RE: Motive Power Magazive V's Railway Digest, which is the better magazine

[Maikha V Ly <maikha@MailAndNews.com>]

To All

in my personal view and of my interest, Motive Power and RD focus on 
different 
motives of reporting the railway scene around Australia and New Zealand.
They provide different things in publication, have different specific target 
audiences and focus on their commitment.

As I mentioned in my personal view, I'm not a reader of any major railway 
magazine, but since I am a general Railway Enthusiast (into locos abit, but 
not always) I prefer reading Railway Digest (What am I saying?!? My article 
is 
in RD!!).
If I was a Locomotive man, then I'll have more interest in Motive Power.


so the moral of the story is, "Never judge a book by its cover" and also 
these 
two magazines don't compete, since they distribute a number of different 
things in publication, so a person's interest depends on which they choose 
which magazine.

I respect everyone's opinion, as long as they respect mine :-)



Cheers :-)
Maikha "V" Ly
http://www.geocities.com/microchip_689


>===== Original Message From "E.P" <nathan1@ihug.com.au> =====
>Fellow railfans.I would like your opinion on the two leading Railfan
>Magazines, Motive Power and Railway Digest.
>
>My opinion is that Motive Power is a much better publication, due to the
>fact it has more colour sections, better paper stock its printed on, better
>photographic reproduction, and also the Quality of content.
>
>I have every Railway Digest magazine since if first started many moons
>ago.And I have noticed over the years it has been changing much to my
>dislike.You look at  the 1980"s editions, it has a rollingstock newsletter
>in it.Now which I believe is printed in ARHS Bulletin Magazine.OK everything
>that happens today is history tomorrow, but if it used to be in Digest why
>cant it be there now.
>
>When it comes to Motive Power, they have very good articles on different
>classes of locomotive, and Peter Clarks articles are very informative.And  I
>find their categorised interstate reports on whats what, is much better than
>"Locomotives & Trafiic" in RD.
>
>I do realise its a very hard job to produce a magazine such as the
>forementioned.
>
>Really fellow railfans, I would like some constructive critisim on this
>subject.I hope this post doesnt tarnish the reputation of any company,
>magazine or persons.
>

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