Model Railway Constructor Explained

Model Railway Constructor was a monthly British magazine about model railways.

History

The magazine was first published on 15 March 1934.^[1] The founder was Ernest F Carter. It came into the Ian Allan Publishing fold with the take-over of Railway World Publications around 1960. John Christie, a regular contributor in the 1970s, wrote a very informative series of articles on 'The Continental Scene' many of them about German railways. It was just over 50 years old when it closed with the last edition being published in June 1987.^[2]

Editors

Previous Editors include:

• R J Raymond,
• Gordon Flower,
• G.M. Kichenside c.1960–63,
• Alan Williams 1963–66,
• S.W.('Steve') Stevens-Stratten 1966–83,
• Chris Leigh 1983–87

Notes and References

1. Web site: Model Railway Constructor Number 1. Phil's Workbench. 20 December 2010 . 19 August 2015.
2. Web site: 26 February 2008 . RMweb Archive • View topic - Model railway magazines no longer with us . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100942/http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=18634&start=0 . 4 March 2016 . 2024-05-30 .