The Historical Model Railway Society
The Historical Model Railway Society is a UK Registered Educational Charity built on a proven reputation for Historical Accuracy. According to The Oxford Companion to British Railway History the HMRS is "The Senior Society in Britain for the collection and exchange of information for historians and modellers of the railways of the British Isles."
A Definitive Rail History Source
The Society is one of the definitive sources of information on Britain's long and varied railway history, from the very beginning to the present day. It gathers, stores, and widely distributes historical railway information, thereby providing you with all the vital information you need to build historically accurate models. Whether you are a railway modeller, a railway historian or a railway enthusiast you will find plenty to interest you here.
To find out more about how we can help you, browse this site, visit our Museum and Study Centre, attend an Area Group meeting or make yourself known on our exhibition stand. Liking what you find, sign up and join in.Picturing the railway passenger as customer in Britain: the Great Western Railway, 1903-39
There is a great opportunity to use the NRM's outstanding collection of original GWR photographic images along with the public materials these were used to produce
during a PhD studentship in modern history at York. Details
have been supplied by Prof. Colin Divall.
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Journal
Mike Silver has taken over as editor and had produced a delightful mixture of items with a distinctive Celtic flavour featuring North and South Wales and Ireland. And if you fancy a modelling challenge just try the Dennis Bros. loco in a small scale!
Go to the Journal page to find the full list of contents.
On line, you can now read a sample article from the Journal in PDF format: if you do not have the reader for PDF files, you can download it for free by clicking on
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