''Railway World'' was an English-based monthly magazine covering

rail transport in Great Britain The railway system in Great Britain is the oldest railway system in the world. The first locomotive-hauled public railway opened in 1825, which was followed by an era of rapid expansion. Most of the track is managed by Network Rail, which in ...

. Founded by GH Lake in 1939 as ''Railways'', in 1940 it was taken over by JW Fowler and renamed ''Railway World''. It was sold to

Ian Allan Publishing Ian Allan Publishing was an English publisher, established in 1942, which specialised in transport books. It was founded by Ian Allan. In 1942 Ian Allan, then working in the public relations department for the Southern Railway at Waterloo st ...

in 1959.Railway World
Ian Allan Publishing The final edition was published in February 2003, it was superseded by ''

Railways Illustrated ''Railways Illustrated'' is a British monthly railway magazine. Inside there is detail of news, stock changes, tours, and more. It is aimed at railway enthusiasts. Founded in 2003 by Ian Allan Publishing, it was published by Key Publishin ...

'' the following month.

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Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1939 Magazines disestablished in 2003 Rail transport magazines published in the United Kingdom 1939 establishments in England 2003 disestablishments in England {{transport-mag-stub