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Maps and plans: Europe

Quail Map Company / Trackmaps

British Isles: Track Diagrams
ISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
978-1-9996271-4-01. Scotland & Isle of Man712/2021
978-1-9996271-8-82. Eastern605/2025
978-1-9996271-0-23. Western & Wales709/2023
978-1-9996271-5-74. Midlands & North West510/2022
978-1-9996271-7-15. Southern & TfL508/2024
 6. Ireland03/2019BLS private edition

Europe
CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
PT1-898319-48-9Portugal201/2001
ES(none)Barcelona1985
FR1-898319-71-5Paris52004
BE(none)Brussels01/1984
NL(none)Amsterdam Metro1980
DE1-898319-70-7Berlin(2003)11/2003
DE(none)München, Nürnberg02/1987
CH(none)Swiss Lines Diagram10/1998
SE1-898319-62-6Stockholm02/2003 (correct to 08/2002)
EE1-898319-26-XEstonia21997
LT, LV1-898319-20-0Latvia & Lithuania21996
PL0-900609-89-3Poland05/1992 (© 1993)damaged
AL1-898319-25-1Albania03/1997
GR1-898319-48-XGreece301/2001
RU1-898319-65-0Moscow206/2003
BL, MD, UA1-898319-10-3Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova Atlas12/1995

GVE-Verlag

ISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
978-3-89218-213-9Berlin U-Bahn Gleisplan2014
978-3-89218-212-2Berlin & Potsdam Strassenbahn Gleispläne2013/2014

M. G. Ball: European Railway Atlas

First series - published by Ian Allan

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
0-7110-2523-1European Railway Atlas [small]1997
BE, FR, LU, NL0-7110-2011-6France & Benelux11991
AT, CH, DE, DK0-7110-2550-9Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland21998
ES, GR, IT, PT0-7110-2087-6Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece1993
FI, NO, SE;
BG, CZ, HU, PL, RO, SK, TR (Eu), YU
0-7110-2172-4Scandinavia & Eastern Europe1993

Second series

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
(none)European Railway Atlas01/01/2010

ERA Regional

CountryISBNTitleEd.DatePages
DK, FI, NO, SE978-1-9997875-3-0Nordic Region15/02/20191-15
ES, PT978-1-9997875-5-4Spain & Portugal15/02/201939-51
PL, RU (Kal)978-0-9955070-1-2Poland & Kaliningrad01/07/2016170-188
CZ, SK978-0-9955070-6-7Czech Republic & Slovakia01/02/2017189-205
HU978-0-9932457-9-4Hungary01/07/2016206-214
AL, GR, YU978-1-9997875-0-9The Balkans03/09/2017215-232
BG, MD, RO978-0-9955070-7-4Romania, Bulgaria & Moldova20/03/2017233-249
BY, EE, LT, LV, UA978-0-9955070-9-8Baltic States, Belarus & Ukraine01/06/2017250-276

Schweers & Wall

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
978-0-7110-3808-0Rail Atlas Europe with Ian Allan12015
DE978-3-8446-6440-9Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland with EK-Verlag122023cover: light blue borders; ICE @ platform
CH978-3-8446-6441-6Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz with EK-Verlag3?2024cover: red borders; Schynige Platte
AT978-3-89494-150-5Eisenbahnatlas Österreich32021cover: red & grey borders; map with Wien Hbf
IT, SI978-3-89494-129-1Eisenbahnatlas Italien & Slowenien12010cover: red & green borders; silhouette of countries
FR978-3-89494-143-7Eisenbahnatlas Frankreich: Band I Nord12015cover: tricouleur borders; map with TGV-Duplex
GR978-3-89494-148-2Eisenbahnatlas Griechenland12018cover: blue borders; loco 120-018

Wojciech Kolondra / Eurosprinter

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
PL978-83-63652-42-5Mały atlas linii kolejowych Polski42022green cover
PL(none)Polska: Mapa Kolejowa (1:1000000)03/2017grey cover
RO(none)Romania (1:1000000)03/2014grey cover
ME, RS, XK(none)Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro (1:1000000)08/2019grey cover

Other publishers

CountryPublisherISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
CZDopravní vydavatelství Malkus80-903012-5-8Atlas Drah České Republiky2004
RUOmskaya Kartograficheskaya Fabrika5-85120-127-4Atlas Zheleznye Dorogi2002

