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Links Page - Other organisations of interest to rail users in Mid Wales.Please note that inclusion on SARPA's website does not mean we endorse or support the organisation its aims, policies or practices. Nor is it meant to be an exhaustive list. If planning to visit any of the venues or places listed here, it is your responsibility to check whether the rail service is suitable for your needs
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| Rail Related Sites Local & Government Organisations Venues & Places of Interest |
 A link we'd all like to see happening more often; cross platform interchange at Dovey Junction between Coast Line trains and Aberystwyth services. A train for Pwllheli arrives whilst a Shrewsbury bound service waits in the loop. Photo:- Denis Bates |
| Transport for Wales | https://tfwrail.wales | Official website of Cambrian Line Operator |
| Accessible UK Train Timetables | http://traintimes.org.uk | Use this site to plan your journey |
| Transport Focus | www.transportfocus.org.uk/ | The new UK Rail Passengers' watchdog |
| ACORP | www.acorp.uk.com | A UK-wide association of community rail partnerships |
| Network Rail | www.networkrail.co.uk/ | Owner & Operator of Britain's Railway Infrastructure |
| British Transport Police | www.btp.police.uk/ | The National Police Force for the Railways |
| Traws Link Cymru | www.trawslinkcymru.org.uk/ | Campaign to reopen the Aberystwyth - Carmarthen railway |
| Rail Future | www.railfuture.org.uk | Independent Campaign Group for Rail Improvments |
| Campaign for Better Transport | www.bettertransport.org.uk | Organisation formerly known as Transport 2000 |
| Cambrian Rail Partnership | www.thecambrianline.co.uk | Gives details for days out using the Aberystwyth line |
| Carno Station Action Group | www.carnostation.org.uk | The Campaign to Reopen Carno Station |
| The Man in Seat 61 | www.seat61.com | Comprehensive site for rail journeys to Europe & beyond |
| Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | www.wllr.org.uk | Steam Trains from Welshpool through the foothills of Wales. |
| Cambrian Railways Society | www.cambrian-railways-soc.co.uk | Oswestry Rail Centre & Museum. |
| Vale of Rheidol Railway | www.rheidolrailway.co.uk | Narrow gauge steam trains from Aberystwyth to Devil's Bridge |
| TfWM | www.tfwm.org.uk/ | Transport for the West Midlands |
| LNWR | www.londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk/ | Beware of imitations. |
| Avanti West Coast | www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk | Operator of West Coast Main Line. |
| Chiltern Railways | www.chilternrailways.co.uk | Operator of alternative route from London to Birmingham. |
| ORR Station Usage Statistics | https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/ | Office of Rail & Road, Station Usage Information |
| Camden Books | www.camdenmin.co.uk | Bookseller with amazing selection of technical & railway publications. |
| The Ultimate Steam Page | www.trainweb.org/tusp/ | Wide ranging steam traction website. |
| Severn Valley Railway | www.svr.co.uk | Home of much heritage steam traction from the Cambrian lines. |
| Christian Wolmar | http://christianwolmar.co.uk | Archive of articles on this rail commentator's website |
| North Wales Coast Railway Homepage | www.nwrail.org.uk/ | Railfans' and Travellers Guide to North Wales Coast Line |
| Mid Wales Model Engineers | www.midwalesmes.org.uk | Model engineering society in Newtown |
Local and Government Organisations
| Powys County Council | www.powys.gov.uk/ | Local Authority for Welshpool, Newtown, Caersws, Machynlleth |
| Aberystwyth | http://www.aberystwythguide.org.uk | A good independent site about Aberystwyth |
| Ceredigion | www.ceredigion.gov.uk | Local Authority for Aberystwyth & Borth |
| Shopshire Council | www.shropshire.gov.uk | Local Authority for Shropshire |
| Mid Wales Tourism | www.visitmidwales.co.uk | Tourist information for Mid Wales. |
| Welsh Government | https://gov.wales/ | Homepage for Welsh Government |
| National Express West Midlands | http://nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands | More Bus information for the Birmingham area. |
| Senedd | https://senedd.wales/ | Welsh Parliament |
| Ecodyfi Partnership | www.ecodyfi.org.uk | Local regeneration organisation for the Dyfi Valley in Mid Wales. |
| Birmingham City Council | www.birmingham.gov.uk | Local Authority for Birmingham. |
| Department for Transport | www.dft.gov.uk | Homepage of Department for Transport, roads and all! |
| Aberystwyth Arts Centre | www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk | Main arts venue in Aberystwyth. |
| Tabernacle Arts Centre, Machynlleth | www.moma.cymru | Dynamic arts venue based in Machynlleth |
| Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) | www.cat.org.uk | Solutions to serious environmental challenges. |
| Theatr Hafren | www.thehafren.co.uk/ | Theatre for Mid Wales in Newtown |
| Old Market Hall | www.oldmarkethall.co.uk | Cinema & digital media centre in Shrewsbury. |
| Oriel Davies | https://orieldavies.org/ | Art Gallery in Newtown |
| The Bull Ring | www.bullring.co.uk | Glamorous new shopping centre in Birmingham. |
| Birmingham Airport | http://www.birminghamairport.co.uk | Mid Wales'gateway to the World |
| National Exhibition Centre | www.thenec.co.uk/ | Final destination for trains from the Cambrian |
| Ikon Gallery | www.ikon-gallery.org | Leading contemporary art gallery in central Birmingham. |
| Vivid Projects | www.vividprojects.org.uk/ | Venue for media based arts in Birmingham. |
| Midland Arts Centre | https://macbirmingham.co.uk | Extensive Arts Centre in Canon Hill Park, Birmingham. |
| Black Country Living Museum | www.bclm.co.uk | Open air museum of Black Country life. |
| Ironbridge Gorge Museum | www.ironbridge.org.uk | Open air museum of the industrial revolution |
| Barber Intstitue of Fine Arts | www.barber.org.uk | Art gallery adjacent to Birmingham University. |
| Hostinger | www.hostinger.co.uk/ | Our webhosts. |
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