Physical description
A magazine featuring articles and news items from the Australian Railway Historical Society's Victorian Division. Each issue is in the same format and includes a coloured photograph on the cover.
Publication type
non-fiction
Summary
Newsrail is a monthly railway magazine covering the railways and tramways of Victoria. This publication was launched in January 1973 by the Australian Railway Historical Society's Victorian Division. It replaced the Divisional Diary magazine which had been published since November 1957. It includes features on both rural and metropolitan railways and contains articles and photographic presentations. Our collection includes all issues from January until December 1974. This featured item from January 1974 includes an article and photograph of the Northeast Railway Centenary celebration train, R707, to Wodonga. The magazine is still in publication in 2023.
References
- Video - North East Centenary Excursion to Wodonga November 1973 Link to a video of reproduced from 8mm film by Graeme Reid of the R707 & R761 excursion to Wodonga in 1973 for the Centenary Celebrations
