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Here are some links to a few sites that I have found to be interesting or useful.
(Last checked and updated 6th January-2015)

A few other British railway photography sites
R~P~M's Photostream
A collection from Roger Marks, a Chiltern driver, which contains a spiffing collection of photos including many interiors and cab shots.
Tidal, Margam and Canton
(This link bypasses front page which requires flash player)
As well as some other interesting bits and pieces this sites contains thousands of great photographs from the incredible collection of Martin Bray.
Railwaymedia
An excellent collection of photos from Mark Bearton.
David's Railway Photography
British Railways since 1978. Not updated for a while but still worth a look.
Barking Bill's Photostream
I'm not sure if Bill is from Barking or if he is just plain 'barking' but he's got a tremendous collection of hundreds of good pictures here going back to the steam age.
Southern Email Group  Picture Gallery   Main site index
The Gallery contains not only photos of many locos, multiple-units, rolling stock and infrastructure but also gives details about them all - and that's just the gallery. The rest of the site covers just about all things Southern.

Preservation sites
Class 40 Preservation Society
A group passionate about the class 40. Includes photos and info on the class.
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
18 miles of preserved line running through the Yorkshire moors.
West Somerset Railway
The official site of of one of my favourite preserved lines.
Mid-Hants Railway
The Watercress Line's interesting and informative site.
Swanage Railway
The Purbeck Line. Six miles of track through the Isle of Purbeck between Swanage and Norden.
Project 62
Project 62 own the USA type loco 30075. Read about it and other Yankee tanks here.

Other railway related sites
Live Departure Boards
Current service disruptions and Engineering Works
National Rail Information
Angel Trains stock data sheets
Data sheets on Angel Trains stock of locos and multiple units.
UK Train Operating Companies and Rail Maps
Current train operating companies and the areas they cover.
UK Steam Info
Details of UK Mainline Steam Tours
NRM
National Railway Museum, York
The 47's
Just about everything you could want to know about each and every one of the 512 class 47 locos ever built. History, numbers, liveries, names etc.
The Great Western Archive
If you need to find out something about the Great Western, this has to be the first place to look
The Signal Box
Facts, articles and photos relating to signals and signal boxes in the UK
Cumbria Railways
A fascinating glimpse into the history of the lost railways of Northern Cumbria, all closed during the last century.

Train Sim and Model Rail sites
BVE Train Simulator
Free train simulator combining realistic physics with support for safety systems and signalling methods found on the real railway.
SimSig
Safely route trains to their destinations on time using this realistic signalling simulator.
Trainz Simulator
Another popular simulator.
Model Rail Forum
A model rail portal featuring news, reviews, resources and forums.
RM Web
BRM magazine's site featuring many items of interest to the railway modeller.
New Railway Modellers
A model railway website dedicated to beginners and those returning to the hobby.

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