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Links to a few notable web sites related to steam and railways in India and elsewhere are provided here. Please see the disclaimer below.

The links are organized into seven categories: Indian steam, Overseas steam, Technical, History, Steam Lists, Railway modeller's and General links.

Indian steam

Steam Locomotives of India by Dileep Prakash
Indian steam news from International Working Steam by Rob Dickinson
New Year's Day Travels in India - Godhra by Terry Case
India Rail Trip Notes 1983 by Terry Case
Indian Steam Hot Spots - Goa by Terry Case
DHR and NMR steam pictures by Bharat Vohra
Wankaner & Morbi pictures by Apurva Bahadur
Miraj meter-gauge steam pictures by Apurva Bahadur
Mysore steam shed pictures by Apurva Bahadur
Wankaner & Morbi pictures by Viraf Mulla, Sarosh Mehta, & Shrinivas Joshi
Ahmedabad and Sabarmati pictures by Sarosh Mehta
Patiala State Monorail Tramway by Don Dickens
Steam Masala, pictures by John Lacey
Around Agra, pictures by John Lacey
WP Glory, pictures by S Shankar
Super-railway Steam Page by S Shankar
National Railway Museum site by S Shankar includes a section on the Fairy Queen.
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway page by Shomik Ghosal
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society (Australia)
Indian Steam Locomotive page by Dr.Sundar Narayan

Overseas steam

International Working Steam by Rob Dickinson has news, pictures, pointers to books, etc.
The Ultimate Steam Page has details of recent new steam efforts, technical articles, etc.
The Garratt Locomotive site has pictures and information on Garratts
Railcentre UK has an Age of Steam gallery of pictures
Steam Central has news and articles on steam preservation (mostly north American)
Railway Preservation News is an online magazine focusing on railway history and preservation (north American)
Steam Locomotive dot Com, focusing mainly on north American steam survivors
Traction Engine Pages : Steam Links focuses on British steam
Live Steaming has resources for live steam modelling

Glossary of steam locomotive terms
How a steam engine works, a basic introduction
Valve gear simulation software
Steam Engine Library has historical documents pertaining to the development of steam
The Gas Producer Combustion System (GPCS) (from The Ultimate Steam Page)
Multiple Exhaust design theory (from The Ultimate Steam Page)
Lempor Ejector theory by L D Porta (from The Ultimate Steam Page)
French Compound Locomotives by Thierry Stora covers Chapelon's work, Kylchap exhausts, etc.

Hill Railways of India from Mike's Railway History pages
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway from Mike's Railway History pages
History of railways in India from the early days to Independence
Pioneers of steam has capsule descriptions of early steam innovators

Steam lists

Steam Survivors List for India by Geoff Coward
Steam Survivors List for Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal by Geoff Coward
Steam Survivors List for Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar by Geoff Coward
Ceylon Government Railways Preserved Locomotives List by Julian Rainbow

Railway Modeller's

General railway interest

IRFCA is a mailing list for general discussion of all aspects of railways in India. The list has a FAQ with information on railways in India.
The British Overseas Railways Historical Trust (BORHT)
Some general railway web sites with numerous links, forums, and search engines are RailServe, TrainWeb, Railfan.net, and Railroad Data.

Disclaimer: The links above lead to web sites operated by third parties and ISRS is not responsible for the content that appears in them. The links are provided solely as a convenience and do not constitute endorsement of any products, services, persons, or organizations.

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