Maps and plans: rest of world

Quail Map Company

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
CN, HK, MO, TW978-1-898319-82-5China Atlas304/2008
KP, KR1-898319-21-9Korea [map]11/1996
AU1-898319-34-0Track Diagrams 7. New South Wales Metropolitan Areas05/1998
AU1-898319-27-8Adelaide [track plan]03/1997
AU1-898319-69-3Australian Rail Atlas 1. Tasmania2004
NZ0-900609-92-3New Zealand Atlas41993
US0-900609-96-6New York Railway Map1993
US0-900609-98-2New York Subways Historical210/1993
US(none)San Francisco Transport Maps11/1982

Steam Powered Video

United States
ISBNTitleStatesEd.DateCorrect to
1-874745-12-9New England & Maritime CanadaCT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME; NB, NS, PEI, NF22010winter 2009
1-874745-20-XNortheastNY, NJ, PA, DE, MD32007summer 2007
1-874745-06-4Great Lakes EastOH, IN, MI (lower)22005autumn 2004
1-874745-05-6Great Lakes WestIL, WI, MI (upper)22005autumn 2005
1-874745-07-2Appalachia & PiedmontVA, WV, KY, NC, TN22004spring 2004
1-874745-11-0SoutheastSC, GA, FL22006early 2006
1-874745-14-5Southern StatesLA, MS, AL2001autumn 2000
1-874745-18-8Dakotas & MinnesotaMN, ND, SD2005summer 2005
1-874745-17-XPrairies East & OzarksAR, IA, MO2004spring 2004
1-874745-16-1Prairies WestNE, KS, OK2002spring 2002
1-874745-15-3TexasTX2001autumn 2001
1-874745-13-7Mountain PlainsMT, WY, ID1999spring 2000
1-874745-03-XColorado & UtahCO, UT22008summer 2008
1-874745-04-8Arizona & New MexicoNM, AZ22006winter 2005
1-874745-09-9Pacific NorthwestWA, OR, AK, HI1998mid 1998
1-874745-08-0California & NevadaCA, NV32009spring 2009

Canada
ISBNTitleProvincesEd.DateCorrect to
1-874745-22-6Quebec & Labrador + NewfoundlandNL, QC12010summer 2010
1-874745-21-8OntarioON12008spring 2008
1-874745-20-XManitoba & SaskatchewanMB, SK12011spring 2011
1-874745-19-6Western CanadaAB, BC, NT, YK12006summer 2006

NB. ISBN clash between Northeast and Manitoba & Saskatchewan. ISBNs also reused for second editions of existing volumes.

Neil Robinson: World Rail Atlas series

ISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
978-954-92184-3-57. North, East and Central Africa112/2009
978-954-12-0128-28. The Middle East and Caucasus108/2006

Vol. 6 intended to be "South & West Africa"

Fahrplancenter

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
BR(none)Brazil: RFF SR6 map & distances1984
UY(none)Uruguay: Railway map203/1993

Samit Roychoudhury

ISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
81-901457-0-3Great Indian Railway Atlas12005

Main-line railways: Europe

Platform 5

ISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
978-1-915984-09-8British Railways Pocket Books: 1. Locomotives2024updated to 16/10/23
978-1-915984-10-4British Railways Pocket Books: 2. Coaching Stock2024updated to 16/10/23
978-1-915984-11-1British Railways Pocket Books: 3. Diesel Multiple Units2024updated to 16/10/23
978-1-915984-12-8British Railways Pocket Books: 4. Electric Multiple Units2024updated to 16/10/23
978-1-909431-78-2Diesel & Electric Loco Register52021

ISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
978-1-915984-33-31. Benelux Railways82024cover: CFL Cargo Traxx loco (blue)
978-1-909431-65-22A. German Railways 1: DB72023cover: DB 147-575
978-1-909431-79-92B. German Railways 2: Private & Museum62022cover: 231-012 (maroon)
978-1-909431-38-63. Austrian Railways62017cover: GKB GTW2/8 DMU
978-1-909431-90-44. French Railways72022cover: inOui 4402
978-1-909431-59-15. Swiss Railways52024cover: SBB 460 (red) + white DD stock
978-1-909431-60-76. Italian Railways42019cover: FS E402 with white & red coaches
978-1-909431-46-17. Irish Railways42020cover: IE 8120
978-1-915984-30-28. Czech & Slovak Railways22025cover: ČD 193-194

