The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society

  • Renew membership

    Membership renewals are due at the start of each year. Renew online here or join as a new member.

  • About us

    The R&ER Preservation Society is pledged to support the Railway Company. It provides financial support, and practical help through the volunteer workforce and the running of its locomotives River Mite and Douglas Ferreira.

  • The Train from Spain

    'Whillan Beck' is the new steam engine for the railway. She was launched on 5 May 2018. The Preservation Society ran a two-and-a-half year project to buy and refurbish a 15" gauge steam locomotive, built by Krauss in Munich in 1929 and stored in Spain since the 1930s.

Railway Locomotives

Latest News

  • Member page access

    All members are currently unauthourised to access the ‘Members Section’ of the RERPS website whilst it is being updated. Your access will automatically be authorised on completion of the work,

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  • December 2018 council meeting

    The Council met on 8 December 2018. The meeting minutes have been published in the members’ area of the website. Members can download a copy of the minutes here: The

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