Reference

Steam Engine Library - A collection of historical documents relating to the history of the steam engine. Old books (mostly pre-1900) on steam engines available online.

Whyte notation system for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement.

UIC classification system for classifying diesel and electric locomotives.

How steam engines work and How steam locomotives work - descriptions with diagrams of how they work.

Animated engines - good animations of different types of steam, internal combustion and Stirling engines.

Don Ashton’s steam locomotive valve gear treatise on full and scale valve gears, including simulation and setting of model valve gears.

Unusual Variations on The Steam Locomotive - reference of most of the non-conventional, weird and odd-ball locomotives from the past.

Saturated Steam Tables - Interactive online versions here and here

Triangle Calculator/Solver - Useful calculator/solver to get unknowns in a triangle given minimum information.

Electrical Calculator/Solver - Useful calculator/solver for voltage, current, resistance and power given minimum information.

International Thread Standards - Good reference website covering details etc of just about every known thread.

Scientific & Engineering Database - Technical Database and Encyclopedia on many topics.

US Army Manual on Railroad Design and Rehabilitation.

Index to "Model Engineer" magazine. Also a searchable index here.

Photo construction diaries from various builders around the world on how they made their model.

How to use LEDs

Electrical calculations

Resistor colour chart

Track circuit detector

Batteries [for locomotives]

Electric motors [for traction]

Controllers [for electric locomotives]

Alternators for traction power

Speed/gear ratio calculator

Scale dimensions calculator

Displacement lubricators

Water gauges [and tube cutting]

Grooves for O-rings

Wire Tables

Making piston rings

Making leaf springs

Spring making

Injectors [and their problems]

Making injectors

Hand pump

Tube Expander Tool

Steam whistles

Dual rate suspension

The-Blueprints.com

Trainz Planz

[NSW] Data Sheets

Victorian Rlys photos, info etc

Aust. National/SAR Archives drawings

Air brakes

Vacuum brakes

Automatic brakes

Simple vacuum pump

Colouring metals

Track design notes

Track construction [Slotted sleeper]

Building Points

Passenger car stability

Steam oil

Shrink fitting tyres

Rust removal

Corrosion [dissimilar metals]

Heat treatment of steel

Steel temperature colours

Tractive effort calculations

Minimum radius [rigid wheelbase]

AALS 5"g wheel standards

AALS 7¼"g wheel standards

Lifting & handling aids

Silver soldering hints & tips

ESBUnitConv - ESB Unit Conversion Utility - useful and comprehensive free conversion utility to convert almost any parameter from one unit of measurement to another.

Valve Gear Simulators - Steam engine valve gear simulation software for the design and analysis of the various types/designs of valve gear used on steam engines. Valve Gear on the Computer is freeware for Windows, and has been placed in the public domain by the author, Charles Dockstader.

CAD Resources - Want CAD software, but can't afford to buy a commercial package? Check out these resources as an alternative.

BeamBoy Beam Analysis Tool - Intuitive beam analysis utility for calculating engineering stress and deflection in structural beams and shafts.

 Sydney Railway Stations - All the railway stations on Sydney's suburban rail network.

 Australian Live Steam Locations - Australian live steam locations of interest. [If your club is not listed, or incorrect, send in the coordinates]

 New Zealand Live Steam Locations - New Zealand live steam locations of interest. [If your club is not listed, or incorrect, send in the coordinates]

Google Earth locations of tracks world wide, compiled by Dale King (USA).

Click here for videos of interest.