Magazine review time

 During the blog layoff a couple of things happened on the railway magazine landscape in new Zealand.

First up we have seen the demise of Railfan after 25 years of world class content. It was a magazine in which every issue was full of interesting articles and photos for everyone. Its one of those things where its just nice to pick up an old issue and imerse oneself in the contents. The Branchline series and John Agnews Carriage history were always standouts for me. 

The new kid on the bock is The Linesider, a retirement project from Kiwibonds. I remember a couple of years back when he said he was thinking of publishing a magazine and had done a business plan for a year to see if it was feasable. Into a second year it must at least be breaking even or just slowly sucking his retirement fund dry.

So opinion time, I think that the Linesider has started to hit its stride in season 2 with some interesting articles. The editors knowledge of the wider world of modern railways has been to the fore in the article on the new locos for the South island.

I must remember to renew my subscription.....