The Institution of
Railway Operators
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PO Box 128
Burgess Hill
RH15 0UZ
United Kingdom

Tel: 01444 248931
Fax: 01444 246392

Welcome to the Institution of Railway Operators

The Institution provides a focus for raising standards and enhancing the professional standing of those directly involved in the safe and reliable operation of railways. In addition, it provides a nationally recognised and transferable qualification for all its members.

For access to the Members Only Pages, please click here
(you will need your membership number to access this part of the website
once it is available)

For information on our Degree, Diploma and practical courses, please click here

For information on applying to enrol in the Institution, please click here

News:

Our Annual Members’ Luncheon will be held on Friday 25th April 2008, at the Burlington Hotel, Burlington Arcade, 126 New Street, Birmingham B2 4JQ. The speaker will be Paul Martin, Director General of the Railway Forum.

Pre-dinner drinks – a cash bar – will open at 12:00 hrs. Lunch will be served at 13:00hrs. Wine and soft drinks are available to accompany your meal and should be ordered before lunch at the cash bar.

For more information and a booking form (PDF), click here.

IRO Highly Commended In Rail Supplier
of The Year Award
The Institution of Railway Operators (IRO) was ‘Highly Commended’ for their undergraduate education programme at the recent HSBC 2006 Rail Business Awards, achieving second place for the Fraser Eagle Management Services Rail Supplier of the Year Award. Read more...

Bulletin 14-08

Read all about it! Bulletin, issue 14-08, can now be read online. Click here

Report on the latest North East event by Chris Prior. Read it here.
Midlands area summer visit

The Midland Section of the Institution of Railway Operators held their annual summer visit at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley on Saturday 16th June.
Read more...

To download many of the forms on this site you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have it, you can download a free version here:

Information pack

We have prepared a downloadable information pack consisting of general information about the IRO and an application forms

The Prospectus


Applicants forms:
Full membership,
please click here

Associate membership, please click here

Affiliate membership, please click here

Student membership, please click here

The Institution has a thriving Young Professionals group which is for members of all grades aged under 35.

Click here to go to the IROYP website.