Web Links |
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This page has external links to web sites including some of relevance to the class 156 trains. | |
Train Operating Companies |
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| NX East Anglia | Train Operator for East Anglia |
| East Midlands Trains | Train Operator in East Midlands |
| Northern Rail | Train Operator in the north of England |
| First ScotRail | Train Operator in Scotland |
| Strathclyde Passenger Transport | Regional transport authority for the Glasgow area |
Rolling stock Companies |
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| Angel Trains | Rolling stock leasing company |
| Porterbrook | Rolling stock leasing company |
Engineering companies |
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| Alstom Transport | Train manufacture and maintenance; Owner of the former Met-Cam plant at Washwood Heath |
| Cummins | Manufacturer of diesel engines |
| Voith Turbo | Manufacturer of power transmissions |
| SAB WABCO | Component manufacturer, including BSI couplings |
| LH Group | Reconditioned power train components |
Photographs |
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| The European Railway Picture Gallery | The Railfaneurope.net Picture Gallery of class 156 units. |
| Electric Nose - Class 156 Gallery | Photos by Steve Jones. |
| Railfan.net Contributor Photos | Photos of 156's by John Law. |
General Railway links |
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| National Rail | The web site for all Britain's Passenger Rail companies. All the infomation you need to plan a journey. |
| Met-Cam | Site about the former train builder Metro-Cammell. |
| Modernisation of the Cambrian Lines | Description of RETB signalling, part of the Signalbox web site. |
| Train Protection and Warning System | Description of TPWS, part of the Thales web site. |
| Railway Technical Web Pages | for those interested in the technology, planning, maintenance and operation of railways. |
| Testing Times | Train testing and commisioning at Derby. Also features the visit of 156.502 to Utrecht. |
| The Class 175s | A page about the Alstom built trains. Part of the North Wales Coast Railway website |
| The Railcar Association | Site dedicated to Heritage DMU's, containing extensive class histories and preservation details. |
| OTPnet | The On Track Plant website. |
| Lowland Locomotives | Railway photos and history of Central Scotland. Also features a tribute to the class 303 EMU "Blue Trains" |
| End of the Line | Withdrawn & Stored Locomotives |
| Networker 465 Web site | What Makes Networkers work - Technical description of these 3rd Rail EMUs |
| Hurst Models | Model railway detailing kits and components |
| The Junction | A web site documenting the current railway scene. Includes fleet lists. |
| RailwayScene.co.uk | Site for UK railway news and chat. |
| RailwayMania | Collection of photos from the 1990s to the present day. |
| Sudbury Rail Line | Supporting the branch line from Marks Tey (near Colchester). |
| Northern Rail Forum | North of England site for railway news and chat. |
E-mail groups |
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| Scot-Rail | A group is for anyone interested in the railways and trains of Scotland. |
| North-East-Gen | News and notable workings in the North East of England. |
| Northern_Rail | Observations and discussion of the Northern Rail train operating company. |
| Central_trains | For anyone interested in the operations of former UK rail operator Central Trains. |
| east-midlands-trains | News and discussion about the East Midlands Trains operator. |
| Anglia-gen | What's happening and running on the railways within East Anglia. |
| MUEG | Multiple Unit E-mail Group |
| Class_156_Sprinters | 156 Interest Group |
Fotopic Galleries |
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| dysgraphyk.fotopic.net | Railway Photos by Dysgraphyk |
| davidmulligan.fotopic.net | David Mulligan's Gallery |
| rtranmer.fotopic.net | Ryan Tranmer's Gallery |
| jon-bradley.fotopic.net | Jon Bradley's Gallery |
| davids.railway.fotopic.net | David Kirkwood's Scotch & Rails |
| dwb.railcollection.fotopic.net | David Burrell's Gallery |
| david894.fotopic.net | David Clark's Gallery |
| ed-greenwood.fotopic.net | Ed Greenwood's Gallery |
| photos.darrenjohnson.co.uk | DarrenJ's Photos @ Fotopic.Net |
| railfoto.fotopic.net | Railfoto @ Fotopic.Net |
| kendalmay.fotopic.net | Photographs by Kendal May |
| gallery120232.fotopic.net | Chris Tolley's Railway Pictures |
| robs-photo-pages.fotopic.net | Rob's Photo pages |
| mike-sargent.fotopic.net | Mike Sargent's Gallery |
| tayrail.fotopic.net | Jim Ramsay's Gallery |
| jpc.fotopic.net | JPC Photos |
| class156.fotopic.net | Class 156 gallery by James Rawlinson |
| keithpartlow.fotopic.net | Ipswich area photos by Keith Partlow |
| imagingexcellence.fotopic.net | Photography by Graham Scott |
| geoffsangliaphotos.fotopic.net | Gallery by Geoff Tibble |
| peterskuce.fotopic.net | Photographs by Peter Skuce |
| railwayphotos1981-2000.fotopic.net | Photographs by Ken Squire |
Railway Internet Directories |
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| iRail | Railway internet search engine |
| Link Rail UK | Listings of railway links |
| Railway Register | Railway related websites in Britain and Ireland |
| The Multiple Unit Web Ring | Collection of sites about Multiple Units trains. |