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After 65 years and 807 issues, it ceased in November 1959 being incorporated into sister Ian Allan Publishing publication Trains Illustrated in January 1960 which in turn became Modern Railways in January 1962. [1] It primarily focused on new railway locomotives and rolling stock with a combination of news and reviews.
Modern Railways is a monthly British magazine covering the rail transport industry, which was published by Ian Allan until March 2012 and Key Publishing since then. It has been published since 1962. The magazine was based originally in Shepperton, Surrey, and Tunbridge Wells subsequently.
The Austauschbau stake wagon was 600 mm longer than the A4 DSV wagon, so that the undercarriage now matched that of the "Gl Dresden" . Optically the wagons can be recognised easily by their trapezoidal strut frames. Most of the 1,600 or so wagons were fitted with wheelsets for transition to broad gauge. Between 1936 and 1938 about 1,200 welded ...
For the open wagons, by contrast, not only was a higher maximum load demanded, but also a greater loading volume. As a result, in 1937/38 the Omm wagon was designed from scratch with a maximum load of 24.5 tons and a loading length of 8.72 metres (28.6 ft) (as opposed to 7.72 m or 25.3 ft on Om wagons). Construction began in 1939.
A railroad car, railcar (American and Canadian English), [a] railway wagon, railway carriage, railway truck, railwagon, railcarriage or railtruck (British English and UIC), also called a train car, train wagon, train carriage or train truck, is a vehicle used for the carrying of cargo or passengers on a rail transport network (a railroad/railway).
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 UK (formerly ...
A covered goods wagon or covered goods van (United Kingdom) is a railway goods wagon which is designed for the transportation of moisture-susceptible goods and therefore fully enclosed by sides and a fixed roof. They are often referred to simply as covered wagons, and this is the term used by the International Union of Railways (UIC).
Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlie 0-4-4-0T No. 8 James Spooner. A new locomotive built to replace Earl of Merioneth reusing the name of a double Fairlie withdrawn in 1928. [16] [17] Completed on October 6, 2023. Southwold Railway 2-4-0T, No. 3 Blyth, replica of original locomotive with same name and number. [18] LB&SCR H2 class 4-4-2 No. 32424 ...