A tribute to an
excellent long-lost magazine
by Bev Parker
The First Edition
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The late 1980's saw the arrival in the shops, of the
city's best ever local history magazine, The Wolverhampton Railway
Gazette. It was a delight to go into a local bookshop and find the
latest copy on the shelves. The magazine was devoted to the city's once
important and almost forgotten railway history. It was always worth
waiting for the next edition to appear. All of the editions were well
written and informative, and there was always something new to discover
between the covers. John Bates, one of the editors has kindly allowed
us to use some material from the magazine. It was hard to decide which
articles to use as there were so many good ones to choose from. We have
chosen one article from each edition, and have included some details
about the magazine. We have also included an interesting article on
working at Bushbury shed, which was in two parts. |
Sadly the magazines were not best sellers and so the sixth
edition was the last. I remember hoping that a seventh edition would appear
in the shops, but it was not to be. Some of the editions only sold in
relatively small numbers, which is surprising considering the high quality,
low cost and the large number of railway enthusiasts. The magazine was
priced at just £1.50, which is cheap when compared with others and was
published by Tri-Eta Publications, in Tettenhall. The editors were J.E.
Bates and M.R. Srodzinsky, and J. Hancock was the Editorial Consultant.
Unfortunately the magazine is now just a collectors item. It
would be marvellous if it could re-appear and get the larger circulation
that it deserves. Its worth while keeping a look out for copies in
second-hand bookshops, as they must turn up from time to time.
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