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Individual Members' Websites
- 16mm World
Richard Weston's Wilmslow & Lindow Light Railway - Swallowdale Railway
Andrew Dolan's Swallowdale Railway - "A unique narrow gauge steam railway in a rugged landscape"
General information
- Heritage Railway Association
A guide to the entire heritage railway scene in the UK and Ireland - Historical Model Railway Society
A good source of prototype information. - Vance Bass's Small Scale Live Steam Resources site
A veritable cornucopia of small scale live steam information
Publications
- Garden Rail
Published monthly, Garden Rail magazine covers all aspects of outdoor model railways. - Narrow Gauge World
Narrow Gauge World puts narrow gauge centre stage, covering yesterday’s history, today’s news and tomorrow’s projects.
Clubs and societies
- 16mm Association of Mamod and Oscillator Locomotives – Owners, Collectors and Mamodificationers
A comprehensive network of familiar minded people who all have a passion for anything "oscillator". Any locomotive with an oscillating cylinder or cylinders, and any form of firing (tablet, gas or methylated spirits) on either 32mm or 45mm track. - Brambleton Model Railway Club
Brambleton Model Railway Club have both 'O' gauge and 16mm scale/32mmm gauge circuits and regularly host meetings for the West Herts Area Group of the Association. - G Scale Society
Founded in 1987 and now has over 1400 members in the UK and overseas. Caters for all modellers working in G Scale (narrow gauge railways on track 45mm wide) and has a liberal approach, believing that enjoyment is just as important as rivet-counting. - Gauge '3' Society
For a standard gauge feeder to your narrow gauge line try the Gauge '3' Society. - Gauge One Model Railway Association
The Gauge One Model Railway Association covers mainly standard gauge on 45mm gauge track, but there is much of interest to 16mm narrow gauge modellers. - Ipswich Model Engineering Society
Ipswich Model Engineering Society have a 45mm track of over 120 metres in length. Meetings take place on a Tuesday evening and prospective new members are always welcome. They also have 3.5 and 5 inch raised lines for larger scales. - LNWR society
The LNWR society is for enthusiasts of the "Premier Line". (This is not the Little North Worcestershire Railway.) - Narrow Gauge Railway Society
If you are interested in full size Narrow Gauge, try the Narrow Gauge Railway Society. - Romney Marsh Model Engineering Society
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Suppliers
247 Developments
New to 247 Developments is a range of parts aimed at the 16mm scale modeller, featuring wagon number plates and Ffestiniog quarrymen's carriage numbers. | |
4D model shop
Model Making Materials: Shop, mail order and on site workshops. Over 6000 model making products for architectural modellers, scratchbuilders and hobbyists and many more, and a wide range of bespoke services. | |
Accucraft UK Limited
Accucraft UK Limited has significantly expanded the range of large scale model live steam and electric locomotives and rolling stock available to the UK and worldwide markets and they continue to build on this. | |
Amazing Little Trains
Service, repair and sales for large scale model railways | |
Andrew Neale
Andrew Neale Specialist seller of railway books | |
Anything Narrow Gauge
Supplier of good quality secondhand live steam locomotives. Very active on the show circuit, approved dealer for new Roundhouse and Accucraft models and an increasing range of those 'extras', running, care and enhancement of your 16mm scale steam loco. | |
Archangel Loco Works
Archangel Loco Works have been making live steam models since 1968 and are still going strong. Current production is focussed on one-off commission based models in gauges 'O', 1, 16mm, 7/8ths and gauge 3. Conversions and repairs also undertaken. | |
Ash Models
Ash Models buy and sell high quality new and used smaller gauge live steam and electric models and rolling stock, concentrating on Gauge 1, 16mm and O gauge. | |
Berry Hill Works
Berry Hill Works specialises in lining and paintwork of garden scale locomotives. All work is to customer specification and to the highest standard. | |
Blackcat Bridges
Sturdy aluminium bridges and turntables made to order. | |
Bole Laser Craft
Bole Laser Craft is a small family run business producing laser cut kits and accessories for the garden rail modeller. | |
Boot Lane Works
A small family-run business based just outside Oxford. After many years of building other people’s model kits, we have taken the step of designing and producing our own. | |
