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Founded in 1979, The Railway Performance Society (RPS) tracks and records railway speed records and railway performance in the UK and on the continent.

The purpose of the Society is to be the leading authority on train / railway performance around the world. The society brings together people from a wide variety of ages and backgrounds who are interested in the power and performance of railways around the world. Whether it be the 320km/h (200mph) top speed of TGV’s that allows journeys of over 1000km to be achieved in just 3 ½ hours or the romance of steam locomotives climbing mountain summits – the society has something for you.

Today we have almost 200 members throughout the UK , as well as members in France , United States and Australia amongst others. The wide travels of the membership allow the Society magazine to feature articles on performance on railway administrations in countries as diverse as Greece , Poland , Australia , United States and South Africa .

Join now!

Membership of the RPS starts from £16 per annum for basic membership.

Membership gives:

• Four editions of the Society's 72 page A5 sized magazine Milepost.
• Editions of the Society's newly issued UK Lineside Distance Charts.
• An annual volume of the UK 's Fastest Times.
• An open invitation to take part in one of the Society's regular meetings or events.
• Access to the Society's Log Database and Digital Archive containing more than 100,000 detailed logs of steam, diesel and electric train journeys

RPS NEWS:

Railway Performance Society records 123mph average between two UK railway stations aboard Eurostar - Read More>>>

LATEST FASTEST TIMES:

14/6/08: St Pancras to Leicester - HST - 65:13 - av 90mph - 4th fastest RPS HST record and fastest HST run since 1995

Please send in FT's ASAP

WEBSITE UPDATES:

28/6/08 - News ticker added: All members invited to send newsworthy items not yet in the public domain

20/6/08 - Milepost 29, 28III and 28II now online. All editions online in PDF format as far back as April 2003