No.3 March 2010 - Intercity Railway Society

Publications:
Following on from the fast selling UK Wagons 2010, the UK Pocket Book 2010 arrived as Tracks went
to press and by the time you read this, UK Combine 2010 will have also arrived. Copies can be ordered
via the website or direct from Carl Watson, prices and address on page 6 and rear cover. A review of
both new books will appear in the April issue but I can tell you that the UK Pocket Book is the most
comprehensive day to day spotters Pocket Book on the market as it includes almost everything you are
likely to see. Clearly the more people who buy this and the other books, then the more your club will
directly benefit. We are now working on publishing books Nos.4-7 & 19 which should be out from early
April.
Membership Matters:
Membership Rates:
Annual: £16.00 Five year: £75.00 (saving £5.00) Joint (with GB Bus Group saving £3.00): £26.00
ICRS Membership gives you:
• a high quality monthly magazine ‘Tracks’ - covering all aspects of railways: UK past and present,
wagons, preservation, European scene, trams and Location ‘Spot’lights – how to get there and what to
see. (the photos can be viewed in colour through the Members Area on the website).
• an informative website, with access to previous editions of the magazine.
• a 20% discount on all ICRS publications.
• a 10% discount on lan Allan publications and first time magazine subscriptions
(not additional to discount for IA Subs Club members).
Joint ICRS / GBBG Membership also entitles you to:
• GBBG magazine, ‘Trident’ & website gb-bg.co.uk
• a 20% discount on all GBBG publications (see below)
NB. The 20% discount on books from HB Publications (HBP) has now ended, as GBBG has also
severed all ties with HBP and is not lending its name to the existing series of books. However GBBG
intend to produce their own books on which Joint members will still receive a 20% discount. A statement
appears in ‘Trident’ and on their website gb-bg.co.uk
Payment:
If paying by cheque / postal order, please make payable to ICRS for all types of Membership. You can
also renew or join quickly and easily online via the website, using our PayPal facility. In a few clicks you
can be signed up for another year, or take advantage of the 5-year subscription, saving £5 on annual
fee, or take a joint membership with GB Bus Group, saving £3 on the normal combined annual
membership subscription rate. Select ‘Join ICRS’ from the menu on the homepage at icrs.org.uk
Membership Cards:
On membership cards generally, please remember on renewal, your new card will be sent out with the
next issue of Tracks. Now this may mean that you might wait up to 5 weeks if you’ve just missed the end
of month cut off when I send cards out for distribution. So there is no need to send a separate sae for
card. The way I’m sending out renewal forms and issuing cards now means that assuming you renew at
first request, your existing card will always be valid until new one arrives. Unfortunately I can’t speak for
previous cards issued. But bear with me and in another 5 months everyone should be on this new
system. Also many of you will have already received the new look card, which I hope you approve of.
New Members: (* joint members with GBBG)
The following new members have joined this month: Dave Baker (Birmingham), David Bareham*
(Colchester), Chris Butler (Church Crookham), Nigel Cadby (Uxbridge), Kenneth Cottam (Minsterworth),
David Elliott (Eastleigh), A Gouldstone (Broxbourne), Richard Hobbs* (Leicester), Graham Newnham
(Cosham), Chris Smith (Hereford), Chris Watkinson (Sutton-in-Ashfield), Danny Westwood* (Cheadle),
Victor Williams (Bristol) - a warm welcome to you all.
Magazine Submissions:
Contributions to regular features should be sent to the appropriate officer. Any information / article on
any railway related item will always be most welcome for inclusion in the magazine. Your travel stories /
anecdotes about far flung parts of the railway network, past or present can give pleasure to others or
inform of places to visit. This railway hobby of ours is made all that more enjoyable by the sharing of
information, knowledge and experiences. Neatly hand written submissions are perfectly acceptable, but
ideally a typed document is preferable. Better still, If you have a PC and internet connection, then email
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