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Canterbury
Railway Society Inc
Membership
Becoming a Society Member
The Canterbury Railway
Society welcomes membership enquiries from persons
interested in the work of the Society. Society members
receive benefits that include:
- "Branch Lines"
newsletter, published 11 times annually.
- Free entrance to
Ferrymead Heritage Park and free rides on
operating days.
The Society relies on its
members to:
- Do almost everything
that the Society does! Apart from work that has
been carried out by contract, either off or on
site, the Society's members are responsible for
most of the development of the Ferrymead Railway
to date, from a bare embankment in 1964 to the
currently established railway and its various
facilities.
Specific regular
requirements that the Society has from its members
include:
- Restoring and
maintaining the Society's locomotives, rolling
stock, track and equipment. There is something
for everyone here, due to the range of different
equipment and systems in use at the Ferrymead
site.
- Operating the
Ferrymead Railway on running days. Currently,
trains are run each Sunday and on public holidays
as arranged. From three to seven staff are
required on each running day.
- Administering the
Society. The Society is run by an Executive of 13
members elected by the general membership at the
Annual General Meeting. The Executive in turn
appoint members from within themselves or outside
themselves to administer the various activities
and functions of the Society. Operations of the
Ferrymead Railway are overseen by a subcommittee
of the Society whose members are appointed by the
Executive to ensure that the Railway operates in
compliance with statutory requirements.
The Society charges a
yearly membership fee of $35 for Full membership and $20
for Junior membership. A reduction in the Full membership
fee may be available on request. To receive a membership
application form, please contact the Society.
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