Railway Magazines

Links to internet pages relating to railway magazines.

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Links to U.K. railway magazines:-

Historical magazines:-

  • Back Track
    Monthly magazine with articles and photo features on British railways of the past covering steam and diesel eras.

  • British Railway Journal
    An occasional magazine looking at the historical aspects of railways.

  • British Railways Illustrated
    Articles and black and white photographs of the British railway scene in the fifties and sixties.

  • Great Western Railway Journal
    A look at the Great Western Railway in its heyday and post-nationalisation days presented in articles and photographs.

  • Journal of the LNER
    Covers activities from 1900 to 1965 throughout the rest of the London and North Eastern Railway's territory as well.

  • Locomotives Illustrated
    A high quality journal which is published quarterly. It is the only magazine published in Britain where each issue is devoted entirely to one particular type or family of locomotives.

  • Railway Archive
    An occasional magazine looking at aspects of British railways from before nationalisation.

  • Railway Bylines
    Monthly publication covers Britain's light railways, branch lines and industrial systems in articles and photo features.

  • Steam Days
    Provides the best coverage of articles on railway history and nostalgia of those days when steam reigned supreme on the railways of Britain, also covering the Isle of Man and Ireland. For quality, information and nostalgia, Steam Days magazine is the 'best in its field'.

Current scene magazines:-

  • European Railways
    Formerly a bi-monthly magazine, but now produced as a special issue magazine, twice a year by Atlantic Publishers with articles and photo features covering European railways.

  • Heritage Railway
    Monthly magazine with articles and photo features covering British preserved railways.

  • Modern Railways
    Provides up to the minute information on all the latest industry events. Dedicated to comprehensive professional coverage of railway operations in Britain and overseas, Modern Railways is highly respected for its combination of news, views and in depth analysis.

  • Rail
    Magazine with articles, news and photo features covering the current British railways scene.

  • Railways Illustrated
    Monthly magazine with articles, news and photo features covering the current diesel and electric railway scene in Britain and overseas, also includes some items about preserved railways.

  • Steam Railway
    Monthly magazine with articles, news and photo features of preserved steam locomotives in Britain and overseas. Plus some historical steam railway articles and photos

  • The Railway Magazine
    Monthly magazine with articles, news and photo features of the current British Railway network scene, plus pages entitled Track Record containing news and photos from preserved standard gauge, narrow gauge and miniature railways, plus details of metro train and light rail systems, classic traction, freight services and special trains in Great Britain. Also includes pages on traction, rolling stock, and wagon reports and operations on Britain’s railways.

  • Today’s Railways UK (formerly Entrain)
    Monthly magazine with articles, news and photo features about the current British railway and tramway scene.

  • Trams
    A quarterly magazine written and produced by enthusiasts for enthusiasts, covering the Blackpool and Isle of Man tramway systems with extensive fleet news.

Miniature railway magazines:-

  • Miniature Railway Magazine
    Launched 30th May 2006, Miniature Railway fills the gaps left by other publications. It specialises in 7.25 inch, 10.25 inch and 15 inch gauge miniature railways - both the commercial and garden varieties - and touches upon just about anything in either scale miniature or narrow gauge from 5 inch to 3 feet 6 inches.

Narrow gauge railway magazines:-

Regional magazines:-

  • The London Railway Record
    Quarterly journal featuring the railways serving London, past and present, in articles and photographs.

Links to overseas railway magazines:-

America:-

  • Classic Trains
    Quarterly magazine from the American Trains Magazine stable looks at the middle four decades of the 20th century steam and diesel era.

  • Diesel Era
    Bi-monthly magazine with highly illustrated articles on the American scene which focus on individual fleets and usually include rosters.

  • Railroads Illustrated
    Colourful monthly journal with high photographic content and articles on American railroads.

  • Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette
    The Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette is published bi-monthly in March, May, July, September, November and January by Benchmark Publications Ltd. It is a 100 page colour high quality magazine packed with how-to articles and features of interest to model railroaders. Covers narrow gauge, short line and vintage railroads. High quality photographs accompany feature articles of model railroad layouts. Plans of various locomotives and rolling stock are also a regular feature.

  • TRP: The Railroad Press
    American quarterly with authoritive articles and high-quality photographs of the United States scene.

  • Trains Magazine
    Monthly magazine with articles on American railroading past and present, plus all of the latest news. Packed with photographs and entertaining text.

Australia:-

  • Narrow Gauge Downunder
    Narrow Gauge Downunder is Australia’s specialist narrow gauge magazine. It is devoted entirely to narrow gauge railways of interest for the prototype enthusiast and model builder. Each issue features detailed scale drawings of locomotives and structures; layout tours; modelling techniques; prototype stories and product reviews. First published in 1996, the magazine has achieved a proud reputation for top-drawer modelling and prototype articles, presented with quality production. It is published four times per year, with more colour, great feature articles and regular columnists.

Europe:-

  • Eisenbahn Journal (Railway Journal)
    German language monthly magazine featuring news, articles and photographs on European railways.

  • European Railways
    Bi-monthly magazine for followers of the European Railway scene, past and present, and modellers. Packed with articles, photographs, and news covering historical, present day and modelling topics.

  • Lok Magazin (Locomotive Magazine)
    German language monthly magazine looking at past and present railway activities in Germany and neighbouring countries.

  • Strassenbahn Magazin (Tram Magazine)
    European contemporary-scene tram and light rail magazine with news and main articles, including a model section. German text.

  • Today's Railways Europe
    Monthly magazine with articles, news and photo features about railways around Europe, including pages relating to preserved railways and museums.

  • Voie Etroite
    French language bi-monthly narrow gauge railway magazine.

Czech Republic:-

  • Draha
    Czech-language monthly magazine with coverage of the present day rail scene in European Europe. English and German content summaries.

France:-

Germany:-

Japan:-

  • Japan Railfan Magazine
    News and articles on both present day and historic aspects with colour photography throughout. Translation of website pages from Japanese language into English language available through the Google search engine.

Poland:-

  • Swiat Kolei
    Polish language magazine looking at railways and trams in Poland. With historic subjects and news, plus a modellers section.

Worldwide:-

  • Locomotives International
    Historical magazine, published quarterly, with many articles on both UK and overseas steam traction.

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