Penfriend

Penfriend is sent out to rail pensioners twice a year.

The newsletter highlights important issues affecting retired members of the railway pension schemes, including:

Pension payment dates
The annual pension increase
Tax changes

It also provides a platform for colleagues to share stories about their working days.

You can find copies of the Penfriend newsletters below.

Latest issue:

Autumn-Winter 2024 (pdf)

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Audio version:

Previous issues

You can find previous audio versions of the newsletter on the YouTube playlist - Penfriend newsletter for pensioners.

The most recent written copies can be found below. If you are looking for copies older than these, please email penfriend@railpen.com

Spring-Summer 2024 (pdf)

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Autumn-Winter 2023 (pdf)

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Spring-Summer 2023 (pdf)

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Autumn-Winter 2022 (pdf)

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Spring-Summer 2022 (pdf)

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Autumn 2021 (pdf)

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Got a story, letter or photo for a future Penfriend issue?

If so, we want to hear from you! We feature stories from members' railway careers, along with letters and photos that you'd like to share with other railway pensioners. It isn't guaranteed that your entry will be featured, however we try our best to include as many items as we can in future Penfriend issues.

Email us at penfriend@railpen.com.

Also in this section

Each of Railpen Limited (registered in England and Wales No. 2315380) and Railway Pension Investments Limited (RPIL) (Registered in England and Wales No. 1491097) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Railways Pension Trustee Company Limited (Registered in England and Wales No. 2934539). Registered office for each company: 100 Liverpool Street, London EC2M 2AT. RPIL is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for some of its activities. The administration of occupational pension schemes is not a regulated activity. Full details about the extent of RPIL's authorisation and regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority are available from us on request.