List of rail transport–related periodicals

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

Asia

Japan

Hobby of Model Railroading (1947– )
Japan Railfan Magazine (1961– )

Sri Lanka

Lanka Railway Digest - ISSN 2279-1213

Australasia

Australia

Africa

Algeria

Le Rail Maghreb

South Africa

Railways Africa ISSN 1029-2756

Europe

Croatia

Željeznice 21
Željezničar

France

Germany

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

Italy

Norway

Lokaltrafikk ISSN 0802-1007
På Sporet

Poland

Concrete
Rynek Kolejowy

Russia

Tekhnika zheleznykh dorog

Switzerland

Schweizer Eisenbahn-Revue

United Kingdom

BackTrack ISSN 0955-5382 1987-
British Railways Illustrated ISSN 0961-8244
Continental Railway Journal ISSN 0306-6177
European Rail Timetable (formerly the Thomas Cook European Timetable), 1873– , ISSN 1748-0817
Great Western Railway Journal ISSN 0964-6809
Heritage Railway ISSN 1466-3562 1999-
International Railway Journal
Locomotives International ISSN 1353-7091
Metro Report International
Modern Railways ISSN 0026-8356
Modern Tramway ISSN 0144-1655
Narrow Gauge World ISSN 1466-0180
Rail ISSN 0953-4563
Rail Business Intelligence (formerly Rail Privatisation News)
Rail Express ISSN 1362-234X - also modelling
Railnews 1963-
Rail Professional ISSN 1476-2196
Railway Bylines ISSN 0000-0000
Railway Gazette International
The Railway Magazine ISSN 0033-8923
The Railway Observer ISSN 0952-7133
Railways Illustrated ISSN 1479-2230
Steam Days ISSN 0000-0000
Steam Railway, 1979– , ISSN 0143-72320
Railway World ISSN 0033-9032
Steam World ISSN 0959-0897
Thomas Cook Continental Timetable (now the European Rail Timetable), 1873–
Today's Railways Europe ISSN 1354-2753
Today's Railways UK (formerly Entrain) ISSN 1475-9713
Tramway Review ISSN 0041-1019
Tramways & Urban Transit (formerly Modern Tramway), ISSN 1460-8324 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 ISSN 0307-1804 (1975-2008)
MLI Plus (2021-2024)
Modern Locomotives Illustrated ISSN 1756-8188 (2008-2021)
Railway Herald 1885–1903
The Railway System Illustrated
Trains & Railways

Modelling

British Railway Modelling ISSN 0968-0764
GardenRail ISSN 0969-952X
Model Rail ISSN 1369-5118
Model Railway Constructor ISSN 0026-735X (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 ISSN 0026-7368 (Oct 1984-Jun 1985), thereafter Your Model Railway ISSN 0267-7016 (Jul 1985-Jun 1987), thereafter back to Model Railways (Jul 1987-Feb 1994), ceased
Narrow Gauge and Industrial Railway Modelling Review ISSN 0958-0808 (1989 to present)
Practical Model Railways ISSN 0265-3087 (Dec 1983-Feb 1989), ceased
Railway Modeller ISSN 0033-8931

North America

Canada

Canadian Rail

United States

International

European Rail Timetable (formerly the Thomas Cook European Timetable, or Continental Timetable before 1988), 1873– , ISSN 1748-0817
International Railway Journal (IRJ), ISSN 0744-5326
Janes World Railways, ISSN 0075-3084
Metro Report International
Railway Gazette International, ISSN 0373-5346
Today's Railways Europe, ISSN 1354-2753
Tramways & Urban Transit (formerly Modern Tramway), ISSN 1460-8324 1938–

Institutional

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

References

↑ Some countries use the term railway while other use the term railroad.
↑ Makino, Toshiki (11 February 2014). "Model train mag reaches milestone". The Japan Times (in Japanese). Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
↑ "Tramway topics (Christchurch, N.Z.)". natlib-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
↑ "VDR Multimédia" (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2010.
↑ "Miscellaneous". South Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1844 - 1851). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 11 December 1846. p. 7. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
↑ "Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine - Model trains, layouts, how-to features, reviews and more!". Rrmodelcraftsman.com. 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-02-04.

[1] Some countries use the term railway while other use the term railroad.

[jt20140212-2] Makino, Toshiki (11 February 2014). "Model train mag reaches milestone". The Japan Times (in Japanese). Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

[3] "Tramway topics (Christchurch, N.Z.)". natlib-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com. Retrieved 2026-02-12.

[4] "VDR Multimédia" (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2010.

[5] "Miscellaneous". South Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1844 - 1851). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 11 December 1846. p. 7. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

[6] "Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine - Model trains, layouts, how-to features, reviews and more!". Rrmodelcraftsman.com. 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-02-04.

List of rail transport–related periodicals

Asia

Japan

Sri Lanka

Australasia

Australia

National

New South Wales

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

New Zealand

Africa

Algeria

South Africa

Europe

Croatia

France

Germany

Italy

Norway

Poland

Russia

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Defunct

Modelling

North America

Canada

United States

International

Institutional

See also

References