Welcome to Inter City Railway Society (ICRS)
STOP PRESS:
HAPPY NEW YEAR
BOOKS New 2026 books now available to Pre-Order
TRACKS Nov / Dec issue released 10/12 (18.30)
Stock Changes (and Archive) & TRACKS Library pages
now protected by login for access by Members only
Stock Changes updated 14/12 (Rev 16/12)
Nameplates updated 14/12
New Liveries Archive page added
EVENTS / VISITS Updated 26/12
SALES for more info on books
and our range of Sundries which has just expanded with our new embroidered Beanie Hat
MEMBERSHIP Remember the full adult Membership is ONLY £12 easily recouped through multiple discounts
and allows access to Members only content
Founded in 1973 we are a volunteer run friendly thriving Society with a membership of approx 1200. We exist to provide information to members through our full colour magazine TRACKS (see below or here) and our website. We also produce a series of comprehensive market leading quality spotting books, some of which are unique to ICRS. The books are continually improved year on year with additional information and new titles. We also organise several Members Only visits to railway facilities. All this for a very reasonable Membership fee of just £12 (see Join Us).
You can move around our website by clicking on the menu buttons above or on any of the underlined words / phrases which will re-direct you to other pages or to relevant documents to download. External websites and downloadable documents open up in a separate window. Please remember to refresh your cache each visit to get the latest info and forms as we regularly update the website.
Access to the TRACKS LIBRARY and STOCK CHANGES pages is now password protected for Members Only, so a very good good reason to join apart from the other benefits.
TRACKS - our Magazine (pdf only)
In our full colour A5 magazine TRACKS we cover the very many varied topical aspects of the current vibrant railway scene illustrated with many photos through regular features:
Eastleigh Works Report, Stock Changes (moved to our website in 2025), Freight Matters, Traffic & Traction News, Preservation News / Galas, Light Rail & Metro News, Infrastructure News, Out & About (member sightings), Signal Box Survey and Railway Globetrotters (reports of trips from around the world). Many varied additional articles feature items of current / withdrawn stock, infrastructure, spotting locations and members days out. See right for current issue (hover for previous issue)
Membership Benefits
- TRACKS monthly magazine downloadable as a pdf
- 26-27% discount on all ICRS BOOKS (direct sales only).
- member only visits to railway facilities, see Events
- FREE subscription to the TrainSpotting App for iPhone & iPad
- an informative website including access to previous TRACKS magazines
- 20% discount on STP European books (postal & tel orders only)
Sales
Spotting Books (titles revised for 2026)
ICRS currently publishes 8 well respected quality enthusiasts spotting books under the banner of UK & Irish Rlys, which are released either:
Annually: COMBINE both spine (see cover left) and wire bound (2 Vols) POCKET DATAFILE both spine (see cover left) and wire bound (4 Vols) plus NAME DIRECTORY (A4 pdf)
As Required: Ultimate Sighting Files (2 Vols)
Other Books
Pictorial album on Cl.08s in the Pre-Privatisation Era
Sundries
ICRS embroidered polo shirts, baseball caps & beanie hatsICRS notebooks
ICRS pin badge with name & logo
ICRS 50th Anniversary printed pens (3 colours) / mug / coaster
Adjustable transparent protective book covers (A6 & A5)
Cordex magazine binders to keep your copies of previous printed TRACKS safe
Social Media Accounts
We have our own Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram Note Train Siding closed at the end of March 2025
plus a Members Only Facebook page (started Feb 2021) Please give Membership Number to join
TrainSpotting App for iPhone & iPad
TrainSpotting is the ultimate user-friendly app built by a fanatical train enthusiast & ICRS member.
The app compliments the ICRS paper books with an extensive database of locomotives (diesel, electric and preserved mainline steam), Diesel and Electric Units, Industrial locos, all London Underground stock plus increasing numbers of preserved and scrapped stock. Trams and all Loco Hauled Coaching Stock are also included.The app is normally £9.99 via the App Store but is FREE to ICRS members (as long as you remain a member during the life of the subscription) which gives you the basic database updated annually. However, should you wish to pay a Premier Service subscription option is available which is updated at least once a month (including all TRACKS updates) but usually several times a month.
You can log a sighting with just a number or you can add: date, location (three-letter station codes supported), a photo and notes. Or you can use the Haulage function to add complete journey information including: number, location and times of departure and arrival plus photos and notes. Ideal for RailMiles users.
You can review your data in several ways: via date, location or by class, Operator, Name or Depot. You can choose to include or exclude scrapped locos from the Browse page.
To see the app on the App Store just search for TrainSpotting or click on the logo below, but to receive your FREE version see full details in TRACKS.
To take advantage of this and other benefits JOIN US .
Photo Galleries (also see our Liveries Archive)
We have a dedicated Flickr page for sightings of our named loco 57003 Inter City Railway Society 50th Anniversary 1973-2025
We also have our own ICRS Flickr website established in April 2011 featuring photos from members, some of which have also appeared in TRACKS. To see the individual Flickr sites of members go to our Photo Galleries page. Click on the Photos link for details of photo submission to TRACKS and Flickr.
To view downloadable pages as PDF files you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader on your device,
which if you do not have you can download here for free by clicking on the icon below.
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