Obituary: Ian Allen passes away

Posted by on Thursday, July 2, 2015 · 2 Comments 

Not as well known on this side of the pond, but very well known in the U.K., publisher Ian AllenAi??OBE, FCIT has passed away at the age of 93.

Ian Allen Publishing is a prominent publisher of many transit and vehicle magazines and books, with a large range of monthly magazines pertaining to trains, trams, buses, and military vehicles.

Members of Rail for the Valley should take note that Ian Allen Ltd. and the Light Rail Transit Association are joint publishers of Tramways and Urban Transit, the foremost publication on the subject of transit.

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2 Responses to “Obituary: Ian Allen passes away”
  1. Haveacow says:
    July 2, 2015 at 2:10 pm

    That’s really to bad, they (Ian Allan) had a wonderful store/stand near Waterloo Station selling all of the Ian Allan books and magazines as well a select group of other publishers stuff. It was one of the biggest highlights during my last visit to London.

  2. dgrb says:
    July 2, 2015 at 5:50 pm

    Good grief, there’s a name from my childhood days as an anorak (aka trainspotter), Ian Allen published the books containing comprehensive lists of all the locomotives currently in service in the UK, an essential companion for any self-respecting spotte.

    I confess I thought he had passed away a long long time ago.

    RIP