The R&ER Magazine Railway Opening Special Edition 1875/1876 (published May 2025)

In 2025, the Preservation Society is marking the significant 150th anniversary year since the opening of the railway in 1875 (as a three-foot gauge line) by producing a special edition of our quarterly publication The R&ER Magazine. This sesquicentenary edition (produced through the Society’s Trust) imagines the sort of Magazine which might have been produced 150 years ago at the time of the railway’s opening. The articles, features and illustrations included in the special Magazine are similar to those in current issues of the Magazine, but are contemporary with the 1870s with plenty of information about the construction and opening of the three-foot gauge railway. 

"A really great celebration of the 150th anniversary!”

“An excellent read!”

"What an entertaining, well researched piece you have produced!”

“Absolutely brilliant!"

Every penny received through the sale of this special edition will be donated, in full, to the work of The R&ERPS Trust (Charity No. 1067272). Gift Aid is possible to boost your donation if you are a tax payer - please enquire when booking.

A5 softback magazine, 40 pages, fully illustrated.

Copies are on general sale (£3.50) at The Junction (the Society’s Hub at Ravenglass station), when open, and also available to purchase mail order through the Society’s Sales Team (£3.50 + £1.00 packing and postage - a total of £4.50). Please place your order by emailing sales@rerps.co.uk