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• Wensleydale Railway and WRA Fundraising  
• Dales Information 
• Other Railways
• Railway Societies
• Railway Museums  
• Railway-related Organisations   
• Railway-related Photosites & forums  UPDATED
  
• Miscellaneous 

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Wensleydale Railway and WRA Fundraising 

Wensleydale Railway

The Wensleydale Railway plc site contains full details about the railway including timetables, fares, stations and
visitor information

The WR Shop on eBay

The WRA on eBay

The WRA (Friends of Leyburn Station) on eBay

Use these links to see the current auction items being offered by WR plc and the WRA 

 Shop online via easyfundraising
or
search online via easySearch

and help the WRA raise money.
More details on the Retail and Fundraising Page

 Wensleydale Diesel Traction Group

Bringing classic diesel locos to Wensleydale

 WRA Discussion Group on Yahoo    

(You will need a Yahoo ID and WRA membership number to join this Group)

Dales Information 

Bolton Castle

The home of our patron, The Lord Bolton

Leyburn Brass Band 

The Upper Dales Family History Group

for those with genealogical interests in Wensleydale and Swaledale 

 Drystone Radio

is a not-for-profit organisation which broadcasts regularly to the dales with the aim of providing a voice for this community

 Gunnerside Information

The history and geography of various places in
Upper Swaledale

Redmire Resources - links to sites about Redmire 

 Leyburn Parish Church

 Bellerby Parish Church

 Other Railways

 The Settle-Carlisle Railway

Join the Friends and help promote and develop this
highly scenic railway

 The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

is owned and operated by volunteer members of the K&WVR Preservation Society.
Members receive the quarterly magazine and a number of free tickets

The Weardale Railway

The Weardale Railway Trust helps fund the work and provide voluntary assistance. Trust Members receive a quarterly magazine 

 The Tanfield Railway

is the worlds oldest working railway

The Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway

is maintained and operated by vounteers 

 Railway Societies

The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society

is Britain's leading organisation for people interested in all aspects of railways past and present. Run entirely by volunteers its members enjoy a range of services including meetings and publications 

 The Friends of Carnforth Station

support the rejuvenation of the historically interresting buildings at Carnforth Station

The Darlington Railway Preservation Society

is based on the 1829 Goods Shed adjacent to the Darlington Railway Centre and Museum 

The North Eastern Railway Association

caters for all enthusiasts interested in the railways of north eastern England. Meetings are held in various locations 

The Railway Ancestors Family History Society

Get on the right track for tracing your
railway ancestors ! 

 Norfolk Railway Society

 Railway Museums

The Friends of the National Railway Museum

help the NRM conserve and operate railway exhibits.
Friends enjoy discounts, magazines and special events 

The Vintage Carriages Trust

is a volunteer body based on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. The Trust owns the Museum of Rail Travel at Ingrow. 

 The Darlington Railway Centre and Museum ("Head of Steam")


Friends of Darlington Railway Centre and Museum

New South Wales Rail Transport Museum

Somewhere to visit on your holidays but also a source of rare railway-themed books available by mail order 

 Railway-related Organisations

The Association of Community Rail Partnerships

is a federation of over 60 community rail partnerships and rail promotion groups 

Railfuture

is the UK's leading organisation campaigning for better rail services 

Campaign for Better Transport
(formerly Transport 2000)
is the independent national body campaiging for
green transport

The UK Rail and Train Resource Centre

contains links to a large number of sites useful for campaigners and enthusiasts 

The UK Steam Railtours Page

is an unofficial list of scheduled steam-hauled excursions over Network Rail lines during 2008 

 Gothawagen

The G5 project

is a group who intend to recreate a full size North Eastern Railway Class 0 (LNER Class G5)
0-4-4 Passenger Tank Locomotive.
WRA member Bernard Morris (01969 623719) would welcome contact from other members who may be interested in joining the project 

Off the Rails

The Black Sheep Index of Railway Incident Reports 

The Railway Herald

Digital eMagazine for the railway enthusiast 

Track Off

is the campaign to educate people, especially young people, about the dangers and consequences of railway crime 

Railway-related PhotoSites & Forums 

Ernie Bracks' Wensleydale Railway Archive
UPDATED

 The SignalBox

includes a photo gallery with pictures of signal boxes
along the Wensleydale line.

The North-East-Gen-Group

provides loco/unit gen, railtour times, special workings in the area, storage or reinstatement of locos etc 

The Wensley DG Group

brings together anyone interested in working on and operating main line diesels on the Wensleydale railway 

The North East Discussion Group

Discussions and queries about the railways in the
North East of England 

 Miscellaneous

Mike Harding

Our patron's website 

 Ramblers Association

If you've been inspired by one of our guided walks then this site offers information and suggested walks

The Northallerton and Thirsk Freecycle Group

is open to all that want to recycle that special something rather than throw it away