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Our free webinars with an RPS expert are back this autumn

Jul 17, 2025
Get to know your rail pension better and start planning for retirement with our upcoming webinars.

We’ll be running our last batch of webinars for the year, for members of the Railways Pension Scheme (RPS or the Scheme) in October. 

Join us to find out more about your pension with Scheme and taking your benefits. 

Our upcoming webinars 

‘Get to know your pension’ webinar 

Join this webinar to learn more about the fundamentals of the Railways Pension Scheme (RPS), and the range of valuable benefits it provides. 

We will also tell you more about: 

  • Who contributes to your pension and how 
  • How you can top-up your pension through Additional Voluntary Contributions (BRASS)
  • The options for taking your pension 

'Approaching retirement in the RPS’ webinar

Join us for a pre-retirement session to find out more about what options you have when it comes to taking your pension and what the retirement process entails.  

You'll also learn more about: 

  • When and how you can take your benefits 
  • What you’ll get when you retire
  • Tax on your pension
  • What your loved ones might get when you die

How to join us 

We'll once again host separate webinars for:  

  • Members of our TOC Section  
  • Members of the Network Rail Section
  • Members of non-TOC and Non-Network Rail Sections 
  • Members of the Industry-Wide Defined Contribution (IWDC) Section

That way, we can make sure the information we give is as helpful and relevant as possible for you. 

You can join us by registering for your place via the Pension webinars page. Select the webinar you want to attend from the list and follow the instructions. Once registered, you’ll receive a confirmation email with the joining link. 

We look forward to you joining us.  

Our webinars are for information only and should not be regarded as financial advice. 

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