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Does anyone have a complete list of member organisations of The Heritage Railway Association? Their official website is a nightmare to navigate and this very important bit of information is sadly lacking and seems very difficult to track down.
 
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The annual Ian Allan book "Railways Restored" listed all the HRA members, but regrettably publication ceased after the 2013 edition as it was loosing Ian Allan money.

The HRA website for general consumption (www.heritagerailways.com) lists most of the members under the "Visits and Days Out" heading. Some of the smaller groups who don't run active railways or open days of any sort are not on that list, of course.

The new HRA members website (www.hra.uk.com) does not have a list of members, at least not open to all to view.

The independent site www.heritage-railways.com, run by the former webmaster of the HRA, may have the information you require, but I haven't looked at that recently.

You don't say what you want the information for. If you think it should be more easily available, why not contact HRA and suggest their public website holds an accessible list?

John Webb
(St Albans Signal Box Preservation Trust - HRA contact for the same.)
 
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I have a list of the railways which partook in the 2014/15 HRA Inter-Rail pass scheme, whether this is exhaustive of the railways who are members of the association, I am not sure.

Here it is:
  • Amerton Railway
  • Avon Valley Railway
  • Bala Lake Railway
  • Bluebell Railway
  • Bodmin & Wenford Railway
  • Bo'ness & Kinneli Railway
  • Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
  • Bristol Harbour Railway
  • Bure Valley Railway
  • Central Tramway (Scarborough)
  • Chasewater Railway
  • Cholsey & Wallingford Railway
  • Churnet Valley Railway (Cheddleton) North Staffs
  • Colne Valley Railway
  • Corris Railway
  • Dean Forrest Railway
  • Downpatrick & County Down Railway Co Ltd
  • East Kent Railway
  • East Lancashire Railway
  • East Somerset Railway
  • Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
  • Embasy & Bolton Abbey Railway
  • Fairbourne Railway
  • Ffestiniog Railway and Welsh Highland Railway
  • Foxfield Railway
  • Glouccestershire & Warwickshire Steam Railway
  • Great Central Railway
  • Great Central Railway - Nottingham
  • Great Orme Tramway
  • Groudle Glen Railway
  • Gwlili Railway
  • Heatherslaw Light Railway
  • Isle of Wight Steam Railway
  • Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
  • Keith & Dufftown Railway
  • Kent & East Sussex Railway
  • Kirklees Light Railway (Clayton West)
  • Launceston Steam Railway
  • Lavender Line (Isfield) East Sussex
  • Leighton Buzzard Railway
  • Lincolnshire Wolds Railway (Ludborough)
  • Llanberis Lake Railway
  • Llangollen Railway
  • Lynton & Barnstaple Railway (Woody Bay)
  • Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway
  • Mid-Hants Railway
  • Mid Suffolk Light Railway
  • Middleton Railway
  • Midland Railway Centre (Butterley)
  • Nene Valley Railway
  • North Norfolk Railway
  • North Yorkshire Moors Railway
  • Northampton & Lamport Railway
  • Old Kiln Railway
  • Peak Rail
  • Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway
  • Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
  • Ribble Steam Railway
  • Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
  • Seaton Tramway
  • Severn Valley Railway
  • Shackerston Railway
  • Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway
  • South Devon Railway
  • South Tynedale Railway
  • Spa Valley Railway (Tunbridge Wells)
  • Strathspey Railway
  • Swanage Railway
  • Swindon & Cricklade Railway
  • Talyllyn Railway
  • Tanfield Railway (County Durham)
  • Teifi Valley Railway Ltd
  • Telford Steam Railway
  • Volks Electric Railway
  • Welsh Highland Heritage Railway (Porthmadog)
  • Welshpool & Llanfair Railway
  • Wensleydale Railway
  • West Lancs Light Railway
  • West Somerset Railway
 

John Webb

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I have a list of the railways which partook in the 2014/15 HRA Inter-Rail pass scheme, whether this is exhaustive of the railways who are members of the association, I am not sure.

Here it is:
  • Amerton Railway
  • Avon Valley Railway
  • Bala Lake Railway
  • .........
This is the 'bigger players' list, it could be said, as they are all members who charge for admission etc. There are also quite a number who don't charge for admission/travel and therefore don't participate in the Inter-rail pass scheme. So, for example, my own organisation isn't included on that list.
 

