Links


This page contains links relevant to the hobby of model railways, model trains and model railroad layouts in South Africa. Where to buy equipment and accessories as well as clubs for the model railway enthusiast.

SOUTH AFRICAN MODEL TRAIN CLUBS, REAL STEAM TRAIN OPERATORS, SUPPLIERS AND USEFUL WEBSITES

MUSEUMS, HERITAGE LINES AND SOCIETIES

Organisation Website / Contact details
Friends of the Rail. Preserving South African Railway Heritage.

www.friendsoftherail.com

Reefsteamers. Day trips and tours with Classic Steam Trains.

www.reefsteamers.co.za

Sandstone Estates www.sandstone-estates.com
Steam in Action www.steam-in-action.com

 


FORUM

Organisation Website / Contact details
Yahoo Group SAR Modelling. Mailing list for modellers of South African Railways, Spoornet, Transnet, both 3' 6" and 2' gauge, in any scale.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SAR-Modelling/


SOUTH AFRICAN MODEL TRAIN CLUBS AND WEBSITES

Organisation Website / Contact details

EMRIG Eastern Model Railway Interest Group For 00, English H0. Based in the East Rand, Gauteng.

 Chairman:
Colin Tanner-Tremaine
082 828-0665
cttremaine@mweb.co.za
GMRA Gauteng Model Rail Association www.gmra.co.za
GLOW Railway Modellers Association (Great Layouts Out West) Based in the West Rand, Gauteng. www.samodelrailway.hot.co.za/glow/glow_default.html
Herman Steyn. Website with fascinating information about the South Western Railway Company that operated between Knysna and Deepwalls from 1907 to 1949 in the Southern Cape of South Africa on a two-foot narrow gauge railway line. Also contains useful links. www.herman.rula.co.za

Hornby Railway Collectors' Association of South Africa.For those interested in Hornby models pre 1964. This group is interested in purchasing second hand Hornby models. They have a 3-rail exhibition layout

www.hrcasa.org
Contact: John Pain jpain@global.co.za

Marklin Modellers' Group

Pieter Gravett (Convenor)
pieter@oppienet.co.za
www.marklingroup.co.za

Momentum HO Tramways

Hans Bac
E-mail: hansbac@gmail.com 
Website: www.modeltrams.co.za
Tel: +27 (0) 11 805 2814
Cell: +27 (0) 82 880 9156

Overberg Modular Railway Club Chairman: Paul Wolvaardt
Tel: 028 316 4022
E-mail: overbergmodular@gmail.com
Pretoria Model Train Club www.pretoriamodeltrains.org
Rand Model Railway Club RMRC Michael Shrimpton
RMRC Secretary
Work: 011 781-3473
Cell: 083 286-1611
Home: 011 706-0568
e-mail: michael@fma.co.za
Rand Society of Model Engineers. Miniature Steam Engines, real ones that work! www.rsme.co.za
South African Model Railroads website http://modelrailroads.co.za
South African Model Railway website www.samodelrailway.hot.co.za/default.htm
South African Railways modelling www.sarmodel.com
The N Gauge Guild of South Africa www.modeltrains.org.za
The Saturday Afternoon Group. SAG is a round robin group of model railway enthusiasts in Gauteng, South Africa, who meet regularly at different modellers' homes to operate a layout, listen to a talk, watch a slide show or simply discuss model railway matters of common interest. The group has been meeting since 1969. www.samodelrailway.hot.co.za/sag/sag_default.html


GENERAL SOUTH AFRICAN MODEL TRAIN RELATED WEBSITES

 

Organisation Website / Contact details
Blairgowrie Collectors Toy Fair (Swop meet)

Don Ravenscroft
011 787-2696
011 781-3748
072 229-7977
don@modelcars.co.za
www.modelcars.co.za

Old STEAM LOCOMOTIVES in South Africa (Fabulous website) http://steam-locomotives-south-africa.blogspot.com
Precision Miniatures (Manufacturers of South African Railways liveried Model Trains) www.precisionminiatures.co.za
ScaleCraft (Manufacturers of South African Railways liveried Model Trains) www.scalecraft.co.za
SAR CONNECTA
TRAINSPOTTING / SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAY HISTORY ENTHUSIAST / RAILWAY FAN & SAR MODEL RAILWAY COLLECTOR (Fantastic website, loaded with lots of South African Railway, Spoornet and Transnet photographs)		 http://sarconnecta.blogspot.com
South African Railways modelling www.sarmodel.com
South African Model Railway Site www.samodelrailway.hot.co.za/default.htm
TAS Hobbies www.tashobbies.co.za
The Aviation Shop www.aviationshop.co.za
The Model Train Shop www.modeltrainshop.co.za

INTERNATIONAL MODEL TRAIN CLUBS AND WEBSITES OF INTEREST

Organisation Website / Contact details
Continental Modeller Magazine http://www.pecopublications.co.uk/continental-modeller.html
Eastbank Model Railway Club in England have a "Magersfontein" H0 scale representation of South African Railways in the 1980s www.eastbank.btinternet.co.uk
Model Railroader Magazine http://mrr.trains.com/
N Club International www.n-club-international.de
Railway Modeller Magazine http://www.pecopublications.co.uk/railway-modeller.html
The Narrow Gauge & Shortline Gazette http://ngslgazette.com
The N Gauge Society of Great Britain www.ngaugesociety.com

   
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LAYOUT SCENERY MANUFACTURERS


Name Website / Comments


Anita Decor

www.anitadecor.nl/


Faller

www.faller.de/


Herpa

www.herpa.de/


Hornby

http://rivarossi.hornbyinternational.com/all-products/buildings/


Marks metallmodellclassic's

www.marks-metallmodellclassics.de


Model Power

www.modelpower.com/


NOCH

www.noch.de


Polak Model

www.polakmodel.com/en/


Walthers

www.walthers.com/


Woodland Scenics

http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/


YVTA

www.yvta.nl/



The Model Train Shop


The Aviation Shop