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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 quarterly Journal aims to be one of scholarly record and is now in volume 22.
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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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Stationery
Christmas cards and notelets are available.
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Stewards
The stewards are knowledgeable members who operate as a clearing house for specialist information.
View moreAbout the HMRS
For over 60 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.
Photograph Collection
Just under 200 new items, mainly from the Casserley collection of glass plate negatives, have been added to our on-line catalogue. Unfortunately, scans are not available at the present time on the web site.
Merry-Go-Round
David Monk-Steel will be giving a half hour presentation about Merry go Round as part of a seminar about power generation on Saturday 19th May 2018 to the East Midlands Industrial Archaeological Society. For details of the event please see the Derbyshire Archaeological Society web site.
David's book is available from the Society.
Constructing 5″ Gauge Wagons
At 320 pages with over 900 prototype, model and construction photographs, 35 detailed A2 and A3 drawings specifically produced for modellers, and many diagrams in the text, our latest book is an essential read not just for those modelling in the large scales but anyone who wishes to make accurate models of wagons.