Specialist Transport Publications

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
HU978-1-908553-16-4STP00121: Hungary 201612cover: MÁV 628-310
CZ, SK978-1-908553-15-7STP00122: Czech & Slovakia301/2018cover: ZSSK 2 x 240 @ Bratislava hl.st.
ES, PT978-1-908553-11-9STP00124: Iberia 2013-20142cover: Fesur diesel locos
EE, LT, LV, PL978-1-908553-14-0STP00125: Poland & the Baltic States22015cover: PKP two SM48
BG, BY, MD, RO, UA978-1-908553-47-8STP00126: Balkans East12014cover: CFR 477-690
DK, FI, NO, SE978-1-908553-12-6STP00128: Scandinavian Railways22015cover: SJ 1067 @ Malmö
AL, GR, TR, ex-YU978-1-908553-59-1STP00169: Balkans South 12015cover: TCDD DE33009

Frank Stenvalls

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
ES91-7266-130-5Parque Tracción de España (PTE/94)1994
HU91-7266-147-XHungarian Motive Power1998

Wilfrid Simms

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
FR0-9528881-2-2The Railways of Corsica06/1997
IT1-902822-01-3Railways of Sardinia02/1999narrow gauge only
DK1-902822-05-6The Private Railways of Denmark04/2000
GR0-9528881-1-4The Railways of Greece02/1997

Other publishers

CountryPublisherISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
GB, IESignalling Record Society978-1-873228-31-9Signalling Atlas & Signal Box Directory32010
ESIndustrial Railway Society0-901096-88-1Locomotives & Railcars of the Spanish Narrow Gauge Railways1995
ESPlateway Press1-871980-25-9Narrow Gauge Railways of Spain vol. 2: Castile to the Biscay Coast1995
ESSemaphore Press1-902298-00-4Narrow Gauge Rails through the Cordillera1998
NONorsk Jernbaneklubb82-90286-23-6Norske lok og motorvogner (NLM/01)01/2001
PLCoquet Publications(none)Locomotives, Units & Departmental Stock42025
CZ, SKGradis Bohemia80-902791-9-8Czech and Slovak Locomotives2004cover: 971-005

Main-line railways: rest of world

Wilfrid Simms

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
TN0-9528881-4-9The Railways of Tunisia01/1998
HK0-9528881-5-7The Railways and Tramways of Hong Kong04/1998
US1-902822-02-1Railways of Boston03/1999

The Railways of Chile series
ISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
1-902822-00-5Vol. 1: Northern Chile (La Calera – Copiapo)01/1999
1-902822-04-8Vol. 2: Northern Chile (Chanaral – Antofagasta)02/2000
1-902822-06-4Vol. 3: Northern Chile (Tocopilla – Arica)09/2000
1-902822-08-0Vol. 4: Central Chile09/2001
1-902822-09-9Vol. 5: Southern Chile07/2002

Cuban National Railways series
ISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
1-902822-10-2Vol. 104/2004
1-902822-11-8Vol. 209/2004

Kalmbach Books

ISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
0-89024-131-XTrain Watchers Guide to North American Railroads21992Railroad Ref. Series No. 11
0-89024-109-0American Shortline Railway Guide41991Railroad Ref. Series No. 7
0-89024-246-1Tourist Railroads and Museums41995Railroad Ref. Series No. 13
0-89024-088-4Contemporary Diesel Spotter’s Guide11989
0-89024-112-0Diesel Loco Rosters31992Railroad Ref. Series No. 9

Inter-City Railway Society

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
AU, NZ(none)NE0101: Non-European Datafiles: 1 – Australia & New Zealand12006

Specialist Transport Publications

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
CA, US978-1-908553-33-1STP00196: Passenger Operators of North America103/2020cover: Amtrak P42 @ Chicago

Other publishers

CountryPublisherISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
southern AfricaBeyer-Garratt Publications(none)Railways of Southern Africa Locomotive Guide2002
INBORHT1-901613-02-XDiesel and Electric Locomotives of Indian Railways1998
INCarl Porter(none)Indian Railways Diesel & Electric Loco Fleet List303/2019
NZLocomotive Press0-473-06396-4Locomotive and Rolling Stock Handbook2000
CABytown Railway SocietyISSN 0829-3023Canadian Trackside Guide222003

Metros & light rail

Capital Transport

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
GB1-85414-193-7London Underground Rolling Stock141997
1-85414-273-9Trams in Eastern Europe12003
1-85414-191-0World Metro Systems21997

