Janes World Railways

Last updated November 25, 2025

Janes World Railways (JWR) is a directory of railway activities worldwide. It is published annually by Jane's Information Services. Janes World Railways provides details on railway systems and operators, manufacturers of equipment, technology and services, and consultancy associations. In updating the content, Janes conducts detailed literature and data searches, reviewing thousands of open source documents and data sources produced by governmental and non-governmental organisations, private businesses, and academic institutions. The publication offers railway profiles with detailed data covering operators and systems in nearly 140 countries, plus information on 2,000 manufacturers, suppliers and service companies.^{[ citation needed ]}

Bogies and suspension, wheels, axles and bearings
Brakes and drawgear
Cables and cable equipment
Diesel engines, transmission and fueling systems
Electric traction, freight yard and terminal equipment
Locomotives and powered and non-powered passenger vehicles
Passenger coach and freight vehicles equipment
Revenue collection systems and station equipment

Data & Technology

Information technology systems
Organizational structures
Passenger information systems
Principal infrastructure details of networks
Rolling-stock fleet data
Signalling and communication systems
Simulation and training systems
Traffic and revenue statistics

Contact Information

Consultancy services
Electrification contractors and equipment suppliers
Manufacturers of locomotives and passenger vehicles
Permanent way components, equipment and services
Railway associations and agencies
Rolling-stock leasing companies
Turnkey systems contractors
Vehicle maintenance equipment and services

The World Railways Yearbook 17/18 issue costs over US$1320.

Maps and diagrams

The yearbook contains many maps of railway systems, which since about 1990 have been redrawn in a consistent style.

The yearbook also contains many diagrams of structure gauges and loading gauges for some but not all countries.

Other data

The yearbook also give the kind and height of the coupler used by any railway, as well as the height of buffers where used.

The yearbook also gives the minimum radii of many, but not all, railways.

Editors

2020 – Ankush Singh
2019 – Ankush Singh
2018 – Ankush Singh
2003 – Jackie Clarke & Ken Harris
1986 – G. Freeman Allen ^[1]
1976 – Paul J. Goldsack
1971 – Henry Sampson

Issue

2002-03 is edition forty-four.
ISSN 0075-3084

References

↑ Freeman Allen, Geoffrey (12 May 1986). "Pulling out all the stops". The Times. No. 62, 454. p. 21. ISSN 0140-0460. G. Freeman Allen, Editor, Janes' World Railways

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[1] Freeman Allen, Geoffrey (12 May 1986). "Pulling out all the stops". The Times. No. 62, 454. p. 21. ISSN 0140-0460. G. Freeman Allen, Editor, Janes' World Railways

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