ONLINE

Web sites of general interest to Gauge 1 and Gauge 0 steam railroaders. Note, too, that many manufacturers and dealers have web sites.

Periodicals

Steam in the Garden magazine has chat groups, advertisements, photos, podcasts and many other items of interest to live steamers.
Garden Railways magazine's site includes product reviews, hosts discussion groups, etc
Live Steam magazine. Live steam articles from the US. Online index to articles.

Locos, Model Engineering Supplies and Kits

Hemingway Workshop Accessories Catalog (catering to home shop machinists and model engineers).
Roundhouse Engineering (locos, kits, builders' parts).
Accucraft (locos, kits, builders' parts)
Aster Hobby (locos, kits)
TEE Publishing have an extensive list of books on locomotive construction, other live steam vehicles, and model engineering in general. They also carry used and rare books on steam and model engineering topics.

Historical Garden Steam Locos

Sidestreet Bannerworks runs a monthly feature profiling an interesting, unusual or significant small-scale steam locomotive. The site is http://www.sidestreetbannerworks.com/. Follow the links to Garden Railroading then select Locomotive Gallery and Locomotive of the Month to see the featured engines.

General Resources and Personal Web Sites

The Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers (modeling 2-ft gauge railways on 0 gauge track) has a nice web site at http://www.16mm.org.uk/. The page has information about the group, as well as photos, an events calendar, and information about their outstanding publication, 16mm Today.
David Cole has set up an internet mailing list for small-scale live steam. This is one of those groups that you send e-mail to, and it is redirected to everyone on the list. Sort of a "chat room", in slow motion. The discussions have been lively and informative since it started, and the participants represent a broad range of steam modelers from all over the world. Sign up, or miss the fun! To get onto the list, send e-mail to sslivesteam-on@colegroup.com. You'll get a confirmation message; just hit "reply" on your mail application and it will finalize your sign-up.
Metal Web News has articles and resources for metalworkers.
The Bay Area GRS has a very active live steam group. The BAGRS Live Steamers have monthly operating sessions, and are working on a project loco which novices will truly be able to build.
Dave Watkins' Live Steam Page has photos of the live steamers he has built, as well as photos of and a construction article about his gas/mechanical-powered loco "Detritus". This is a must-read for those of you who still have to electrify your tracks for those "other" locomotives.
Another nicely done UK site is Paul Backhouse's On Track in the Garden. Paul models in SM32 scale (16mm/ft scale, 32mm 0 gauge track).
Data for builders, kitbuilders, and model engineers: Rick Blanchard has compiled an invaluable body of information on prototype dimensions and practices on his site, da Trains. If you're building a locomotive, rolling stock, or operational equipment, you're likely to find the dimensions or standards that describe it, along with scale conversion tables for every scale from N to 1:20.
Gerd Karl's Dampf Modell Bahn site tells what's up in small-scale steam in Germany (in German and English).
MyLargeScale.com now has a very active live steam discussion area.

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Last updated: 5 July 2011