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These links are a selection of sites that I find interesting, useful or both that relate to the topics on this site, together with a few general interest ones.

  Preserved Railways and Railway Enthusiasts Railway services

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General Interest and Entertaining ones


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Preserved Railways and Railway Enthusiasts :-

bullet The West Somerset Railway runs between Minehead and Bishops Lydeard, near Taunton.  The seasonal service is provided by restored steam and diesel trains.  Hopefully one day they will be able to run all the way into Taunton.
bullet West Somerset Railway Association is the principal support group for the West Somerset Railway.
bullet West Somerset Railway on the Web - unofficial site is another site dedicated to the West Somerset Railway, there is an associated mailing list group as well, a good way to keep up to date with happenings on the WSR.
bullet West Somerset Steam Railway Trust is concerned with the historical and educational aspects of railway preservation in West Somerset including the Heritage Carriage Project.
bullet Diesel & Electric Preservation Group Ltd (DEPG) are based at Williton, on the West Somerset Railway and have a variety of preserved diesels there.
bullet G.W.R. Locomotive 5542 is about the recently restored small prairie on the West Somerset.
bullet DINMORE MANOR LOCOMOTIVE LIMITED own both 7820 and 3850.
bullet Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust are based at  Washford on the West Somerset Railway where they have a museum and a number of larger items from the old S&D.
bullet Lynton & Barnstaple Railway is being rebuilt some 70 years after it closed, the first section at Woody Bay is now open and they are hoping to expand it before too long.
bullet UK Steam Info covering the West Somerset Railway, mainline steam tours and much more.
bullet Seaton Tramways .... Devon UK not quite a railway !  The narrow gauge tramway runs beside the River Axe from Seaton to Colyton, offering beautiful views over the estuary and of the wide variety of birds feeding there.
bullet UK Heritage Railways - for Steam Railways and Museums has details/links to all the UK's heritage railways and museums etc and a loco database.
bullet Swanage Railway is the site of the Swanage Railway, which is in the process of being reconnected to the national network via Wareham.
bullet The Bristol Railway Archive has photos and info about all the stations in the Bristol area.

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Railway services :-

bullet Rail Easy Now, for the first time, train travellers have an alternative. An alternative that saves customers up to 80% compared to the cheapest on the day tickets and offers considerable reductions.  Whether it's a theatre break in London or a visit to one of our other great cities, we have a great range to choose from.

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Ferry enthusiasts :-

bullet Brittany Ferries Enthusiasts as the name suggests is about Brittany Ferries, but it contains information about the ports served that is of use to the ordinary traveller.
bullet P&O Portsmouth Enthusiasts is similar to the previous one, but about P&O Portsmouth's ferries and ports.

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Ferry travel :-

bullet Brittany Ferries This site has full details of Brittany Ferries services and fares, it includes an on-line booking facility.
bullet Holiday France direct exclusive holiday travel offers to the best of France

bullet Eurotunnel Choose the hassle-free way to travel to the continent with your car, choose Eurotunnel. Prices from just £44 per car, return. Book now!

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Buses :-

bullet Quantock Motor Services (formerly Rexquote Heritage) operate a fleet of restored buses from the 50's and 60's - some are even older!
bullet Trollybus.net A collection of historical colour slides of trolleybuses in the Croydon (UK) area.

Road Steam

bullet Sentinel Drivers Club For owners and enthusiasts of Sentinel Steam Waggons. In actual fact it is the site for any thing Sentinel. Diesel or steam, road or rail.
bullet Links to Steam based Websites
bullet The National Traction Engine Trust - Preserving Our Heritage with Steam on the Road
bullet W. Seward and Son, Petersfield Hampshire - Victorian Engineer, Threshing and Haulage Contractors

General Interest and Entertaining ones :-

bullet BBC Online Homepage news, programme details etc. etc....
bullet Travel and animals, South West England, Scotland, France, Normandy, horses, dogs, wildlife are my pages about the places I've visited and my animals.
bullet Old Somerset Horse Driving Club

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