Members receive four times a year the Industrial Railway Record, a profusely illustrated magazine; a bi-monthly Digtal PDF Bulletin containing topical news; access to a well-stocked  archive; visits to and rail tours of industrial railway systems; a book sales service with many Society publications being available at discounted prices when first published; locomotive information service from the Society’s team of records officers; and a photographic sales service. In addition, members will receive periodic amendments to the Society Handbooks covering the United Kingdom and overseas.