Annual Membership Renewal for Shildon Railway Institute

You can now renew your membership subscription to the world's first and oldest Railway Institute online.

Please note we limit membership renewals to one per person - which is because we need to know the details for each individual person renewing. Please use the details of the renewing person when filling in the form to make the purchase.

This purchase is for membership for the calendar year from 1st jan 2025 to 31st Dec 2025 and it becomes renewable at the end of December 2025.

This option is only for persons renewing an existing membership (who also already hold a £1 share) - and consists of £5 for the annual membership fee.

Remember your single £1 share you shoudl already have bought is retained for the duration of your membership.

Your membership gives you: 

• The ability to request to hire spaces within the Institute at a discounted rate.
• Eligibility to attend member only events at the Institute.
• A vote on decisions refered to the membership for ballot.
• A vote in the annual committee election.
• Satisfaction that you are playing your part in supporting the continuity of the first such Institute ever to have been formed in association with the railways when it was founded by the S&DR in 1833.

Shildon Railway Institute is now a Community Benefit Society (CBS) and as such, to become a member you must agree to continue to abide by the Rules of the Society and to abide by them. Membership is provided at the discretion of Shildon Railway Institute who reserve the right to decline your application - in which case any membership or other associated fee will be refunded to you.

Upon receipt your membership application will be processed by our team and your membership record updated. Please remember to bring your membership card next time you visit to have it updated to reflect the year's membership. 

You must be 16 or over to apply for your membership renewal online. 

When you purchase your membership we may update our records with your name and address for our membership register (a legal obligation on us) and your contact details - phone number and email address. We will use your email address to occasionally contact you about what's on at your Institute, your membership or to remind you of annual renewals. This is in line with our Data Privacy Policy.

We might use your contact details to contact you about your application if there is anything that we need clarifying before processing it.

If you have any queries yourself please don't hesitate to contact us using the email address enquiries@shildonrailway.institute