Tramways & Urban Transit

rdf:langString Tramways & Urban Transit

rdf:langString Tramways & Urban Transit

rdf:langString Urban rail transit – primarily trams and light rail

rdf:langString Worldwide coverage

rdf:langString Simon Johnston

rdf:langString January 1938

rdf:langString Monthly

rdf:langString Tramways and Urban Transit cover Sep 2013.jpg

rdf:langString W. J. Wyse , Howard Johnston , et al.

rdf:langString Tramways & Urban Transit

rdf:langString 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. 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. 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. 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. Circulation is around 9,000, worldwide. 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. The magazine has also been an important source of news and information on European tram developments for transport writers in the United States.