Take a look at some of the information we have gathered about the history of the world's railways. Some articles feature real-world locations, others the history of a specific line or company. Whatever your interest, we are sure you’ll find some inspiration for your own model railway here.
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From the 1930s onwards many seaside towns did not feel complete unless there was a miniature railway to ride on. A lot of these have unfortunately long gone, but several still remain. Here we look at some of those local to us and other local attractions.
We look at the early history of railways in Canada.
We take a look at the development of railways in Japan.
We look at the narrow gauge railways used to supply the front lines, and the stock available to model them.
We dig up the history of the first underground passenger railway.
We continue out globe-trotting look at railways around the world.
We take an overview of the history of this branch of the American Army.
We take a look at the history of railways in Prussia.
We take a look at the history of railways in Bavaria.
We take a look through the history of railways in Switzerland.
We look at the development of railways in the Netherlands.
We look at the history of German railways from 1920 to the present day.
Tony Olsson gives us a guide as to what is available for these interesting railways.
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