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Tramways & Urban Transit
Tramways and Urban Transit cover Sep 2013.jpg
EditorSimon Johnston (2011–present)
Former editorsW. J. Wyse (1967–1995), Howard Johnston (1995–2010), et al.
Categories Urban rail transit – primarily trams and light rail
FrequencyMonthly
Publisher
First issueJanuary 1938 (under the name Modern Tramway or similar until 1998)
CountryWorldwide coverage
Based in United Kingdom
Website www.tautonline.com
ISSN 1460-8324

Tramways & Urban Transit(TAUT or T&UT), also known as Modern Tramway, is a British monthly magazine about tramways and light rail transport, published continuously since 1938. Its content is orientated both to tramway enthusiasts and to persons working in the tram transport field or studying tramways. It has been issued monthly from the beginning. [1] Although published in Britain, the magazine's coverage is international, and its regular "World News" column includes detailed news on electric trams (called streetcars or trolleys in American English) and light rail worldwide. [2]

Contents

From 1938 until 2007 the magazine was published by the Light Railway Transport League or, after a change of name in 1979, the Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA), but starting in 1962 publication was jointly by that body and Ian Allan Limited, which partnership allowed the magazine to be carried at bookshops and other trade outlets. [1] With effect from the July 2007 issue, publication was taken over by a newly formed company, LRTA Publishing Ltd (LRTAP), who also publish a quarterly historical magazine, Tramway Review , for the LRTA. [3] Circulation is around 9,000, worldwide. [4]

The editors of the annual reference book, Jane’s Urban Transport Systems (JUTS), have used TAUT or its predecessor, Modern Tramway, as the principal data source for keeping up-to-date JUTS’ annotated worldwide list of all "Urban Tram and Light Rail Systems", and have done so for more than 25 years. [5] [6] The magazine has also been an important source of news and information on European tram developments for transport writers in the United States. [7]

Title changes

Originally titled The Modern Tramway, the magazine's first issue was published in January 1938. The title retained the words "Modern Tramway" for the next 60 years, but with variations. From 1962 the word "The" was dropped, and a title extension—in smaller letters and not used in abbreviations of the magazine's name—was added, changing slightly a few times over the next 30 years, as shown below. [1]

The last variation survived for nearly 12 years, but a more substantial name change was made in January 1992, when Modern Tramway and Light Rail Transit became Light Rail and Modern Tramway (LR&MT) ( ISSN   0964-9255). This in turn was replaced by the magazine's current title, Tramways & Urban Transit ( ISSN   1460-8324), in January 1998. [8] This was abbreviated as "T&UT" until mid-2007 and thereafter as "TAUT".

Description

While content has varied over the years, each issue typically includes two to four feature articles, describing a particular tram or light rail system, manufacturer or related topic; news sections for international, UK and museum or heritage tram news; editorial content, and a letters section. Some issues also include reviews, of books, DVDs, etc. Feature articles usually include maps. [2] Since 1995, each issue has had 40 pages, counting the front and back covers. Although histories of existing tram systems are sometimes included, coverage of long-closed systems was moved out of Modern Tramway in 1950 with the launch of a second LRTA magazine, Tramway Review , which continues in publication today [1] [3] and is focused on histories of tram systems in Britain.

TAUT’s current editor-in-chief is Simon Johnston, who took over the post in January 2011. The previous editor, Howard Johnston, had held the post since April 1995. His immediate predecessor, W. J. Wyse, had been the magazine's editor for 28 years, since June 1967, a longer period than any other MT or TAUT editor to date. [9] Apart from W. J. Wyse and Howard Johnston, the only editors-in-chief who held the post for more than five years were K. G. Mansell (July 1952–April 1960) and James Joyce (May 1960–June 1967).

Format changes

The January 1990 issue brought a small increase in Modern Tramway’s page size, from 8+1⁄4 in x 5+1⁄2 in to ISO size A5, and the first regular inclusion of colour photographs—on the front and back covers and a two-page centre spread in each issue. [10] Most illustrations remained black-and-white. With effect from the January 1992 issue, concurrent with the change of name to Light Rail & Modern Tramway, the magazine's page size was doubled, to A4 size. [1] [8] The number of pages per issue was reduced from 40 to 32 at that time, but the two changes in combination yielded a net increase of 60% in page area. [8] The number of pages was restored to 40 from the April 1995 issue (and has remained 40 ever since). The use of colour illustrations was later expanded, as colour printing became less expensive, and since May 2002 TAUT has been fully in colour.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Claydon, Geoffrey (June 1997). "Sixty Years of the LRTA". Light Rail & Modern Tramway, pp. 227–228.
  2. 1 2 Saitta, Joseph P. (Ed.) (1981). Review of Modern Tramway in Traction Yearbook '81, p. 230. Merrick, NY (US): Traction Slides International. Quote: "Necessary reading for those wishing to keep abreast of light rail progress."
  3. 1 2 "A new look for T&UT – and a new publisher". Tramways & Urban Transit, July 2007, p. 244.
  4. ↑ Features and advertising in Tramways & Urban Transit. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  5. ↑ Bushell, Chris; and Stonham, Peter (Eds.) (1984). Jane’s Urban Transport Systems 1984, p. 223. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. ISBN   0-7106-0792-X.
  6. ↑ Webb, Mary (Ed.) (2009). Jane’s Urban Transport Systems 2009-2010, p. "[20]" (in foreword). Coulsdon, Surrey (UK): Jane's Information Group. ISBN   978-0-7106-2903-6.
  7. ↑ Carlson, Stephen P.; and Schneider, Fred W. (1980). PCC: The Car That Fought Back, p. 10. Glendale, CA (US): Interurban Press. ISBN   0-916374-41-6. Quote: "The Light Railway Transport League's Modern Tramway is the principal English-language source for data on PCC developments abroad."
  8. 1 2 3 "Modern Tramway changes". December 1991 issue, Modern Tramway, p. 430.
  9. ↑ Taplin, Michael (April 1995). "Jack Wyse retires as Editor after 333 issues of LR&MT". Light Rail and Modern Tramway, p. 88.
  10. ↑ "A New Decade … and a New Image". Ian Allan Ltd advertisement in Modern Tramway, December 1989, unnumbered page inside back cover.
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