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- Are you a modeller of railways?
- Are you interested in railway history?
- Do you work on a preserved railway?
The HMRS has lots for you… Find out more here!
Museum & Study Centre
The Centre houses our library, archives, shop, displays and reading room.
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The Journal
The Journal aims to be one of scholarly record with 3 issues a year and is now in volume 23.
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7mm Wagon Bodies
This is the third resin wagon body we have produced. Following on from our earlier dumb buffered and Charles Roberts ‘D’ ended versions our new wagon is a type that would have been found all over the UK rail network.
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Stewards
The stewards are knowledgeable members who operate as a clearing house for specialist information.
View moreAbout the HMRS
For 70 years, the HMRS has been helping to record and preserve material on the history of Britain’s railways from the early 1800s up to the present day, and more importantly to make that material available to modellers, researchers and students. Today it is a thriving Society and educational charity, o ffering bene fits for all who seek to understand how railways have contributed to British geography, industry and culture. We collaborate with railway line societies and public museums to further the growth of historical knowledge. We supply information to model manufacturers both small and international.
Please note we have received a sudden rush of book orders in early July. While the Butterley site remains closed (until 24 July) we haven't returned to normal hours at the centre yet and it is going to take some time for us to clear the backlog. There will be severe delays to our publications service. We are currently completing June orders. We apologise that we are likely to exceed the 28 days disclaimer in the Terms & Conditions but we are working our way through.
Coronavirus update 14 July 2021
The Midland Railway Centre site is planned to re-open from around 24 July. As yet the Museum & Study Centre is still closed to members and visitors but as the situation returns to near normal we hope to allow pre booked visits in the Autumn . We will continue to supply all our in stock and orderable products but please be prepared for a possible delay in delivery.
Postal or phone orders will not be taken until the M&SC re-opens to the public. We have discovered a small issue with some of the photo images - please see the Photo Page for details. Our new website with additional features and catalogues is ready and awaiting the process of moving it from test to replace the current live service but holidays may delay this until September.
The HMRS Trustees
Area group and other meetings during the Autumn of 2021 are at the discretion of local group organisers and please see the ’What’s On’ page for any new information.
Please also refer to Latest Information
The Society is pleased to announce that our new book "LB&SCR Carriages. Volume 4: Bogie stock, 1879 – 1924, including Pullmans, 1875 – 1922" has now been published and is ready for purchase from this site.
Many of our Previous Books are Still Available
