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August 4th 2026 Friends of Peak Rail 100 Club


FRIENDS OF PEAK RAIL 100 CLUB

by Colin Peskett, Trustee

Please consider joining the 100 Club. It only costs from £3 each quarter and you can have any number of entries. There are four prize draws each year with 50% of all income going in prizes. All surplus goes straight to the Peak Railway Association and the Club has raised over £57,000 for Peak Rail.

A total of 260 members were eligible to take part in the Third Draw of 2026. The Draw took place at a meeting of Sheffield Branch of Peak Rail. The results of the draw were as follows:

1st £180.00 (064) N Stewart, Sheffield.

2nd £72.00 (105) G Staniforth, Bakewell.

3rd £36.00 (270) G Smith, Colwick, Nottingham.

3rd £36.00 (117) I McLean, Sheffield..

3rd £36.00 (113) D Westerman, Stafford.

Ends
August 2026

June 14th 2026 Friends of Peak Rail 100 Club


FRIENDS OF PEAK RAIL 100 CLUB
by Colin Peskett, Trustee

Please consider joining the 100 Club. It only costs from £3 each quarter and you can have any number of entries. There are four prize draws each year with 50% of all income going in prizes. All surplus goes straight to the Peak Railway Association and the Club has raised over £57,000 for Peak Rail.

A total of 270 members were eligible to take part in the Second Draw of 2026. The Draw took place at a meeting of Sheffield Branch of Peak Rail. The results of the draw were as follows:

1st £202.50 (352) J Elliott, Sheffield.

2nd £81.00 (088) Mrs H Baker, Derby.

3rd £40.50 (096) P Fearn, Darley Dale.

3rd £40.50 (157) R Seddon, Ilkley.

3rd £40.50 (167) M Rummery, St Helens..

March 1st 2026 AGM notification


The Peak Railway Association AGM will be held on Tuesday 19th May, 6.30pm at Peak Rail Rowsley.

March 14th 2026 Friends of Peak Rail 100 Club


FRIENDS OF PEAK RAIL 100 CLUB
by Colin Peskett, Trustee

The 100 Club is now starting its forty-first year. The Club has raised over £55,000 for Peak Rail. The Trustees of the Club wish to thank all members for their continuing support.

At the recent 100 Club AGM at Sheffield Branch, the four Trustees appointed are Colin Peskett, Roger Hallatt, Stewart Donohoe and James Speed.

James replaces Geoff Turner, who stands down due to ill health. Geoff has served Peak Rail and the 100 Club for many years and our best wishes go to him and Sue at this time.

A total of 277 members were eligible to take part in the First Draw of 2026. The Draw took place at a meeting of Sheffield Branch of Peak Rail. The results of the draw were as follows:

1st £207.75 (122) G Smith, Colwick, Nottingham.

2nd £83.10 (178) Mrs M Spencer, Chesterfield

3rd £41.55 (341) M Wieteska, Sheffield.

3rd £41.55 (068) J Guy, Gillamoor, North Yorkshire.

3rd £41.55 (013) A Joyce, Sheffield.

January 5th 2026 Peak Railway Association Annual Raffle


The annual raffle for 2025 was drawn at Rowsley Station Buffet on Saturday 3rd January 2026.

Present for the draw was Nigel Carabine who has organised the raffle for 35 years, to whom we give our thanks.

January 5th 2026 Peak Railway Association Annual Raffle

The first prize was drawn by Mark Sealey, General Manager and Director of Peak Rail Ltd.

In total 14 prizes were drawn as follows.
Draw
Ticket Number
Prize
1st
35281
£500
2nd
34093
£250
3rd
38582
£100
4th
32307
Peak Rail Afternoon Tea for 2
5th
34223
2 x EMR Train Tickets
6th
38724
Chatsworth House Family Ticket
7th
20275
Heights of Abraham Family Ticket
8th
32187
Heights of Abraham Family Ticket
9th
77043
Peak Railway Family Day Ticket
10th
81914
£50 Amazon Voucher
11th
61061
£50 M & S Voucher
12th
1276
£50 High Street Shopping Voucher
13th
89839
Bottle of Single Malt Whisky
14th
25143
DVD Rails in the Peak District