The Railway Scene was published by Frank Stenvall in 1968-1982. It focused on railways in Eastern Europe, Africa and South America, with reports also from many little known lines in other countries. In days long before the internet, information of this kind was hard to come by, and many of the reports were pioneering. Jeremy Wiseman, Peter Bagshawe, Pascal Pontremoli and Marcel Vleugels were among the regular contributors.
Six issues per year were scheduled, but as a delay built up, this was after ten years abandoned for a more planned irregularity. The following issues were numbered consecutively from No 61. At the same time the original A5 format with non-photographic covers was replaced by a 17x24 cm format. This lasted for only five issues. Pressure from other work made it impossible to continue.
We can no longer supply individual issues, but you have a chance to acquire a compplete set and relive the fascinating international railway scene as it was half a century ago. The main content of several issues is shown below.