Rainhill Railway and Heritage Society
- Maintainers of the Rainhill Trials Exhibition. Information about the society, the exhibition, and early and modern pictures of the railway.
- http://www.sthelens.info/community/rainhill/

Spartacus Educational: The Rainhill Trials
- Description of the trails, the results, the rules, and contemporary accounts.
- http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RArainhill.htm

The Rainhill Trials
- Contemporary accounts of the trials and the competing engines.
- http://www.resco.co.uk/rainhill/

Rainhill Civic Society
- Seeks to look after the beauty, history and character of the area. Information about activities and events, local history and photos.
- http://www.rainhill-civic-society.org.uk/

The Colonnade
- Dedicated to the memory of Rainhill Hospital - once the world's largest psychiatric hospital. Includes historical information and pictures, photos of the site as it is now, and contact information of former members of staff.
- http://www.dwnw13400.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/