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RPSI Membership and Volunteering
| Why
join the RPSI?
The RPSI has over 1000 members from all over the world. Our membership is drawn from a wide range of backgrounds, but we all have a common interest in seeing main line steam trains continue to operate in Ireland. The RPSI is the only mainline steam train provider in Ireland. What are the benefits
of joining the RPSI?
Join us today! Print out the relevant forms below. Fill them in and send with a cheque or bank draft (made payable to 'RPSI') to: RPSI Membership, 148 Church Road, Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland BT36 6HJ Credit card payments will be processed in British (Sterling) Pounds. We can accept all major credit cards, except American Express. MEMBERSHIP FORM ONLINE (CLICK HERE) Members who are United Kingdom taxpayers are encouraged to Gift Aid their subscription to the Society to allow us to reclaim from the Inland Revenue tax paid on the amount - GIFT AID FORM (CLICK HERE) If you prefer to pay your subscription
by standing order then download a form here:
Thank you in advance for your support, remember, without your contribution the RPSI would not exist for the enjoyment of thousands. |
Why volunteer with the
RPSI?
The RPSI is a voluntary organisation. We operate mainline steam trains throughout Ireland and throughout the year. Being involved in railway preservation is great fun and it rewards the volunteer with new friends, new skills and exposure to all that railway heritage has to offer. We are passionate about the steam trains we restore and we always welcome new volunteers. Check that you meet the pre-requisites and if you are still unsure, then take a look at what you are missing! Without the volunteers there would be no RPSI. From its inception up to the present day, volunteers have managed, built, restored and run it, doing everything from laying the track to restoring the carriages and driving the locomotives. Some spend a day a month with us, some a few days each week. Some fit their RPSI days around the shift patterns of their full-time work. Some join us when they retire. We have many volunteers who regularly travel long distances to lend a hand at Whitehead or Dublin or Mullingar. Some even come from abroad and spend weeks with us each year. Why? It's not just altruism. Working with a common purpose alongside like-minded people is hugely rewarding and enjoyable and keeps you healthier. |
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