Welcome to the HMRS website. This website is a new implementation in 2021 of our first trading website with  additional features and a redesigned Home Page and menu system. 

We hope you find this improves the facilities of our site and hope you will wish to find out more about the society and maybe join.

 

 

04 May 2026

The shipping rates have been updated today due to the rise in postage costs charged by Royal Mail from mid April. We regret having to do this but we have no choice. We use the cheapest (NOT the fastest) rates and most do not have to be signed for but some of the heavier items to some zones may require a signatiure. These heavier rates above 1 Kg to some World Zones have increase by a larger percentage unfortunately. We do not apply any VAT to orders outside the UK .

We have added Cyprus to our shipping destinations

With reluctance, but considering the disruption we are experiencing with delivery of our products to the USA at this time of turmoil in the world, we have taken the decion to suspend sales to the USA.

We do this reluctantly and we hope it will be a short length of time but we cannot cover the cost of re-shipping items which have been 'misplaced' in transit. This means that you can no longer choose any USA addresses as a destination.

We use the cheapest rate available to the various zones of either Large Letter or Small Parcel, untracked , second class with insurance up to £20. We only use the more expensive medium parcel, tracked rate for packages above 2 Kg internationally. If you are buying several heavier items, it may be worth trying to split the order into two. It's hard to predict.

2025

The society began a project to digistise many more of our drawings & archives as well as photographs in 2025. We have invested in extra equipment and it continues with the first priority being our drawings. We expect to add a new batch of drawings to the website in the summer and the overall project continues. It is, though, a long term project.

8 September 2025

The VAT which was originally being charged on sales to the EU area has been removed as too complex to deal with the administration of its apportioning. Therefore any sales to the EU may have VAT added at point of delivery. This means you may be requested to pay it to the postman and a handling charge may also be incurred. We are sorry but it is beyond our control and extra fees were being charged by many postal services anyway.

 

Members, researchers and visitors are welcome at the M&SC, but a prior appointment is absolutely necessary. Phone the M&SC on 01773 745959 or email Secretary email . Someone will meet you at the Swanwick gate to let you in. Please do not turn up on spec. Access from Butterley is only possible when Midland Railway Trust trains are running and coincide with our opening times. The M&SC is normally open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9-30am to 3-00pm. but visits on other days may be possible by prior arrangement.

Phone orders will only be taken if someone is present in the M&SC who can take them. Orders by Post are not available. Please order using our website.

 

Area group and other meetings are at the discretion of local group organisers and maybe at a venue and/or online. Please see the ’What’s On’ page for any new information.

Please also refer to  Further Information