''The Westland'' is a magazine mainly devoted to historic railway operations in

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

, with items relating to current operations included. It is based in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

History

The ''Westland''s earliest form was with the title ''Westland Express''. Between 1973 and 1984 it was known as ''The Westlander''. The new title, ''The Westland'', was utilised in January 1985. The magazine is published by

Rail Heritage WA Rail Heritage WA is the local trading name of the Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division) Inc. History The Western Australian branch of the Australian Railway Historical Society was formed in February 1959. In the 19 ...

, the Western Australian branch of the

Australian Railway Historical Society The Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS) aims to foster an interest in the railways, and record and preserve many facets of railway operations. It had divisions in every state and the Australian Capital Territory, although the ACT divis ...

. From February 2008, it began to be published quarterly. As of June 2012, 270 editions had been published. It derives its name from ''

The Westland ''The Westland'' was the name given in 1938 to the overnight train operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) with sitting and sleeping cars between Perth and Kalgoorlie, where it connected with the '' Trans-Australian'' se ...

'', the overnight passenger service between Kalgoorlie and Perth on the

Western Australian Government Railways Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) was the operator of railway services in the state of Western Australia between October 1890 and June 2003. Owned by the state government, it was renamed a number of times to reflect extra responsi ...

that operated between 1938 and 1969. Some magazine issues also commemorate special anniversaries of specific railway lines/services, as well as those relating to the organization. It occasionally includes reviews of books and media related to railways.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Westland 1985 establishments in Australia Rail transport magazines published in Australia Magazines established in 1985 Quarterly magazines published in Australia Rail transport in Western Australia Magazines published in Perth, Western Australia