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Local Clubs and Societies with their own websites (all with 50 miles or so)
Alsager Railway Association
Barrowmore Model
Railway Group
Blackburn and East Lancashire Model
Bolton &
District Model Railway Club
Cheshire Railway
Modellers
Hazel Grove & District Model Railway Society
Heywood Model
Railway Group
Liverpool Model Railway Society
Merseyside Model Railway Society
Merseyside
Railway History Group
Preston & District Model Railway Society
Rainhill Model
Railway Club
Rhyl & District
Model Railway Club
Southport Model Railway Society
Stafford Railway Circle
Warrington Model Railway Club
Wigan Finescale
Railway Modellers
Wirral
Finescale Railway Modellers
Interesting stuff
Rare or out of print books needed?
The North Wales Coast Railway website.
UK Model Shops directory which also has access to a selection of club layouts available for exhibition
Manufacturers we have used (with own websites)
MSE - model signal engineering
Conversions for and types of rail.
4mm / ft scale, rail weight per yard / rail code, conversion scale
This is a work in progress and is based on American standards, but might be of use to convert rail mass per yard to the coding system of model rail. Sadly none of these exist so you will have to use the nearest available!
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Rail
lb/yd |
100 |
95 |
90 |
85 |
80 |
75 |
70 |
65 |
60 |
55 |
50 |
45 |
40 |
35 |
30 |
25 |
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Code
if it exists! |
68 |
66 |
64 |
62 |
59 |
57 |
55 |
53 |
51 |
49 |
46 |
44 |
41 |
39 |
37 |
33 |
The other problem you face is that prototype rail comes in different sections and different weights. Flat bottomed, double-headed and bullhead rail will all weigh slightly more or less than each other per yard. The above is only a guide and I hope to alter it for more relevant British practice. If I get a chance I will do it for different rail types as well but that may be ambitious!
Peco crazy track is Code 75, as is their HOm track. You can purchase, Code 100, 83, 65, 60, and 40 rail and others.
Code 100, 83, 75, 65 come from Peco. http://www.peco-uk.com/Products/pecoproducts.htm scroll down to foot of page for rail.
Code 81 rail at http://www.cvmw.com
Available in this country, Code 148, 125, 100, 82, 70, 55, and 40 from http://www.bdsonline.net/brunelmodels/ME/RailFacts.htm
Strange codes !!! from http://www.crofutandironcreek.com
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