The Railway Magazine - January 1959

[rogerfarnworth]

This article gives a quick review of the January 1959 issue of the Railway Magazine. …

Editorial Notes

Looking back at past editorials in The Railway Magazine highlights the ongoing debate at the time over the best form of terrestrial travel – road -v- rail.

In the January 1959 issue of the magazine, which saw O.S. Nock assuming the authorship of the long running monthly article, ‘Locomotive Practice and Performance’, the editorial focussed on:

• Road and Rail Fares and Services
• Public Reliance on Railways
• First British AC Electric Locomotive

The Railway Magazine – January 1959 Volume 105 No. 693

This article gives a quick review of the January 1959 issue of the Railway Magazine. … Editorial Notes Looking back at past editorials in The Railway Magazine highlights the ongoing debate at…

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[rogerfarnworth]

Developments in Freight Transport – The Railway Magazine – January 1959​

A, then, recent exhibition at Battersea Wharf Goods Depot of British Railways and British Road Services freight vehicles and handling equipment prompted a review in The Railway Magazine of January 1959, of developments in the handling of freight. The emphasis of the exhibition was on the improvement of door-to-door services. It was part of the broader Modernisation and Re-Equipment of the British Railways plan launched in 1954, which sought to modernize and improve freight services in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

The location of Battersea Wharf Goods Depot as it appears on the 1913 25″ Ordnance Survey which was published in 1916. [17]

The Freight Transport Exhibition at Battersea Wharf Goods Depot in London was held from 28th–30th October 1958. It was a major showcase organized by the British Transport Commission.

 

[Taunton]

It was long traditional in the Railway Magazine that the January issue had a focus on Scotland (as here), and the May issue a comparable one on Ireland.

 

[rogerfarnworth]

It was long traditional in the Railway Magazine that the January issue had a focus on Scotland (as here), and the May issue a comparable one on Ireland.

Yes, Taunton.

I find these old Railway Magazines quite compelling, in a way that their modern offerings just seem not to grab my attention.

Best wishes

Roger

 

[Rover]

Yes, I have a bound volume of 1979 which I still look through occasionally as I too find them very interesting as opposed to todays offerings, unfortunately I didn't keep buying them, something I now regret. Thanks for the articles, 1959 - the year of my birth!

 

[rogerfarnworth]

Yes, I have a bound volume of 1979 which I still look through occasionally as I too find them very interesting as opposed to todays offerings, unfortunately I didn't keep buying them, something I now regret. Thanks for the articles, 1959 - the year of my birth!

1960 was mine!

 

[Falcon1200]

When I was at primary school (until 1971!) the school secretary's husband sadly died, and knowing that I and another boy were interested in trains, she divided his collection of Railway Magazines, dating from 1950, between us. In subsequent years I filled in the gaps and now have a collection right up to the present day.

 

[rogerfarnworth]

You must have quite a few shelves with the magazines on. Is it just 'The Railway Magazine' or do you collect others?

 

[Falcon1200]

s it just 'The Railway Magazine' or do you collect others?

I've been thinning my collection recently but the Railway Magazine is untouchable!

 

[rogerfarnworth]

I'm afraid that I have a few more - a variety of magazines that I don't want to let go!

 

[nanstallon]

Railway Magazine used (a long time ago) to have a lot of historical and topographical articles.

 

[rogerfarnworth]

Quite a range!

 

[yorksrob]

Yes, I love reading through old volumes of the Railway Magazine.

 

[Taunton]

It's a shame that, during the era that DVDs were in vogue, the various old rail magazines were never made available in that format, and now things have moved on such that historic libraries are no longer practical.