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I think the full list is something like below. Taken from http://www.heritagerailways.com/Visits_Map.php

Aberystwyth Cliff Railway
Alford Valley Railway
AmberleyMuseum
Amerton Farm Railway
Astley Green Colliery Museum
Avon Valley Railway
Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group
Babbacombe Cliff Railway
Bala Lake Railway
Barrow Hill Railway Centre
Battlefield Line
Beamish
Bishop's Castle Railway Society
Bluebell Railway
Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway
Bodmin & Wenford Railway
Bowes Railway
Brecon Mountain Railway
Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway
Bressingham Steam & Gardens
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
Buckingham Railway Centre
Bure Valley Railway
Caledonian Railway
Cambrian Heritage Railways
Cavan & Leitrim Railway
Chasewater Railway
Chatham Historic Dockyard
Chinnor & Princess Risborough Railway
Cholsey & Wallingford Railway
Churnet Valley Railway
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
Colne Valley Railway
Colonel Stephens Railway Museum
Corris Railway
County Donegal Railway
Crewe Heritage Centre
Darlington Railway Centre & Museum
Darlington Railway Preservation Society
Dartmoor Railway
Dartmouth Steam & Riverboat Company
Dean Forest Railway
Derbyshire Dales Narrow Gauge Light Railway
Derwent Valley Railway
Devon Railway Centre
Didcot Railway Centre
Dolgarrog Railway Society
Downpatrick & County Down Railway
East Anglia Transport Museum
East Anglian Railway Museum
East Kent Railway
East Lancashire Railway
East Somerset Railway
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Eden Valley Railway
Elsecar Heritage Railway
Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway
Epping & Ongar Railway
Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway
Fairbourne & Barmouth Railway
Ffestinog and Welsh Highland Railways
Fintown Railway
Folkestone Leas Lift
Foxfield Railway
Giants Causeway & Bushmills Railway
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
Golden Valley Light Railway
Great Central Railway
Great Central Railway, Nottingham
Great Laxey Mine Railway
Great Orme Tramway
Groudle Glen Railway
Gwili Railway
Headhunters Barbershop & Railway Museum
Helston Railway
Hollycombe Steam Collection
Irish Steam Preservation Society
Isle of Man Steam Railway
Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Keith & Dufftown Railway
Kent & East Sussex Railway
Kidderminster Railway Museum
Kirkby Stephen East Heritage Centre
Kirklees Light Railway
Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
Lappa Valley Railway
Lartigue Monorail and Museum
Launceston Steam Railway
Lavender Line
Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway
Leighton Buzzard Railway
Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway
Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
Llanberis Lake Railway
Llangollen Railway
Locomotion
London Transport Museum
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway
Mangapps Railway Museum
Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society
Mid Hants Railway
Mid-Norfolk Railway
Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
Middleton Railway
Midland Railway Centre
Moseley Railway Trust
National Railway Museum
National Tramway Museum
Nene Valley Railway
North Bay Railway
North Ings Farm Museum
North Norfolk Railway
North Tyneside Railway
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Northampton & Lamport Railway
Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust
Old Kiln Light Railway
Peak Rail
Perrygrove Railway
Plym Valley Railway
Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway
Princess Royal Locomotive Trust
Railway Preservation Society of Ireland
Railworld
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
Rhyl Miniature Railway
Ribble Steam Railway
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
Royal Deeside Railway
Rudyard Lake Railway
Ruislip Lido Railway
Rushden Transport Museum
Rutland Railway Museum
Seaton Tramway
Severn Valley Railway
Shipley Glen Tramway
Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway
Snowdon Mountain Railway
Somerset & Dorset Heritage Trust
Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust
South Devon Railway
South Tynedale Railway
Spa Valley Railway
St Albans South Signal Box
STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway
Steeple Grange Light Railway
Stephenson Railway Museum
Strathspey Railway
Swanage Railway
Swindon & Cricklade Railway
Talyllyn Railway
Tanfield Railway
Teifi Valley Railway
Telford Steam Railway
The Wells & Walsingham Light Railway
Timothy Hackworth Railway Museum
Tralee & Dingle Light Railway
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Vale of Rheidol Railway
Vintage Carriages Trust
Volks Electric Railway
Waterford & Suir Valley Railway Company
Waverley Route Heritage Association
Weardale Railway
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
Welshpool & Llanfair Railway
Wensleydale Railway
West Clare Railway
West Lancashire Light Railway
West Somerset Railway
Whitwell & Reepham Railway
Yeovil Railway Centre
 

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Congrats to 73202 - that's considerably increased the number of members listed. I think that there are still around 50 members not on that list - mostly loco/rolling stock preservation and historical societies (who don't have premises open to the public) and a number of 'affiliated' organisations, some commercial, some institutional.

The recently published 2014 Annual report for the HRA doesn't actually say how many members they have, curiously!
 
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