About Us
How the site started
The Warwickshire Railways website was established in 2005 to
help fellow enthusiasts and local historians to research, record and share
information on the county's railways. I welcome others to contribute to the
site at any level ranging from simply checking the information published to
contributing information and photographs. If you wish to participate please
contact me at Warwickshire
Railways.
In the past I was involved in providing slide shows and
talks to interested clubs in the area as well attending a number of model
railway shows displaying a variety of photographs tailored to the show's
catchment area. These always provoked great interest in the public as well as
detailed comments from fellow enthusiasts. In addition I wrote a weekly column
in the Coventry Evening Telegraph as well as assisting a number of authors on
the production of railway books.
Consequently I decided that I should use the Internet not
only as a means of sharing this information to a much larger audience but also
in the hope that it will stimulate additional information and contributions. If
you too are interested and have information or photographs and would like to
share them with others please do not hesitate to contact me.
I have in the first instance concentrated only on populating
the site with some very brief captions to the large photographs. It is my
intention to focus on the photographic aspect of the site first and then to
return to each section to provide more details both on the station's history as
well as providing more informative captions.
I would like to reiterate that I am actively encouraging
contributions to the captions of the photographs and any information on the
route, stations or locations. All information no matter how small will help to
build this site into a useful source of information for fellow enthusiasts. The
information can vary from brief details on the subject to social history
describing the impact of the railway on local people. If quoting from a book or
newspaper please include this information so that it can be included in the
bibliography. All contributors will be acknowledged and their contributions
will be included immediately.
Finally, I would like to thank Alex Musson, my son, for
giving up his valuable time to design the web site - it was a great Christmas
present. As I hope you will agree, Alex has designed a professional and easy to
navigate site which has, I believe, the feel of a good quality railway book.
Alex has his own site showcasing both his professional work and his interest in
comedy and writing. For those interested his site can be accessed at
www.alexmusson.com
Thank you for visiting my website. I would be very pleased
if you would add to the new Guest Book I am
keeping!
Contributors Mike Musson, Robert Ferris, Reg Kimber,
John Downing, Andy Doherty, Steve Western, Mile L, (Kenton), David Morgan and
Pete Whitehead.
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