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    • Paul Rollinson, the train book seller
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    • Hamilton's Other Railway
    • Rails to the Lakes
    • Narrow Gauge for Us
    • CP to the East - International of Maine
  • Ontario Railway History
    • Railway Gauges in Ontario
    • Grey and Bruce Counties
    • Haldimand and Norfolk Counties
    • Dufferin County
    • Perth and Huron Counties
    • Peterborough County
    • Simcoe County
    • Victoria and Haliburton Counties
    • Wellington County
    • Buffalo & Lake Huron Railway
    • Georgian Bay & Seaboard Railway
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    • Lake Simcoe Junction Railway
    • Lindsay, Bobcaygeon & Pontypool Railway
    • Northern Railway of Canada Group
    • Portage Flyer
    • Schomberg & Aurora Railway
    • Toronto & Nipissing Railway
    • Cardwell Junction
    • Omemee Junction Ontario ("The Old Road")
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  • Ontario Show and Event Calendar 2023-24
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    • Timetables
    • Glossary of Common Railway Terms
    • "Canadian Rail" (CRHA) - Links to Issues
    • "Branchline" (BRS) - Index to past Issues
    • Upper Canada Railway Society (UCRS) and its publications
    • GTR Locomotives - R&LHS Bulletin #147
    • GTR Buildings & Bridges Inventory 1907
    • GTR Buildings & Bridges Inventory 1903
    • CNR - Stations - Designating Numbers (1924/1927)
    • CPR - Stations - Designating Numbers 1924
    • Railway Stations and distances - by Jim Fergusson
    • CNR - Synoptic History to 1960
    • Intercolonial Railway - report - Sandford Fleming, C.E.
    • Post Cards - a primary research source - by Ralph Beaumont
    • Searching for Antecedents on the Railways
    • Research and Writing a Book
  • What's New In Publications
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    • My 3-Rail Hornby-Dublo layout - and tips and thoughts
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    • Our Friends at the Shows - a Photo Gallery
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    • Aberfoyle Jct. Model Railway
    • The Credible Model
    • Superdetailing Ideas
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    • More About N Scale
    • My Eagle Lake & Northern Model Railway in N Scale
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Guernsey

203-204 1979 100 years public transport

203-204 1979 100 years public transport

xxxx 1992 trams

xxxx 1992 trams

Ireland

498 1981. "Railway Embankment" by painter W.J. Leech to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth

498 1981. "Railway Embankment" by painter W.J. Leech to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth

577-580 1984. Commemorating 150 years of Irish Railways, with the opening in 1834 of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR) between Westland Row in Dublin and Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), a distance of 10 km (6 mi).

577-580 1984. Commemorating 150 years of Irish Railways, with the opening in 1834 of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR) between Westland Row in Dublin and Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), a distance of 10 km (6 mi).

MS577-580 1984. Commemorating 150 years of Irish Railways, with the opening in 1834 of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR) between Westland Row in Dublin and Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), a distance of 10 km (6 mi).

MS577-580 1984. Commemorating 150 years of Irish Railways, with the opening in 1834 of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR) between Westland Row in Dublin and Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), a distance of 10 km (6 mi).

658-661 1987. 115 years of Irish trams (Cork Tramways Company 1872)

658-661 1987. 115 years of Irish trams (Cork Tramways Company 1872)

MS658-661 1987. 115 years of Irish trams (Cork Tramways Company 1872)

MS658-661 1987. 115 years of Irish trams (Cork Tramways Company 1872)

xxxx 1990. Ireland Railway Preservation Society railway letter stamps

xxxx 1990. Ireland Railway Preservation Society railway letter stamps

xxxx 1995. Commemorating narrow gauge railways in Ireland

xxxx 1995. Commemorating narrow gauge railways in Ireland

1995 FDC celebrating the narrow gauge railways

1995 FDC celebrating the narrow gauge railways

Isle of Man

22 1973. Douglas Promenade

22 1973. Douglas Promenade

35-38 1973. Commemorating 100 years of Isle of Man railways

35-38 1973. Commemorating 100 years of Isle of Man railways

FDC 35-38 1973. Commemorating 100 years of Isle of Man railways

FDC 35-38 1973. Commemorating 100 years of Isle of Man railways

80 81 83 1976 Douglas horse trams centenary

80 81 83 1976 Douglas horse trams centenary

Douglas horse trams centenary FDC 1976

Douglas horse trams centenary FDC 1976

365-370 1988 low definitives

365-370 1988 low definitives

371-376 1988 medium definitives

371-376 1988 medium definitives

377-380 1988 high definitives

377-380 1988 high definitives

1988 FDC low definitives

1988 FDC low definitives

1988 FDC medium definitives

1988 FDC medium definitives

FDC 1988 high definitives

FDC 1988 high definitives

xxxx-xxxx 1992. Definitives Railways and Tramways. Additional denominations

xxxx-xxxx 1992. Definitives Railways and Tramways. Additional denominations

xxxx-xxxx 1993. Commemorating 100 years of the Manx Electric Railway

xxxx-xxxx 1993. Commemorating 100 years of the Manx Electric Railway

xxxx-xxxx 1995. Commemorating 100 years of the Snaefell Mountain Railway

xxxx-xxxx 1995. Commemorating 100 years of the Snaefell Mountain Railway

xxxx-xxxx 1995. Thomas the Tank Engine in the Isle of Man

xxxx-xxxx 1995. Thomas the Tank Engine in the Isle of Man

Jersey

93-96 1973 100 years Jersey Eastern Railway

93-96 1973 100 years Jersey Eastern Railway

1973 FDC centenary of the railway

1973 FDC centenary of the railway

365-369. 1985. Eastern Ry locomotives

365-369. 1985. Eastern Ry locomotives

Staffa (bogus)

