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  Jack - photo by Chris Wild   Jack (and his cousins Grabbit and Skoot) have many friends and supporters. They recommend these sites as ones you may wish to visit.
       
 
ACE Trains of London
  www.acetrainslondon.com Britain's leading manufacturer of toy trains in the tin-plate tradition. ACE Trains donated a tinplate 0 gauge electric 4-4-2 tank loco to the Zoological Society of Wales at the Welsh Mountain Zoo on the occasion of the launch of 'Grabbit and Skoot and the Invasion of the Grey Squirrels', May 2000. The model subsequently raised over £300 for the ZSW Red Squirrel research project to which royalties from 'Grabbit & Skoot and the Red Squirrels' are devoted.
 
Bala Lake Railway
  www.bala-lake-railway.co.uk Jack the Station Cat is Honorary Station Cat at the Llanuwchllyn HQ of the railway. The railway giftshop stocks the Jack books and toys.
  Bekonscot Model Village and Railway   www.bekonscot.co.uk Stockists of Jack books in north Wales.
  Bluebell Railway Preservation Society   www.bluebell-railway.co.uk The largest stockists of Jack books in the south of England.
  Bodmin and Wenford Railway   www.bodminandwenfordrailway.co.uk Major stockists of Jack books in Cornwall.
 
British Railway Modelling
  www.brmodelling.com Jack appeared in the 'Lock's Siding' column of British Railway Modelling Magazine for thirteen years (1993 to 2006).
  Cambrian Heritage Railways   www.cambrianrailways.com. A major Shropshire/Welsh Marches stockist of Jack books at the railway's Oswestry and Llynclys shops.
  The Childrens Trust   The Childrens Trust Jack also supports this worthwhile charity
  Colne Valley Railway  

www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk Major supplier of Jack books in mid Wales.

  Conwy Valley Railway Museum   www.conwyrailwaymuseum.co.uk Stockists of Jack books in north Wales.
 
Corris Railway Society
  www.corris.co.uk Alan, with Jack, is a member of this society. The railway giftshop stocks the Jack books.
  Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway   www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk The Embsay and Bolton Abbey railway shop at Embsay station is a major stockist of Jack the Station Cat books.
  Glyn Valley Tramway   www.glynvalleytramway.org.uk Stockists of Jac books at the Glynveiriog Museum shop.
  Great Central Railway   www.gcrailway.co.uk Major stockist of Jack books in the Midlands.
  Gwasg Helygain   www.gwasg.com - the publisher of Jack the Station Cat's books! The shop stocks the Jack books and toys.
  Juniper Junction   www.juniperjunction.co.uk Jack the Station Cat thinks the Juniper Junction DVD is just "purrfect." Look out for his friends the owl and the mouse
  Keith and Dufftown Railway   www.keith-dufftown-railway.co.uk Major stockist of Jack Books in the north of Scotland.
  Keithley and Worth Valley Railway   www.kwvr.co.uk Major stockist of Jack books in the Bronte country.
  The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust   www.lyrtrust.org.uk The L&Y Trust of which Alan Cliff is a long time member, owns and maintains historic locomotives and carriages from the former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway which ceased to exist in 1922.
  The Lauceston Railway   www.launcestonsr.co.uk Stockist of Jack books
  The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway  

www.leadhillsrailway.co.uk This delightful line in South West Scotland hosts Jack books in its shop.

  The Llangollen Railway   www.llangollen-railway.co.uk Stockists of Jack books in north Wales.
  LMS-Patriot Company   www.lms-patriot.org.uk This company is seeking to build a new 'Patriot' steam locomotive to the original design by Sir Henry Fowler a former Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. It is hoped to have the locomotive in steam in 2018 for the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice in 1918. The locomotive will be named 'The Unknown Warrior' and will be a new National Memorial Engine. Alan Cliff is a supporter of the project.
  The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway   www.lynton-rail.co.uk Alan, with Jack, is a member here. The railway giftshop stocks the Jack books and toys.
 
Model Railway Express
  www.mremag.com The online magazine for railway modellers - Jack has received many mentions in this magazine.
  The Moffat Bookshop   www.themoffatbookshop.co.uk The Moffat Bookshop, 5 Well Street, Moffat DG10 9SL. Tel: 01683 478088. Major stockist of Jack books in the south west of Scotland.
  National Railway Museum, York   www.nrm.org.uk The largest stockists of Jack books in the north of England.
  Pendon Museum   www.pendonmuseum.com This well known Model Railway Museum at Long Wittenham, near Abingdon stocks Jack books.

  Perfect Miniatures Model Shop   www.themodelkitshop.co.uk Stockists of Jack books in Suffolk.
 
Railway Children
  www.railwaychildren.org.uk Railway Children help runaway and abandoned children who turn up at the world's great railway stations. Jack The Station Cat is friend Number One of the Railway Children. The Friends are an excellent way of supporting this worthwhile charity.
  Railwayana Auctions UK   www.ukrailwayana.com Major stockists of Jack books since 2000.
  Rhyl and District Model Railway Club   www.penmorfa.com/rdmrc Alan Cliff is President of the Rhyl and District Model Railway Club and Jack the Station Cat is Hon Station Cat.
 
Rhyl Miniature Railway
  www.rhylminiaturerailway.co.uk Jack is the Honorary Station Cat at Rhyl Miniature Railway's Lakeside Station. The railway giftshop stocks the Jack books and toys.
 
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
  www.rhdr.org.uk Stockist of Jack books at this famous miniature railway in Kent.
  Save the Family  

www.savethefamily.uk.com - Jack supports this worthwhile charity.

  Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway   www.sklr.net - The first railway in the UK to arrange a Jack event. The railway giftshop stocks the Jack books and toys.
  The Southwold Railway   www.southwoldrailway.co.uk Stockist of Jack books.
  Stainmore Railway Company   www.kirkbystepheneast.co.uk The railway giftshop stocks the Jack books and toys.
 
Stanier Mogul Fund
  www.staniermogulfund.org.uk Jack is a full member of the Stanier Mogul Fund which owns and operates 42968, one of Sir William Stanier's famous LMS 2-6-0 steam tender locomotives.
  Stately Trains   www.statelytrains.com Stately Trains is an award winning preserver and restorer of vintage British railway carriages. Jack the Station Cat commends this site to all lovers of Britain's railway transport history.
  The Swanage Railway   www.swanagerailway.co.uk Dorset stockist of Jack books at the railway's shop.
  Vale of Rheidol Railway   www.rheidolrailway.co.uk Stockists of Jack books.
  The Wales Books Council   www.gwales.com The Wales Books Council – you can order Jack books from here as well (but they won’t be signed!). You can also see a huge variety of other Welsh based authors here.
  The Talyllyn Railway   www.talyllyn.co.uk Stockists of Jack books.
 
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
  www.whr.co.uk Alan, with Jack, is a member here and has a book signing every August bank holiday. The shop is a major stockist of Jack books in Wales.
 
The Welsh Mountain Zoo
  www.welshmountainzoo.org The Welsh Mountain Zoo, Colwyn Bay, was where the first Grabbit book 'Grabbit and Skoot and the Invasion of the Grey Squirrels' was launched in May 2000. The book has sold nearly 2500 copies and was shortlisted for the 2001 Goodchild Prize for Excellent English sponsored by the Queen's English Society.
 
 

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