Friends of the HRA
Individuals can be a part of the Heritage Railway Association too, with our Friends of the HRA scheme.
Although the Heritage Railway Association is primarily a trade association of heritage and tourist railways and railway preservation groups, individuals who have a general interest in railway preservation can join as a Friend for just a small annual subscription.
Benefits of joining the Friends of the HRA:
- The opportunity to purchase an Privilege card. Privilege gives free or discounted travel on over 100 participating railways, and free or discounted entry into many steam centres and museums that are members of the HRA. (Gala and Special Event Days including Santa Specials are not normally included, and other restrictions may apply). Friends membership with a Privilege card is currently priced at £180 for a two-person card, which runs for 12 months from March 1.
- Receive every issue of HRA News, our in-house magazine. HRA News will be sent direct to you, in electronic format, and is published about 4 times a year.
- The opportunity to attend conferences and seminars organised by the HRA. (Please note that Friends of the HRA do not hold voting rights at General Meetings)
- Of course - we would also love you to volunteer to assist the Association in its work helping our Members. If you have specialist skills, you may be able to share this expertise as an Adviser, but there are many tasks that an active organisation like ours needs willing people to become involved with.
- Standard Friends subscriptions (without an HRA Privilege card) is currently £25 per year.
The subscription year runs from January until the end of December. Details for 2025 coming soon.
Please note, HRA Privilege passes are normally processed within seven days, but please be aware that they are sent to your organisation by second class post, which can be prone to taking longer during bank holidays or other disruption to normal working hours. We are NOT able to provide a guaranteed delivery timescale.
If you are purchasing a pass for a specific visit, please factor this in and allow plenty of time as your pass will not arrive immediately. Please allow a reasonable timescale for delivery before considering your card to be lost. All enquiries should be directed through the HRA Privilege coordinator at your own railway or tramway in the first instance.