1973 set of 8

1973 set of 8

1978 set of 6

1978 set of 6

United Kingdom

777 1968 Boy with toy train

777 1968 Boy with toy train

984-987 1975. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway

984-987 1975. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway

1113-1117 1980

1113-1117 1980

1272-1276 1985. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway. The GWR, "God's Wonderful Railway"

1272-1276 1985. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway. The GWR, "God's Wonderful Railway"

1392 1394 1988

1392 1394 1988

1436 1989 games and toys

1436 1989 games and toys

xxxx-xxxx 1994 Celebrating the Age of Steam

xxxx-xxxx 1994 Celebrating the Age of Steam

xxxx 1994. Celebrating the opening of the Channel Tunnel

xxxx 1994. Celebrating the opening of the Channel Tunnel

xxxx 1999 The Traveller's Tale

xxxx 1999 The Traveller's Tale

xxxx 2000 The Worker's Tale

xxxx 2000 The Worker's Tale

xxxx 2003. "Pub" signs are part of the colourful history of British public houses, and with the coming of the railways, they became the inspiration for many a sign, this one by the Station Hotel in Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire

xxxx 2003. "Pub" signs are part of the colourful history of British public houses, and with the coming of the railways, they became the inspiration for many a sign, this one by the Station Hotel in Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire

xxxx 2003. This stamp is part of a series celebrating British-made toys. Hornby trains are still today a bright star in the galaxy of British-made toys

xxxx 2003. This stamp is part of a series celebrating British-made toys. Hornby trains are still today a bright star in the galaxy of British-made toys

xxxx-xxxx 2004. Classic Locomotives

xxxx-xxxx 2004. Classic Locomotives

xxxx-xxxx 2006. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, renowned civil engineer

xxxx-xxxx 2006. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, renowned civil engineer

xxxx 2007. Celebrating Technology and Innovation

xxxx 2007. Celebrating Technology and Innovation

xxxx-xxxx 2010. Celebrating Classic Locomotives of the UK

xxxx-xxxx 2010. Celebrating Classic Locomotives of the UK

xxxx-xxxx 2011. A commemoration of the 100th anniversday of the birth of Reverend W. Awdry, the creator of "Thomas the Tank Engine". Thomas and Friends

xxxx-xxxx 2011. A commemoration of the 100th anniversday of the birth of Reverend W. Awdry, the creator of "Thomas the Tank Engine". Thomas and Friends

MSxxxx-xxxx 2011. Some of Thomas's friends in trouble

MSxxxx-xxxx 2011. Some of Thomas's friends in trouble

MSxxxx-xxxx 2012. Celebrating Classic Locomotives of Scotland

MSxxxx-xxxx 2012. Celebrating Classic Locomotives of Scotland

MSxxxx-xxxx 2013. Celebrating Classic Locomotives of Northern Ireland

MSxxxx-xxxx 2013. Celebrating Classic Locomotives of Northern Ireland

xxxx-xxxx 2013. Celebrating 150 years of the London Underground

xxxx-xxxx 2013. Celebrating 150 years of the London Underground

MSxxxx-xxxx 2013 London Underground, the Art of the Poster

MSxxxx-xxxx 2013 London Underground, the Art of the Poster

MSxxxx-xxxx 2014. Celebrating Classic Locomotives of Wales

MSxxxx-xxxx 2014. Celebrating Classic Locomotives of Wales

xxxx 2017 British toys (not in my collection)

xxxx 2017 British toys (not in my collection)

United Kingdom First Day Covers

125th anniversary Doncaster 1978

125th anniversary Doncaster 1978

150th anniversary Manchester Liverpool Railway 1980

150th anniversary Manchester Liverpool Railway 1980


Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway
  1. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway
Llechwedd slate caverns 1983

Llechwedd slate caverns 1983

GWR 150 years GWR 1 1985

GWR 150 years GWR 1 1985

GWR 150 years GWR 2 1985

GWR 150 years GWR 2 1985

GWR 150 years GWR 3 1985

GWR 150 years GWR 3 1985

GWR 150 years GWR  1985

GWR 150 years GWR 1985

50th anniversary world steam speed record 1988

50th anniversary world steam speed record 1988

Games and Toys 1989

Games and Toys 1989

Age of Steam 1994

Age of Steam 1994

Channel Tunnel 1994

Channel Tunnel 1994

Worker's Tale 1999

Worker's Tale 1999

Classic Locomotives 2004

Classic Locomotives 2004

Classic Locomotives 2004

Classic Locomotives 2004

Isambard Kingsom Brunel 2006

Isambard Kingsom Brunel 2006

Classic Locomotives Scotland 2012

Classic Locomotives Scotland 2012

London Underground 2013

London Underground 2013

Classic Locomotives of the UK. 2014

Classic Locomotives of the UK. 2014

United Kingdom railway letter stamps

North York Moors Railway

North York Moors Railway

Bluebell Railway

Bluebell Railway

Great Central Railway

Great Central Railway

LLechwedd slate caverns 1983

LLechwedd slate caverns 1983

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