News & Notices from the RPS
Still More Past Members Identified!
Continued research has revealed the names of four more past members of the Railway Photographic Society who have now been identified added to the Member List. We are now attempting to source a small selection of images for a number of past members and will post these when available.
9.3.24
Additional Past Members Identified
The names of ten further past members of the Railway Photographic Society have been identified and their names added to the Member List.
27.2.24
The Young Railway Photographer of the Year 2024
The Railway Photographic Society in partnership with the National Railway Museum is pleased to announce the launch of the Young Railway Photographer of the Year competition 2024.
For full details of this exciting event click here.
3.2.24
RPS Press Release – Change of Secretary:
The Railway Photographic Society (RPS) wishes to announce that John Hillier has taken over as its Secretary following David Gibson’s reluctant decision to stand down from the role so that he can concentrate on some medical treatment that he needs.
John Hillier will be only the fourth Secretary in the Societies 101-year existence, it’s founder Maurice Earley serving as Secretary for 54 years from 1922 until he ‘retired’ the RPS in 1976. Stephen Crook and the RPS northern circuit members then formed the Rail Camera Club (RCC) with Stephen as Secretary, a post he held until his untimely death in 2011 after which David Gibson became Secretary, a position he has held for the past twelve years.
David Gibson remarks that his time as Secretary has been ‘one of the most fulfilling periods of my life, but many of the achievements in that time would not have happened without the dedicated and hard work of John Hillier, and I am confident that the RPS under John’s stewardship will be in very safe hands and will have a secure future. The 2018 RPS Photographic Exhibition at Locomotion, the first Young Railway Photographer of the Year Competition (YRPOTY) in 2022 and the associated publishing of three books are testimony to his hard work. Somehow, he found time to mastermind the latest overhaul of 45596 Bahamas!’
On behalf of the RPS John has been asked to organise a second YRPOTY Competition to coincide with the 200th Anniversary of Railway in 2025 and the National Railway Museum (NRM) will be making an announcement about this shortly.
The NRM commented that the RPS was instrumental in raising the standard of railway photography by circulating prints between members for comment and critique, a practice that it continues to this day. To mark the 100th Anniversary of the RPS in 2022, the RCC again became the Railway Photographic Society.
6.10.23
Important Notice concerning use of the Contacts Page:
It is regretted that a small number of recent messages through the Contacts Page have been mislaid and no response provided; if this applies to a message that you have submitted, please re-submit to receive our attention: Contact Page
12.9.23
Member list updated:
The Member list now shows all members past and present, with current members highlighted in bold: Members
Please notify any errors or omissions using the Contact Form: Contact
20.9.23
History page updated:
An image of the original invitation to join the new Railway Postal Photographic Club, posted by Maurice Earley into the Railway Magazine of Septmber 1922, added to the History page: History page
17.9.23
Index of Members added:
Added a full index of past RPS & RCC Members since 1923 : Member Index
10.9.23