• Full Size Steam
  A1 Steam locomotive Trust

  A brand new steam locomotive for the price of a pint, I spend about a fiver a month to support this build. Not a bad deal and it will steam in 2008. So just time for all you doubting Thomas's to pile in with some cash.

  North British Locomotive Preservation Group

  A more active group in the UK hard at it preserving South African Steam

  Steam in Action

  A South African organization dedicated to keeping steam alive in its home.

  Mainline Steam NZ

  Keeping steam alive in New Zealand as well as a home from home for 2 25NC's and a GMAM from South Africa

  5AT project

  Home of the proposed Advanced Technology Class 5AT 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive, and David Wardale the inspiration for this build.

  Reefsteamers

  Home of several 25NC's and other examples of fine South African locomotives well worth a visit

• Live Steam Clubs
  Train Mountain

  Probably the biggest live steam track in the world.

  Ridge lives steamers

  Home of the ridge club and a good spot for some winter sun

  Seven and a Quarter gauge society

  Club for all things 7+ gauge

  RDMES

  Site of the Rotherham and District Model Engineers Society, where i am a member and have been for some time if only in name.

  TSMEE
  My home site which has now got its own website. Although not a frequent visitor I am always made welcome and now that the ground level track is nearly finished I might have somewhere to run the 25NC.

• Builders Sites
  SL Model Room

  A Japanese gentleman H. Watanabe, another site to make your mouth water. I was quite taken with his use of new technology for pattern making You can see from his pictures just how good his workmanship is. Site is in English

  romubricoltout.canalblog.com/

  All in French so a good excuse to try out Bablefish. Still as a step by step guide this is an inspiration for how I would like this site to develop.

  www.danslocoworks.com

  A cracking site on building a SP 4-8-4 from scratch which gave me a lot of encouragement given what Dan took on without any experience. Sort of kills the advice on build something simple as your first locomotive.

  www.geocities.com/britanniabuilder

  Bulding from a kit, you might think is straight forward but as this site shows there is still a lot of work in it.

  The Mikado Project

  An American Mikado, 2-8-2 well on the way to completion
  
  KarlKobel.com
  Another USA Mikado taking shape

  
  
• Modeling Services
  LaserFrames

  LaserFrames have done a lot of work for me and been a great help. They offer a CNC bending service which has also been invaluable in saving me time and been far more accurate than my home made efforts.

  Real Trains

  Supplier of the best live steam locomotive design I have seen. Run by Jim Kreider the designer they have parts and drawings for Jim's Nickel Plate 2-8-4 Berkshire. A stunning locomotive made all the better by the quality of Jim's design and the super detail of the castings he sells.

  The Engineers Emporium

  Very good source of low cost rapid prototyping and other valuable model engineering services. I have just started using them and have found Adrian to be very helpful and knowledgeable They seem to have invested in modern technology that should help with most ME problems. Always worth a ring.

  PPD Ltd

  Based in Argyll Scotland these guys were able to produce large sheets of tread and chequer plate to my drawings and also etch through the plates to produce finished components saving time and also the need for laser cutting after the plates were produced. Their big benefit to me was the size they could produc

  
  EDM Zone.
  For spark erosion in the North East contact Paul Wilson
  EDM Zone
  Unit 10
  Hawick Crescent
  Hawick Trading Estate
  Newcastle Upon Tyne,
  NE6 1AS
  
  Tel/Fax :- 0191 2760176
  
  Paul did some great work on my crank pins after I forgot to machine part of them prior to hardening. Well worth checking out.
  
  Abbey Castings

  Richard has done some excelent work for me and is well worth trying out for a bespoke lost wax casting supplier.
  
  John Dunn Engineering

  John has been working on and off for me now for a few years and always provides a first class service. He is able to takle most jobs for model engineers and full size steam as well.
  
  Impossible Creations Ltd.,

  If your looking for a high quality high resolution 3D rapid prototype model Ian Carter can providea first class service.

  2LW Limited
  Eric Hales site for 3D design work, and pattern making on a CNC router. Well worth a try out as Eric offers a full suite of casting drawing and pattern making services.
  
  A.J.B. Engineering (Ripley) Ltd
  For CE approved steel boiler Tony is your man. Quality work good price great Service
  Tony Baldwin
  99 Glasshouse Hill
  Codnor
  Ripley
  DE5 9QS
  Tel 01773 570805

• Live Steam Web sites
  www.sarsteam.co.za

  John Young's web resource for all things South African Steam related. Also the palace I bought my set of 25NC drawings.

   

• Web Site Design
  http://www.advacreative.co.uk
  
  If you need help with web design or are thinking about getting a web presence Sarah Kick is the person to contact. Without her help and patience this website would never have recovered from the Widows 10 - Dreamweaver incompatibility issues. Sarah sorted that for me and rebuilt the site in "Expressions" for me.  She also took the time to go through the whole site and update my mistakes and lazy practices.
  
  A great help and good value to boot !!
  
  

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