''Railway Gazette International'' is a British monthly business magazine and news website covering the

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, metro,

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and

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industries worldwide. Available by annual subscription, the magazine is read in over 140 countries by transport professionals and decision makers, railway managers, engineers, consultants and suppliers to the rail industry. A mix of technical, commercial and geographical feature articles, plus the regular monthly news pages, cover developments in all aspects of the rail industry, including infrastructure, operations,

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and

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History

''Railway Gazette International'' traces its history to May 1835 as ''The Railway Magazine'', when it was founded by

Effingham Wilson Effingham William Wilson (28 September 1785 – 9 June 1868) was a 19th-century English political radicalism, radical publisher and bookseller. His main interests were in economics and politics, but he also published poetry. Early life Wil ...

. The ''Railway Gazette'' title dates from July 1905, created to cover railway commercial and financial affairs. In April 1914, it merged with ''The Railway Times'', which incorporated '' Herapath's Railway Journal'', and in February 1935 it absorbed the ''Railway Engineer''. Around this time, it also absorbed ''The Railway News''. It then reflected all aspects of railway activity, particularly in the

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and in other areas of the world which used similar technology. In January 1964, it merged with the sister publication ''Diesel Railway Traction'' and its frequency reduced from weekly to fortnightly. In October 1970, it was renamed ''Railway Gazette International'' and reduced in frequency to monthly. ''Railway Gazette International'' is part of the Railway Gazette Group, itself part of

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. It was part of

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until 1 April 2007.

Frequency

''Railway Gazette International'' is published monthly and ''

Metro Report International ''Metro Report International'' is a business journal for urban transport professionals which covers the metro, light rail, tram and commuter rail industries worldwide. It includes news and articles looking at urban transport around the world, ...

'' twice a year.

Railway Gazette Group

The Railway Gazette Group publishes ''Railway Gazette International'', covering news and features about railways around the world, as well as some urban transport news. ''Metro Report International'' is focused on urban transport. ''Railway Gazette China'' covers mainline and urban railway news, and is published in Mandarin, while '' Rail Business UK'' covers the railway industry in the United Kingdom.

References

External links

*{{Official website, https://www.railwaygazette.com 1835 establishments in England Magazines established in 1835 Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Rail transport magazines published in the United Kingdom