Railway Museums/History

Railway Museums

• The National Railway Museum, York
• The London Transport Museum

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

• The Brunel Collection of notebooks, drawings and other materials, Bristol University Library.
• The Brunel Engine House, Rotherhithe.
• History of the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.
• SS Great Britain, Bristol

Other Railways

• 'Swindon's Other Railway' - The Midland & South Western Junction Railway
• The Welsh Railways Research Circle
• The Historical Model Railway Society

General

• www.railwaywomen.co.uk
• Science Museum Wroughton
• BBC Legacies website - A model for the NHS?
• Replica GWR Railway Carriage Carpets

Great Western Railway History

• Brunel's broad gauge system: The Broad Gauge Society
• Information about the GWR and its history: The Great Western Archive
• Information for modellers of the GWR: GWR Modelling
• The Great Western Study Group.
• Yahoo! GWR E-list discussion group for modellers, enthusiasts and historians of the GWR.

Archives and Other Sources

• The National Archive (formerly the Public Records office)
• The National Monuments Record Office, Swindon
• The Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office
• The Institute of Railway Studies and Transport History, York

Search Tools

• The Heritage Railways Association
• UK Museums