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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
978-1-9996271-3-32. Eastern509/2020
978-1-9996271-0-23. Western & Wales709/2023
978-1-9996271-5-74. Midlands & North West410/2022
978-1-9996271-2-65. Southern & TfL508/2019
1-898319-68-56. Ireland211/2003

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 Allan)12015
DE978-3-8446-6440-9Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland with EK-Verlag122023cover: light blue borders; ICE @ platform
CH978-3-89494-130-7Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz22012cover: red borders; map with mountain view
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
978-1-909431-39-31. Benelux Railways72017cover: SNCB 2802 + NS stock
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
978-1-909431-23-25. Swiss Railways42015cover: MGB Deh 24
978-1-909431-60-76. Italian Railways42019cover: FS E402 with white & red coaches
978-1-909431-46-17. Irish Railways42020cover: IE 8120
978-1-902336-71-88. Czech & Slovak Railways12016cover: ČD 362-084

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
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
DE978-3-936573-60-2Tram Atlas Deutschland506/2019
AT, CH978-3-936573-72-5Tram Atlas Schweiz & Österreich301/2023
DK, FI, NO, SE; EE, LT, LV978-3-936573-63-3Tram Atlas Nordeuropa201/2021
PL978-3-936573-50-3Tram Atlas Polen109/2017
CZ, SK, HU978-3-936573-48-0Tram Atlas Mitteleuropa102/2017
HR, BH, RS, RO, BG, GR978-3-936573-69-5Tram Atlas Südosteuropa105/2023

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
AT978-3-936573-55-8U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in Wien105/2018

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

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

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


To Buy

Trackmaps

• Ireland: 3rd ed. (2024??)

Schweers & Wall

• Switzerland: 3rd ed. (2024??)

Platform 5

Robert Schwandl

• U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in New York (2023)


Last update: 2023-12-18 20:50 GMT