Platform 5

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
GB978-1-915984-04-3UK Metro & Light Rail Systems32023cover: T&W Metro 555004

Robert Schwandl

Metros in Europe series
CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
NL978-3-936573-16-96. Metros in Holland109/2007
PT978-3-936573-20-67. Metros in Portugal12008
IT978-3-936573-22-08. Metros in Italien104/2010
BE978-3-936573-26-810. Metros in Belgien111/2009

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
DE978-3-936573-57-2U-Bahnen in Deutschland102/2019
DE978-3-936573-67-1S-Bahnen in Deutschland105/2022

Tram Atlas series
CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
GB, IE978-3-936573-45-9Tram Atlas Grossbritannien & Irland110/2015
ES978-3-936573-46-6Metro & Tram Atlas Spanien108/2015
FR978-3-936573-66-4Tram Atlas Frankreich201/2022
BE, LU, NL978-3-936573-59-6Tram Atlas Benelux101/2020
DE978-3-936573-74-9Tram Atlas Deutschland606/2024
AT, CH978-3-936573-72-5Tram Atlas Schweiz & Österreich301/2023
DK, FI, NO, SE; EE, LT, LV978-3-936573-63-3Tram Atlas Nordeuropa201/2021
CZ, HU, PL, SK978-3-936573-76-3Tram Atlas Mitteleuropa202/2017Poland 1st ed. was separate book
HR, BH, RS, RO, BG, GR978-3-936573-69-5Tram Atlas Südosteuropa105/2023
TR978-3-936573-77-0Tram Atlas Turkei104/2024
EG, DZ, MA, TN; AE, IL, QA, SA978-3-936573-82-4Tram Atlas Nordafrika & Naher Osten103/2025

Metros & Trams in Japan series
CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
JP978-3-936573-47-31. Tokyo Region105/2016
JP978-3-936573-52-72. North & Central Japan102/2017
JP978-3-936573-54-13. West & South Japan109/2018

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
AU, NZ978-3-936573-31-2Urban Rail Down Under12011
CA978-3-936573-73-2Urban Rail in Canada12024

Subways & Light Rail in the USA series
CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
US978-3-936573-28-21. East Coast109/2010
US978-3-936573-35-02. The West12012
US978-3-936573-38-13. Mid-West and South12014

major cities series
CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
DE978-3-936573-68-8U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in Berlin312/2022
DE978-3-936573-64-0U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in Hamburg109/2020
DE978-3-936573-65-7U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in München110/2021
FR978-3-936573-62-6U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in Paris104/2020
CZ978-3-936573-78-7U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in Praha101/2025
PL978-3-936573-79-4U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in Warszawa105/2025
AT978-3-936573-55-8U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in Wien105/2018
US978-3-936573-70-1U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in New York12023

LRTA

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
AT, CH0-948106-27-1Tramways and Light Railways of Switzerland and Austria22000
PT0-948106-19-0Tramways of Portugal41995

Blickpunkt Straßenbahn

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
SU3-926524-21-9Tramway Atlas of the former Soviet Union2003with LRTA

Specialist Transport Publications

CountryISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
978-1-908553-19-5STP00139: Tram & Metro Systems of Eastern Europe2020cover: Bratislava tram
978-1-908553-20-1STP00140: Metro Systems of Europe112016cover: Sofia metro

Other publishers

CountryPublisherISBNTitleEd.DateNotes
UKVenture Publications978-1-90530-462-2Manchester Metrolink Handbook2014

Publishers / Distributors

Maps and Track Plans

Quail Map Company
Trackmaps
European Railway Atlas
Schweers & Wall (sales via Eisenbahn Kurier)
Eurosprinter
Fahrplancenter
Great Indian Rail Atlas (4th ed.)
SPV

Books

Platform 5
Robert Schwandl Verlag
Stenvalls
Capital Transport (books are now London only)
LRTA Shop
Specialist Transport Publications
Inter City Railway Society (books are now UK only)
Wilfred Simms
Coquet Publications


To Buy

Trackmaps

Ireland: 3rd ed. (2025??)

Schweers & Wall

• Eisenbahnatlas Griechenland [GR]: new edition, but still dated 2018?

Platform 5

Robert Schwandl

• Tram Atlas Westeuropa [GB, IE; BE, LU, NL]: 10/2025?
• U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in Budapest: 02/2026


Last update: 2025-10-13 13:56 BST