Links

Some relevant model railway sites from around the world:

For more prototype & Tasmanian links, and plenty of Tasmanian railway information see the RailTasmania.com website

We have compiled a complete listing of Tasmanian articles published in the Australian Model Rail Magazine.

Some other groups and layouts

• Dutton Bay Tramway - A very good South Australian layout
• Historical Model Railway Society - Of the United Kingdom
• Lambing Flat & Rhur Valley Railway - The Rhur Valley Railway is a G scale garden railway patterned on the private lines of Tasmania's west coast. On the same site is Lambing Flat, and HO scale New South Wales based layout.
• Modelling the Emu Bay Railway in HOn3.5 - Andrew Collier's blog on modelling the EBR of the late 1950s
• NMRA - Perhaps the largest model railway association in the world. Plenty of information on many things.
• Peter Knife's Port Lincoln Division - Photographs, information and models of the South Australian Railway's narrow gauge Eyre Peninsula lines.

Magazine Indices

• Southern Railway index - This listing includes all references to the Southern Railway (of the UK), its predecessors and its successors. Sections are useful for other British railways too.
• Tasmanian articles - in the Australian Model Railway Magazine.
• USA magazine index - An extensive, searchable index for most USA prototype model magazines

Magazines

• Australian Model Railway Magazine - Occasional Tasmanian article
• Continental Modeller - A very good international prototype magazine, having occasional Australian or Tasmanian articles
• Model Railroader - American prototype
• Railway Modeller - English prototype
• Tasmanian Rail News - Not model related, but the source of much prototype reference material

Manufacturers and Retailers

• Athearn - American based makers of very useful diesel underframes and wagons
• Bachmann Branchline - Manufacturer of British locomotives and rolling stock, including an 04 class diesel (close to a TGR V class)
• Frateschi - Makers of some good wagons and nice, although not Tasmanian locos
• Hornby - A well loved manufacturer, with the occasional useful product
• Iron Horse Hobbies - A model shop in southern New South Wales. Plenty of spare parts and books.
• Mainly Trains - Located in England, Mainly Trains is a good source of not only English models but also bits and pieces useful in scratchbuilding
• Model Railroad Craftsman - A Sydney model shop, with plenty of bits for the scratchbuilder.
• Peco Models - Makers of most of our track & points, and many other scenic objects
• Powerline Models - Their 830 class diesels are available in a couple of Tasmanian colour schemes, and also make a range of other Australian products.
• SM Railway Hobbies - Soon to relocate back to Tasmania, the manufacturer of Hand-Held Controllers, as used on Glenrose.
• Steam Era Models - Manufacturer of Victorian prototype kits, and range of very useful wheels, bogies and detail parts
• Tom's Hobbies - Another Sydney based retailer
• Walthers - The supplier of many things American

Other general sites of interest

• Model Railroad electronics - Best described as a library of electronic circuits, you will either love this site or not understand a word of it!