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Useful Links

Useful websites to help you with your modelling (please email with details of others)

Local Clubs and Societies (in alphabetical order)

Blyth and District Model Railway Society

Meets in North Shields

Darlington Model Railway Club

Meets on Mondays at the North Road Steam Museum at 7:00 pm.

Durham & District Model Railway Society

Model railway club based at Framwellgate Moor in Durham City.

The Grand Model Railway Club (Bishop Auckland)

Meets at the Grand Hotel - Bishop Auckland

Ormesby Hall Model Railway Group

Modelling group based at National Trust - Ormesby Hall in Middlesboro. The group also provide the volunteer operators for the permanent exhibition layouts at the hall.

Perth Green Model Railway Club

Based at the Perth Green Community Centre - Jarrow

Shildon Model Railway Club

Presently based in Newton Aycliffe (see website)

Sunderland Model Railway Society

See website for contact details

Thorpe Thewles Local History Group.

For information about Thorpe Thewles and the parish of Grindon

Weardale Railway Locomotive Preservation Group

Local preservation socety based in Weardale, also organise model railway events in November and May.

Local Traders.

Pooley's Puffers

Exhibition and swapmeet trader - new and second-hand.

Modelactive Ltd., Chester Moor

Closest model shop to Durham

Townfoot Models - Platform 2, Hexham Station

Townfoot Models new shop in Hexham (formerly The Alston Model Railway Centre)

J&J Models

Metalsmith Ltd.

Manufacturer of metalworking tools and kits

Other Organisations

Locomotion - National Railway Museum at Shildon

Details of the museum

Riscos Ltd

Manufacturer of RISCOS the independant British made operating system for Intel Strongarm Processors - this site is written and maintained on a RISCOS powered computer (not a 'Windows' PC)

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