Rail (magazine)
British railway magazine
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Rail is a British magazine on the subject of current rail transport in Great Britain. It is published fortnightly by Bauer Consumer Media.[2]
Cover of an issue from July 2024 | |
| Editor | Dickon Ross |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Nigel Harris |
| Staff writers | Christian Wolmar |
| Categories | Rail transport |
| Frequency | Fortnightly |
| Circulation |  20,063(January–December 2015)[1] |
| Publisher | Bauer Consumer Media |
| Founded | Emap |
| First issue | 1981 |
| Country | England |
| Based in | Peterborough |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0953-4563 |
It was launched as Rail Enthusiast in 1981 initially as a bi-monthly publication, becoming monthly in April 1982 and fortnightly in March 1989.[3][4] It was renamed Rail in January 1988.
Nigel Harris was the editor for 28 years from 1995 until September 2023.[5] Dickon Ross took over as editor in 2024. Other staff include Industry Editor Richard Wilcock and News Editor Dave Stubbings.[6]