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We are a society with almost 500 members whose interests cover all aspects of the Midland Railway. There are many benefits to becoming a member of the Midland Railway Society and we look forward to welcoming you.

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As a flavour of what you can expect if you join the Midland Railway Society, we are delighted to make a downloadable copy of our Modelling the Midland issue No. 4 available free of charge. Please enjoy this sample copy with our Compliments.

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We would be delighted to have you join us as a member of the Midland Railway Society

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To join is simple and costs just £30 for each calendar year’s membership (a little more if you reside overseas). What you get for that is listed in the box to the right.

The “Join Now” button above will take you to an online form for you to complete and allow you to pay through our Shop.

If you would prefer to join via more traditional means, please  download a PDF version of the form, complete and scanned it and returned it to us electronically at:-

membership@midlandrailwaysociety.org.uk

If you have no alternative but to post it back to us, you can send it to us care of our friends at the Museum of Making in Derby:

The Study Centre
℅ The Museum of Making
Silk Mill Lane
Derby, DE1 3AF

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Benefits of Midland Railway Society Membership:

  • A high quality Journal published three times per annum. Selected back issues are downloadable from the Members’ Area of this website, with a fully searchable index.
  • Modelling the Midland is published twice a year.
  • Members’ Newsletter published quarterly.
  • All the above Society publications (examples illustrated below) for the calendar year in which you join, plus a generous discount on other Journal back issues.
  • Free postage on publications available in our Shop.
  • Invitations to visits and events throughout the year.
  • Annual meeting and Presidential address on a topic of interest.
  • Access to the Members’ Area of the Midland Railway Study Centre website with a wide range of downloadable digital resources.
  • Membership of our on-line Discussion Group.
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A collection of Midland Railway Society publications
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A group of Midland Railway Society Members on a tour of the famous Carriage & Wagon Works at Derby's Litchurch Lane. You could be on the next tour we do!

News & Events

Find out about our latest news and events around the country. Many of the events you can find MRS at are open to both members and non-members alike. We hope to see you there!

News & Events
A collection of Midland Railway Society publications

Publications

We publish books and pamphlets researched and written by our members. These informative publications, along with relevant material from other publishers is available to purchase for all.

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Discussion Group

We have an online Discussion Group. This is a forum to ask questions, post information, and stimulate discussion. It is only available for Members.

Become a Member and join the conversation.

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How can we help?

If there is anything we can help you with or you can suggest or offer, do feel free to get in touch with a member of our team.

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