New Member in US

[Jeffrey]

Hello, Everyone.

 

I have been a model railroader much of my life. In addition to a collection of North American stuff, in recent years I've gathered a modest collection of British OO-scale stuff, mostly "Grouping" Era LNER and LMS rolling stock. I am in the process of relocating from Detroit to Chattanooga, Tennessee. My interest in British prototypes made me a bit of a lone wolf, but at least there was some activity as near as London, Ontario, and the Great British Train Show near Toronto. In Tennessee I expect to be much more dependent on Ebay and mail order.

 

I had an idea for a fictional railway line in the Teesdale area of Northern England, and then online I found the Stainmore Railway in almost exactly the same routing! I have gathered as much information as I can online, and have a book with LMS passenger train consists. Other than Hornby, Bachmann Branchline, and Peco catalogs I don't have too much else.

 

Can anyone recommend resources of information about LNER and LMS? Any assistance is greatly appreciated. If I can offer any assistance on North American railroads, especially those in the Midwest, please feel free to ask.

 

Regards,

 

Jeffrey

[Ragtag]

Hi, and let me be the first to welcome you to RMWeb.

 

 

 

While my focus is a little further north than yours, a quick google search churned out the following which look like they might be of use to you:

http://www.kirkbystepheneast.co.uk/

http://www.cumbria-railways.co.uk/stainmore_history.html

http://www.cumbria-railways.co.uk/stainmore_railway_summit.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Durham_and_Lancashire_Union_Railway

 

 

As for sites about LNER and LMS, was there some specific aspect you needed? If it's just general info try putting them into google or wikipedia - the latter should lead you on to some reasonable websites.

[BR60103]

Jeffrey:

Chattanooga is not a total backwater. You will have the NMRA headquarters there and I think there might be a BR coach a the railroad museum.

We'll be sorry to lose you at the GBTS.

[Jeffrey]

Also, I could get British model railway magazines at Chapters in Windsor, Ontario, when I went over for MG club meetings. I don't think I'll readily find those anymore.

 

Thanks for the tips. NMRA HQ is a job for those people, not a hobby, and there doesn't appear to be much serious hobby activity in the area unfortunately. I'll see what I can find, and what I can instigate!