ur members are involved with the following organisations:
Swanage Railway – for those who like to model in 12″:1′.
6695 Group – Restoring a Great Western 56xx tank engine now running at the Swindon and Cricklade Railway
Moors Valley Railway – a 7¼″ gauge miniature railway.
www.eastdorsetrailways.org – a study group dedicated to the history and details of all the railways in the County
www.railwayclubdirectory.com – for information about railway clubs and societies, heritage lines and the wider modelling community
www.thetrainline.com – for access to all timetable and ticketing information
www.morebus.co.uk – arrive in Wimborne by public transport – all timetables available on their web site
www.project62.co.uk – work to recreate USA tank locomotives at Shiilingstone on the line of the old S&D.
www.northdorsetrailway.co.uk – the Shillingstone Station site where work is taking place to restore rolling stock and buildings on the former S&D.
Some of the other clubs in our area:
Gauge 0 Guild, Central Southern Group
Christchurch Model Railway Club
N Gauge Society – East Dorset Area Group
Poole and District Model Railway Society
Bearwood Group of North American modellers
Railway Club of the New Forest
Blandford Forum Railway Club
New Forest Model Railway Society
Wessex Association of Model Railway Clubs – a regional Association extending from Cornwall to Kent of which WRS is a member.
Bassett-Lowke Society
Hornby Railway Collectors’ Association
South Coast Model Railway Club
And some clubs a bit further away:
Alton Model Railway Group
Weymouth Model Railway Association