The Railway Magazine
The Railway Magazine is a monthly British railway magazine, aimed at the railway enthusiast market, that has been published in London since July 1897. As of 2010[update] it has been, for three years running, the railway magazine with the largest circulation in the U.K., having a monthly average sale during 2009 of 34,715[1] (the figure for 2007 being 34,661).[2] It was published by IPC Media until October 2010, with ISSN 0033-8923, and in 2007 won IPC's 'Magazine of the Year' award. From November 2010, The Railway Magazine is now published by Mortons Media Group Ltd. (Mortons of Horncastle).
 Cover of the October 1901 issue. Typical for early 20th century: only the colours, issue number, date and volume changed from month to month | |
| Editor | Nick Pigott |
|---|---|
| Former editors | George Augustus Nokes ("G.A. Sekon"), first editor |
| Categories | Railway |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 34,715 |
| First issue | July 1897 |
| Company | Mortons of Horncastle |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk |
| ISSN | 0033-8923 |
The Railway Magazine Media
Issue 1 of The Railway Magazine - July 1897
Colour frontispiece from the June 1903 Railway Magazine: No. 1881 of the London and North Western Railway, a Webb 0-8-0 four-cylinder compound.
References
- ↑ Pigott, Nick. A hat-trick of title wins for your RM. The Railway Magazine 156 (1308) (April 2010). London: IPC Media. p. 3.
- ↑ Pigott, Nick. The best-selling railway title in Great Britain. Railway Magazine 154 (1284) (April 2008). p. 3.
Bibliography
- Jackson, Alan A.. George Augustus Nokes: notes for an unwritten biography. Journal of the Railway and Canal Historical Society 34 (2002). p. 110–15.
- Sekon, G.A.. The start of The Railway Magazine'. The Railway Magazine 93 (570) (1947). p. 197–8.
- Semmens, Peter W.B.. A Century of Railways (1996). Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0-86093-535-3.
- Semmens, Peter and Pigott, Nick. 100 not out! – the story of The Railway Magazine'. Railway Magazine 143 (1155) (July 1997). p. 13–19.
