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Quality controlled by experts​

Focused and relevant Content

We have created a website were all kinds of information is gathered. You can find everything about trains, if your are looking for tips for your model layout or if you are planning a holiday and want to se if there are any cool experiences regarding trains at your destination. But nothing is as good as the input we get. Please help us make it even better by sharing your own experiences.

Our mission

This is made by people that is passionate about trains. This can't be done without a huge amount of work done by contributors.

Spread knowledge about railways. Open the great world of trains to as many as possible. Whatever you are interested in Models or real trains.

Future developments

More functions will follow later on. We will add:

  • Add events
  • Rate the entries
  • Ability to edit your entries 
  • Comment on entries
  • Share on social media
  • Save a list of favourites

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How is content checked?

Only relevant content are included . If the site is not working properly if it haven't been updated in a long time, it is not included. If a site contains other that train related stuff we will like to the subpage regarding trains.

If a site doesn't have content in English, text will not be translated. If you want to avoid content that are not in English, use the filters. 

Menu for administrators

You can now do the following:
If you want to edit a specific content or evnets, go to the profile page and click Edit.

Statistics

Here you can see how many entries there are per category

In total there are 386 entries on the site

Main Types
Real Trains
142
Model Railways
250
Real Trains (Some sites are in several)
Vintage Trains
55
Train spotting
7
Scenic Routes
10
Museums
77
Manufactorers
2
History, Videos & Pictures
14
Clubs
2
Authorities & Operators
6
Model trains (Some sites are in several)
Tools
2
Software
6
Shops
58
Marketplaces
18
Manufacturers
32
Kit building
5
How to build a layout
23
Forums and Facebook
16
Fact and figures
9
Exhibition Layouts
45
Electronics/Digital
4
Digital equipment
4
Clubs
70
Building Layout from scratch
1
Track Type (Some sites include several)
Tram
37
Standard gauge
210
Narrow gauge
70
Funicular
6
Cogwheel
7
Language (Some sites have several)
Swedish
26
Spanish
18
Portuguese
9
Polish
13
Norwegian
13
Italian
13
Hungarian
1
Greek
2
German
93
French
30
Finnish
3
English
177
Dutch
22
Danish
168
Czech
13
Bulgarian
1
Locations
US
12
UK
42
Switzerland
3
Sweden
22
Spain
7
Portugal
7
Poland
9
Norway
11
Netherlands
15
N/A
2
Luxembourg
2
Italy
7
Hungary
2
Germany
47
France
7
Finland
3
Estonia
1
Denmark
170
Czech Republic
11
Cyprus
1
Bulgaria
1
Belgium
8
Austria
8