Railway Transportation

This article is about the Australian magazine. For the general subject of railway transportation, see Rail transport.

Railway Transportation

Former editors	Geoff Johnson (1959-1974) Frank Shennen (1951-1959)
Categories	Transport
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	Shennen Publishing
Founder	Frank Shennen
First issue	October 1951
Final issue	December 1974
Country	Australia
Based in	Surry Hills
Language	Australian English
ISSN	0311-0532

Railway Transportation was a Sydney-based monthly trade magazine covering rail transport in Australia. It was regularly used for promotion and advertising by railway organisations and businesses. ^[1]

Overview

Railway Transportation was established in October 1951 by Frank Shennen. ^{[2] [3]}

Shennen Publishing already published Truck & Bus Transportation and, in 1967, established Freight & Container Transportation magazine. ^[4]

After being re-branded Railway & Urban Transportation in January 1974, publication of the magazine ceased in December 1974. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

References

1. Commissioner for Railways (1957), Information for Railway Transportation Magazine, 1957-11-20 - 1968-01-31, Queensland State Archives, retrieved 24 June 2024
2. The Why and Wherefore of Railway Transportation, Railway Transportation, October 1951, page 3
3. New Editor for Railway Transportation, Electric Traction , February 1959, page 3
4. The people behind F&CT, Freight & Container Transportation , May 1967, page 17
5. Editorial, Railway & Urban Transportation, February 1974, page 10
6. Railway Transportation to suspend publication after this issue, Railway & Urban Transportation, December 1974, page 5
7. Railway Transportation National Library of Australia catalogue entry
8. Railway & Urban Transportation National Library of Australia catalogue entry