Real Railways Articles

RIGHT LINES is a fortnightly FREE e-Zine from Gaugemaster, published every other Friday. As well as information on new items, there are articles and guides written by members of staff here at Gaugemaster, all of them experts in their own particular field.

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Stations, Lines, and Museums

• Eridge Makeover
• Gardens and Railways
• In Search of Brunel
• Snowdon Mountain Railway
• A Naval Visitor? - A Warship in Sussex
• Terry's Austrian Journey Part 1
• Terry's Austrian Journey Part 2
• Nuremberg Transport Museum
• Paper Trains, Buses, & Animals
• Railways Down Under
• A Visit to the Swanage Railway
• Cab Riding the Gotthard
• Riding the Rails in Switzerland
• A Visit to the Romney, Hythe, & Dymchurch Railway
• The Smaller Gauges Part 1: Littlehampton
• The Smaller Gauges Part 2: Hastings
• The Smaller Gauges Part 3: Brighton
• The Smaller Gauges Part 4: Pulborough
• The STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway
• East Anglia Transport Museum
• Seaton Tramway
• The Hythe Pier Railway
• A Trip to Ireland
• A Trip to Cornwall

Railway Infrastructure

• Merry-Go-Round Trains
• The Swiss Railway Clock
• Water and Coal
• Couplings
• Bank Locomotives
• Hump Yards
• Brake Vans
• Anatomy of a Level Crossing
• Understanding European Stock Numbering

General Reading

• Why Ford Level Crossing Is Down For So Long
• Revival of the Silk Road
• Record Breakers
• Railways of Russia & the Baltic States
• Spotted in LA
• What Constitutes a Trainspotter?
• Confessions of a Railway Enthusiast