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Backtrack
I originally bought a few issued for a specific topic I was researching, but am finding more of interest.
Reviewed
21 August 2020
Backtrack
Would like - pay for - access online to some of the earler issues of Backtrack
Reviewed
19 March 2020
Excellent quality
Simply the Best of it's kind on the market
Reviewed
25 January 2020
VGood British Railway History Mag
VGood British Railway History Mag
Reviewed
23 November 2018
One of the best in the market
Highly entertaining
Reviewed
30 January 2018
Britain's leading historical railway journal
"Britain's leading historical railway journal" is the claim and strapline which appears at the top of the front cover of every issue. As a subscriber who has been "hooked" on the magazine for a decade now, I consider that to be true. Other magazines cover the history of Britain's railways to greater and lesser degrees but I believe that Backtrack does it best.
Each issue contains an eclectic mix of articles covering many and varied aspects of railway history, not just locomotives or line histories and not just steam, such as others concentrate on. Such byways as signalling and ticketing receive attention from time to time and the selection of colour, as well as black-and-white, illustrations is magnificent.
Finally, modern traction and history (up to about a decade ago) get a share of the attention too and particularly interesting are those articles which look at the social history and the political background.
This is the only British historical railway journal with referenced articles.
Reviewed
02 January 2018