Bowaters Models
The home of distinctive rolling stock kits for your Garden Railway. Chattenden & Upnor, Bowaters Paper Railway, Ffestiniog, SR&RL | |
Branchstow Books
Branchstow are specialist railway booksellers, with a particular emphasis on high quality books produced by small independent publishers. | |
Brandbright
Brandbright supply virtually everything you need for a garden railway. | |
Brian Jones
Brian Jones supplies electronics for garden railway locos. See his website for more details. | |
Brunel Models
Brunel Models specialise in designing and making bespoke models in any scale to suit your requirements: | |
Cambrian Model Rail
Coach, loco and wagon components | |
Camden Miniature Steam Services
Books and DVDs | |
Cathys Castings
Re-introducing the much-loved Talisman range of 16mm scale brass castings | |
Chalk Garden Rail
Garden railways focussing on LGB and G-Scale | |
Chuffed 2 Bits
16mm accessories and loco servicing | |
Cliff Barker
Cliff Barker makes narrow gauge track based around scale Code 180 bullhead rail in Stainless Steel, Brass or Nickel Silver. | |
Coastline Models
Detail parts to improve or enhance kits from other manufacturers, as well as rolling stock designed from the ground up | |
Coopercraft Models
Tony Brown and Nik Barry's Coopercraft Models. | |
Cornish garden features
Cornish Garden Features from Terry Vanes: Bespoke and cast ornaments for your home and garden | |
Currinn Books & Garden Railway Supplies
A specialist seller of Railway Books new and second hand, with many rare and hard to find books in stock, also a variety of garden railway products and approved selling agent for both Accucraft UK and Roundhouse | |
Dean Goods
3D Printed parts for Model Railways plus electrical/electronic bits & pieces | |
Derails
Derails are an approved Roundhouse dealer and stock a selection of their locomotives, and also stock Peco garden railway track, ballast and also some live steam accesories | |
DJB Engineering
Paul Bailey's DJB Engineering. | |
Dream Steam
Alan Dunster's Dream Steam the online specialist shop for MSS and early Mamod live steam railway sales and service, parts & upgrades | |
Dremel Tools
Dremel Tools manufacture modellers power tools | |
EKP Supplies
UK manufacturer of screws, machine turned parts and steam fittings | |
Elstow Engineering
Elstow Engineering, accommodating all your engineering needs. Bespoke locomotive manufacturing, boiler design & manufacturing, repairs / servicing, and more. New G42 Garratt coming soon. | |
EMA Display Tracks
EMA Display Tracks - exhibition railway track displays for fine scale locomotives and rolling stock | |
Endon Valley Custom Decals
Custom decals for scale model, garden, miniature, full size railways & more | |
Essel Engineering
Battery locos, chassis, bogies etc | |
Filchris recycled plastic products
Unique recycled plastic products designed with the help of garden rail enthusiasts to provide support for tracks. | |
Fine Line Models
Fine Line Models specialise in the manufacture of 16mm gas fired RTR live steam locomotives and also will soon have a range of accessories | |
Fosworks
Fosworks have taken over both the Peter Spoerer Remote Control and Sound Card business and Timpdon Electronics | |
Friog Railway Services
Roger Hine's Friog Railway Services - Repairs to old Friog model locos, bespoke loco projects and the conversion of the Accucraft Baguley to a more powerful metal chassis | |
Garden Railway Specialists
For Garden railways (16mm and G-scale) | |
Garden Railways Limited
16mm and G Scale: Regner, Accucraft locos & Peco | |
H Jones Engineering
H Jones Engineering specialise in the design and construction of garden railway locomotives. We also produce a variety of tools and useful items for the Garden Railway Enthusiast. | |
Hallett Oils
Hallett Oils can supply steam oils, cutting oils and other specialist oils. | |
Handcrafted Pottery Buildings
Handcrafted Pottery Buildings supply architectural models in 16mm & G-scale. | |
Harecroft
Makers of the Obscure and Peculiar. Founded in September 2016, Harecroft's aim is to supply an ever growing range of quality 16mm scale locomotives and rolling stock kits, specialising in scale models of industrial and unusual prototypes. | |
Hobbies
Hobbies is a supplier of tools, materials and kits to the model maker and enthusiast since 1895. | |
Houstoun Gate Locomotive Works
The Houstoun Gate Locomotive Works (HGLW) undertake maintenance, refurbishment and modification work to models in 16mm and G scales, we also manufacture and sell a number of Garden Railway related products | |
