Tunbridge Wells, on the mainline.
www.hastingsdiesels.co.uk
Waitara Railway Preservation Society Inc - A group dedicated to running trains
between Waitara and Lepperton in New Zealand.
http://waitara_rail.tripod.com
Gulbene -
Aluskene Narrow Gauge Railway - The 'Banitis' (Little Railway), runs through
unspoilt countryside in North East Latvia near the Russian and Estonian borders.
Pages are available in Latvian, English, Polish and French.
www.banitis.lv
South
Devon Railway - An idyllic representation of the former GWR branch line in Devon.
www.southdevonrailway.org
South
Devon Diesel Traction - A small company formed to preserve, operate and hire out
ex-BR diesels, based on the South Devon Railway.
www.sddt.co.uk
No Messin'
- A website dedicated to all the things kids can do apart from hanging around,
messing on the railways.
www.no-messin.com
Cambrian Railways Society - Based in
Oswestry, Shropshire, a society established to run a museum at Oswestry, whilst
returning trains to the former Nantmawr branchline.
http://www.cambrianrailwayssociety.co.uk
Local Tourist Attractions
The Pantiles - A Georgian resort whose
beginnings date back to the 1600s. The colonnaded walkway with all the shops and
restaurants date back to the 18th Century. The area is famed for its spring
water.
http://www.thepantiles.org
Tunbridge
Wells Online -
very useful for finding out about local attractions and events in and around
Royal Tunbridge Wells.
www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk
Groombridge Place
Gardens - for information on tickets, where to find them etc
www.groombridge.co.uk
High Rocks Inn -
for information about the complex
www.highrocks.co.uk
Sussex
Top Attractions - The comprehensive guide to over 50 Top Attractions in the
sunny county of Sussex by the sea, including the Spa Valley Railway.
http://www.sussextourism.org.uk/index.htm
Bolebroke Castle
- for information about this beautiful castle in
www.bolebrokecastle.co.uk
The
Junction Inn - A friendly pub opposite Groombridge
station.
www.thejunction.biz
Kent Tourism - find out about attractions throughout
www.kenttourism.co.uk
Walks in Kent
- find out about walking in the local area.
www.janksg.free-online.co.uk
My Britain - a great site to find out about
events and places to visit throughout
www.mybritain.com
South-East
England Tourist Board - for
information on other attractions in the Southeast
www.se-eng-tourist-board.org.uk
Ashdown Forest Llama Park - A farm breeding
llamas and alpacas on the
www.llamapark.co.uk
Castle Inn - Located in the small
www.castelinn.co.uk
Gift
Daze Recording Studio Experiences - A recording studio in Groombridge who offer
the experience of a recording studio to people.
www.giftdaze.co.uk
The
Beacon Bar and Restaurant - Located in Tea Garden Lane, Rusthall, an
ideal location for lunch before or after travelling on our train. Accommodation
is also available along with some superb views.
www.the-beacon.co.uk
Enjoy
England - Exciting ideas for kids and families across England
www.enjoyengland.com/campaign/family-fun/
UK
Villages - A website dedicated to many villages and towns in the United
Kingdom. The site details all the information you need for any town or village
including places to visit.
www.ukvillages.co.uk
Travel
Companies
Arriva Buses -
Local bus company, running a regular service throughout the Southeast and
beyond
www.arriva.co.uk
Network Rail
- Timetable facility for trains throughout Great Britain
www.networkrail.co.uk
South Eastern Trains
- the local train operator, for information on services
www.setrains.co.uk
Visit by Train - A website providing a station-by-station guide to
South East England.
www.visitbytrain.freeuk.com/index.htm
Special Interest Groups
Disused Railway Stations - A thorough
website devoted to the many disused railway stations across the United Kingdom.
A very detailed section on the many branchlines that once ran from Tunbridge
Wells West.
http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/
The Civic
Trust -
a national organisation to which the Spa Valley Railway is associated.
www.civictrust.org.uk
Southern Railway
- a group who concentrate on the Southern
Railway. It is not a business and is voluntarily run.
http://www.semg.org.uk
Guild of Railway Artists - a group of artists with interests in depicting the railway scene, both
past and present.
http://www.railart.co.uk
Chingford & District Model Engineering Club - A miniature railway society
running steam engines.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/cadmec
Still
Steaming - A guide to 120 of
Britain's top steam railway locations, which includes the Spa
Valley.
www.stillsteaming.com
3443.co.uk
- the UK railway links portal. Everything you wanted to know about railways
from rolling stock to trams.
www.3443.co.uk
Days Out UK - A guide to places to go out to within the UK,
including the Spa Valley Railway.
www.daysoutuk.com
Cumbria Railways - Bolton Loop - A railway site
about the Bolton loop line of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway.
www.cumbria-railways.co.uk
Kent
Rail - A website dedicated to looking at the history of the railways in Kent and
the South Eastern Division.
www.kentrail.co.uk
Scenic
Model Railways - A website offering bespoke model railway construction.
www.scenicmodelrailways.com
Jinties
- An enthusiast's site dedicated to the LMS Jinty, with film footage of
preserved examples.
http://steamin-engines.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/jinty_video_page.htm
Erith Model Railway Society - A model
railway society which has been operating for over 40 years. The society has a
number of layouts which they display at various exhibitions.
www.erithmrs.ukmodelshops.co.uk
Kamera Kulture - A
website dedicated to a Welsh photographer A G Williams, whose portfolio includes
steam railways.
www.kamerakulture.co.uk
Photographs
By Sean - An enthusiast's website showing many pictures from around railway
preservation world, including the Spa Valley Railway.
http://photosbysean.fotopic.net/c953914.html
Main Line Steam and Heritage Railway
photos by Ashley Smith - An enthusiasts fotopic website showing many pictures of
local preserved railways, including the Spa Valley Railway.
http://ashleysmith355.fotopic.net/
Screen Archive South East - A resource
of many moving images covering transport in the South East, including railways
with the last days of steam and redundant lines.
http://www.brighton.ac.uk/screenarchive/
Steam Train
Galleries - A site dedicated to
photographs taken on some of
www.steamtraingalleries.co.uk
Steampics
- An enthusiast's photo website covering a number of preserved railways in the
country, including the Spa Valley.
www.steampics.com
Steamin'
Engines Pages - An enthusiast's page of photos taken on various visits to
preserved railways around the country, including Pannier 9466 at its Quainton
Road home.
www.steamin-engines.co.uk
RailServe.com: The Internet Railroad Directory -
Guide to 13,000 rail-related websites including train travel, model railroading, railfan resources, train simulators, and railroad industry sites
www.railserve.com
If
there are any other websites you would like us to link to, please email us at: enquiriesatspavalleyrailway.co.uk
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Last Updated 7th July 2008. İM. Dives