List of rail transport–related periodicals explained

This is a list of some periodicals related to rail transport (or rail transportation).^[1]

Africa

Algeria

• Le Rail Maghreb

South Africa

• Railways Africa

Australia

National

• Australian Model Railway Magazine ^[2]
• Australian Railway History
• Australian Railway 1986–1988
• Green over Red 1966–1972
• Light Railways (1963-)
• Locomotion
• Motive Power (1998–present)
• Narrow Gauge Down Under
• Network 1964–1999
• RailExpress ^[3] 2020-present
• Railway Digest 1963–present
• Railway Transportation 1954–1972
• Track & Signal
• Transit Australia 1946–2018
• Trolley Wire

New South Wales

• Roundhouse
• Tin Hare Gazette
• The Railway News

Queensland

• Sunshine Express

South Australia

• Catch Point
• The Recorder 1963–1992

Tasmania

• Tasmanian Rail News

Victoria

• Newsrail

Western Australia

• The Westland

Canada

• Canadian Rail

Croatia

• Željeznice 21
• Željezničar

France

• La Vie du Rail^[4]

Germany

• Bahn-Report
• Der Eisenbahningenieur
• Eisenbahn Kurier
• Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau
• Modellbahntechnik aktuell ISSN 1866-2803 (2006-)
• Rail Business
• Signal und Draht

Italy

• Ingegneria Ferroviaria
• Tecnica Professionale
• Mondo Ferroviario
• Tutto Treno
• iTreni

Japan

• Hobby of Model Railroading (1947-)^[5]
• Japan Railfan Magazine (1961-)

New Zealand

• New Zealand Railway Observer
• Tramway topics

Norway

• Lokaltrafikk
• På Sporet

Russia

• Tekhnika zheleznykh dorog (Railway Equipment)

Sri Lanka

• Lanka Railway Digest - ISSN 2279-1213

Switzerland

• Schweizer Eisenbahn-Revue

United Kingdom

• BackTrack 1987-
• British Railways Illustrated
• Continental Railway Journal
• European Rail Timetable (formerly the Thomas Cook European Timetable), 1873–,
• Great Western Railway Journal
• Heritage Railway 1999-
• International Railway Journal
• Locomotives International
• Modern Locomotives Illustrated
• Metro Report International
• Modern Railways
• Modern Tramway
• Narrow Gauge World
• Rail
• Rail Business Intelligence (formerly Rail Privatisation News)
• Rail Express - also modelling
• Railnews 1963-
• Rail Professional
• RailReview
• Railway Bylines
• Railway Gazette International
• The Railway Magazine
• The Railway Observer
• Railways Illustrated
• Steam Days
• Steam Railway, 1979–, 0
• Railway World
• Steam World
• Thomas Cook Continental Timetable (now the European Rail Timetable), 1873–
• Today's Railways UK (formerly Entrain)
• Traction
• Tramway Review
• Tramways & Urban Transit (formerly Modern Tramway), 1938–

Defunct

• Bradshaw's Guide 1831–1961
• Diesel Railway Traction
• Herapath's Railway and Commercial Journal (incorrectly spelled "Herepath" in some sources)
• Locomotive, Railway Carriage & Wagon Review
• The Locomotive Magazine 1896–1959
• Locomotives Illustrated
• Railway Herald 1885–1903
• The Railway System Illustrated^[6]
• Trains and Railways

Modelling

• British Railway Modelling
• GardenRail
• Model Rail
• Model Railway Constructor (Mid-1930s – June 1987)
• Model Railway Journal (Jan 1985-date)
• Model Railway News (1925-Aug 1971), thereafter Model Railways (Sep 1971-Sep 1984), thereafter Your Model Railway (Oct 1984-Jun 1985), thereafter Your Model Railway (Jul 1985-Jun 1987), thereafter back to Model Railways (Jul 1987-Feb 1994), ceased
• Narrow Gauge and Industrial Railway Modelling Review (1989 to present)
• Practical Model Railways (Dec 1983-Feb 1989), ceased
• Railway Modeller

United States

• Classic Toy Trains
• CTC Board,
• Electric Railway Journal,
• Live Steam and Outdoor Railroading
• Model Railroader
• Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette
• The New Electric Railway Journal;
• Pacific RailNews
• Passenger Train Journal,
• Progressive Railroading
• Rail News
• Railfan & Railroad
• Railroad Gazette
• Railroad Man's Magazine
• Railroad Model Craftsman^[7]
• Railroads Illustrated
• Railway Age,
• Railway Track & Structures,
• Tall Timber Short Lines
• Trains,

International

• European Rail Timetable (formerly the Thomas Cook European Timetable, or Continental Timetable before 1988), 1873–,
• International Railway Journal (IRJ),
• Janes World Railways,
• Metro Report International
• Railway Gazette International,
• Today's Railways Europe,
• Tramways & Urban Transit (formerly Modern Tramway), 1938–

Institutional

• Institution of Civil Engineers
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers
• Institution of Railway Signal Engineers
• Permanent Way Institution - Journal and report of proceedings

See also

• Rail transport periodical

Notes and References

1. Some countries use the term railway while other use the term railroad.
2. https://www.australianmodelrailwaymagazine.com.au/ AMRM
3. Web site: RailExpress .
4. Web site: French. VDR Multimédia. 14 August 2010.
5. Web site: Model train mag reaches milestone. Toshiki. Makino. 11 February 2014. The Japan Times. The Japan Times Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. 12 February 2014.
6. News: Miscellaneous. South Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1844 - 1851). Adelaide, SA. 11 December 1846. 22 October 2014 . 7. National Library of Australia.
7. Web site: Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine - Model trains, layouts, how-to features, reviews and more! . Rrmodelcraftsman.com . 2014-01-04 . 2014-02-04.