IP Engineering
IP Engineering supply a growing range of rolling stock including battery diesel kits and home builder parts. | |
Jackson's Miniatures
Suppliers of affordable garden railway building kits and components for the scratch builder. | |
John Sutton Models
John Sutton Models specialises in 32mm and 45mm live steam and diesel locomotives, new and secondhand | |
Kent Garden Railways
Locos, rolling-stock, track, buildings, accessories | |
Loco Remote
The easy way to control your garden railway locos by Wi-Fi from any phone, tablet, iPod or PC | |
Loco-Boxes
Loco-Boxes make boxes for carrying and storing your locomotive in. They also manufacture locomotive cradles, loco/tool carriers & railway layout boards. | |
Locoworks
Locoworks is a brand new and exciting small business dedicated to the development of 16mm scale garden railway locomotive accessories and lineside features | |
Macc Model Engineers Supplies
Macc Model Engineers Supplies sells everything a model engineer or light engineer could ever need, from BA nuts and bolts to steel bar. | |
MDC name, number and works plates
The range of MDC name plates, number plates and works plates. MDC etch their plates onto brass sheet 0.9mm thick, so they have a chunky look and feel to them - just like the real thing! | |
Micron Radio Control
Micron R/C's Model Railway section. Stocking the Deltang range and developing a range of compatible receivers. | |
Model Engineers Laser
Laser cutting service aimed for model makers and the trades that supply to them. Providing off the shelf products and custom cuts from your drawings. | |
Model Town
Model Town resin cast buidings include a station, engine shed, signal box and houses. | |
Modell Werkstatt
Supplier of the JigStones building system | |
Modratec
Modratec sell lever frames to operate points and signals. | |
Motley Miniatures
Figures for 16mm scale railways | |
MPB Model Supplies
Model Railway Shop in Droitwich, Worcestershire, covering most model railway gauges including Gauge 1, SM32 and G45. | |
MVL Bridges
MVL Bridges supply a range of aluminium bridges for narrow gauge garden railways | |
Nantlle Valley Wagon Works
Ready-to-run Festiniog Railway rolling stock in 16mm scale, built to order. | |
Nedrag Light Railway Wagon Works (Dale Gamble)
Handmade RTR wooden wagons in 32mm and 45mm gauges - contact nlrww@dalega69.plus.com | |
North Pilton Works
North Pilton Works supply ready to run models for rolling stock, locomotives and train sets as well as buildings for SM32 16mm scale and G Scale. | |
Orion Models
A source for standard gauge feeder to your line in Gauge 3 or Gauge 1 and an index to Narrow Gauge Drawings is Orion Models. | |
P.S Models
P.S Models supply a range of inexpensive kits for the Garden Railway enthusiast | |
PDF Models
PDF Models specialise in 3D printed kits of 16mm scale locomotive in 32mm or 45mm gauge, using the latest CAD program to make all the parts in house keeping the price affordable. See also https://www.facebook.com/groups/799463906846357/ | |
Pendle Steam Boilers
Model Steam Boilers At Affordable Prices | |
Pendle Valley Workshop
Pendle Valley Workshop are the new owners of Lineside Delights range of Garden Railway Buildings, and also run Carnforth Models, the new name for Bay Models. | |
Peter Binnie
Value for money 16mm scale Narrow Gauge model railway products with a level of detail that will please the most demanding customers. | |
Peter Wood – Name Plates
Name plates, number plates, builders plates, headboards, labels and other thigns in plywood, MDF and many plastics. | |
Plateway Models
Plateway Models offers an ever widening range of High Quality 16 mm & 7/8th scale laser cut plywood model kits for 32 mm and 45 mm gauge garden railways, aimed at the narrow gauge modeller. | |
PLine Models
PLine Models, from Paul Industrial Company, are Manufacturers of fine crafted Garden Railway Brass Locomotives, Rolling Stock and Home Builder Parts | |
Rail-road Models
Rail-road Models make easy to build and affordable loco and rolling stock kits | |
RavenKreativ
A range of 3D printed rolling stock and detail parts | |
RC Trains
RC Trains supplies radio control equipment for garden railway locos | |
Resurgam Rolling Stock
A large range of Laser Cut Rolling Stock Kits for 16mm Scale from Plywood and MDF. Kits incorporate proven ‘hidden slot and tab’ construction techniques in conjunction with clear, fully illustrated, diagrammatic instructions. | |
Rhos Helyg Locomotive Works
Rhos Helyg Locomotive Works provides building, servicing, repairs, modification, painting and lining services for all garden railway rolling stock | |
RIVERDALE locomotives
RIVERDALE locomotives supplies coal-fired locomotives and kits. Long runs as with gas-fired locomotives are easily possible. | |
Roundhouse Engineering
Roundhouse Living Steam Railways have been supplying live steam locomotives since 1982. Old hands will find the museum pages fascinating. | |
RWM Steam
Roy Wood runs RWM Steam who build the steam models and accessories previously made and marketed by Alan Whitaker (PPS Steam Models) | |
Sidestreet Bannerworks
Marc Horovitz 's Sidestreet Bannerworks lists garden railway books and videos, plans by Ted Stinson from the pages of Garden Railways magazine, and more. | |
Sixteen Mills Kits
Quality laser kit designs for 16mm scale narrow gauge and 10mm scale Gauge One models. | |
Slater's Plastikard
In addition to our extensive range for O Gauge and Gauge 1, Slater's Plastikard have a growing range of 16mm scale items, including locomotive kits, coach kits, wagon kits, wheels and accessories. www.slatersplastikard.com | |
Slh Creative
A range of resin cast bridges, tunnel mouths, walling and scenic items. | |
SLR Models
Run in Yorkshire by the Southgate Light Railway, we producing high quality 3D printed items for 16mm scale garden railways such as working loco lamps, station name signs and lineside accessories. We can also custom design and print to your requirements. | |
Steam Fittings
Steam Fittings are manufacturers of Live Steam fittings for Miniature Locomotives, Traction Engines and Steam Lorries. | |
Strikalite
Strikalite offer a wide range of rechargeable batteries. | |
Summerlands Chuffer
The Summerlands Chuffer is a highly developed and precision engineered chuff pipe that can bring the real sound of a working steam loco to your 16mm and G Scale railway. | |
Swift Sixteen
'Swift Sixteen' is an exciting new enterprise that offers high quality products in resin, brass and other mediums, for the 16mm garden railway modeller/enthusiast | |
Tenmille
Tenmille provide track for 32mm and 45mm gauge, rolling stock kits, wheels, and wagon and coach parts. | |
The Lineside Hut
The Lineside Hut specialize in laser cut kits for 16mm narrow gauge modellers. | |
The Train Department
Premier source for Regner, Roundhouse and Accucraft. Dedicated to carrying high quality, unique items to the hobby. | |
Timpdon Electronics
Electronic loco controls and electronic scenic effects | |
Titfield Thunderbolt Books
Titfield Thunderbolt Books | |
Tony Green Steam Models
Tony Green Steam Models Steam & electric locomotives | |
Tootle Engineering
Tootle Engineering offer some interesting models from down under. | |
Trenarren Models
Trenarren Models produce a wide range of quailty scenic detailing for 16mm Garden Railways | |
Tywyn Works
Tywyn Works supply 16mm, steam outline, battery powered locomotives and other bits and pieces | |
UKmodelshops
Adrian Hall's UKmodelshops site provides an excellent and continuously updated resource for UK model railway shops, clubs and exhibitions | |
Wood Valley Works
Wood Valley Works supplies high quality kits in 16mm and 5" gauge, as well as offering a bespoke design and laser cutting / CNC machining service. | |
Worsley Works
Allen Doherty's Worsley Works has a range of etched brass kits including narrow gauge model in garden railway scales. | |
Wrightscale
Wrightscale are manufacturers of steam locomotives and rolling stock kits. | |
Yatton Model Engineering
Yatton Model Engineering supply high quality 16mm:1ft laser cut models. |
Building your own models
- 16mm Today Back Numbers
Back numbers of 16mm Today contain a vast amount of information - Garden Railway Adventures of Colin Binnie
Many useful articles, drawings, production techniques and much else from the late Colin Binnie. - The 16mm NG Steam Loco Builder Group
Bob Young runs a Yahoo Group dedicated to the building of Live Steam Model Locomotives - Vance Bass's Small Scale Live Steam Resources site
A veritable cornucopia of small scale live steam information
All of these Railways operate locomotives and stock that have been modelled over the years by members of the Association.
Preserved Narrow Gauge Railways
- Mountsorrel Railway
Featuring a section of narrow gauge track and restored tub wagons in the quarry recreation area, along with a 45mm gauge garden railway. - Tinkers Park
Home of the Claude Jessett Collection - Welsh Highland Railway Project
Documenting the rebuilding of the Welsh Highland Railway
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