The Railway Magazine Colour plates 1898-1939
| Vol.1 1897 | (none) | |
| Vol.2 1898 | (none) | |
| Vol.3 1898 | December | GNR 4-4-2 No.990 |
| Vol.4 1899 | (none) | |
| Vol.5 1899 | July | L&Y No.1400 |
| August | LNWR 2-2-2-0 No.1502 | |
| September | LSWR 4-4-0 No.706 | |
| October | CR 4-4-0 No.766 | |
| November | GCR 4-4-0 No.881 | |
| December | GWR Express | |
| Vol.6 1900 | January | NER 4-6-0 No.2001 |
| February | GWR 4-4-2 No.3310 'Waterford' | |
| March | MR 4-2-2 No.117 | |
| April | LBSC 4-4-0 No.213 'Bessemer' | |
| Vol.7 1900 | December | MR 4-2-2 No.2603 on Express |
| Vol.8 1901 | January | GER 4-4-0 No.1900 |
| February | NBR 4-4-0 No.729 | |
| March | NSR 2-4-0 No.39 | |
| April | CAM 4-4-0 No.81 | |
| May | MR 4-2-2 No.2601 | |
| June | GS&WR 4-4-0 'Victoria' | |
| Vol.9 1901 | July | GWR 2-6-0 No.33 |
| August | GNoS 4-4-0 No.115 | |
| September | SECR 4-4-0 No.735 | |
| October | G&SWR 4-4-0 No.74 | |
| November | GNR (I) 4-4-0 No.131 'Uranus' | |
| December | NER 4-6-0 No.2111 | |
| Vol.10 1902 | January | TVR 0-6-2T No.191 |
| February | HR 4-6-0 No.140 | |
| March | LT&SR 4-4-2T No.51 | |
| April | GCR 4-4-0 No.1017 | |
| May | FR 4-4-0 No.126 | |
| June | GNR 4-2-2 No.262 | |
| Vol.11 1902 | July | NER 0-8-0 No.2116 |
| August | NLR 4-4-0T No.88 | |
| September | LSWR 4-2-2-0 No.370 | |
| October | MGWR 4-4-0 No.129 'Celtic' | |
| November | GWR 4-6-0 No.100 | |
| December | Map of GWR | |
| Vol.12 1903 | January | H&BR 0-6-2T No.103 |
| February | The Automatic Vaccum Brake | |
| March | GNR 4-2-2 No.1 | |
| April | LBSCR 4-4-0 No.43 | |
| May | B&NCR 4-4-0 No.62 | |
| June | LNWR 0-8-0 No.1881 | |
| Vol.13 1903 | July | MR Scotch Express |
| August | CR No.50 | |
| September | LSWR 4-4-0 No.343 | |
| October | GNR No.271 | |
| November | MR 4-4-0 No.2632 | |
| December | Midland Hotel Manchester | |
| Vol.14 1904 | January | |
| February | GER 2-4-0 No.769 | |
| March | NSR 0-6-2T No.167 | |
| April | LNWR 4-6-0 No.1400 | |
| May . | ||
| June | NBR 4-4-0 No.317 | |
| Vol.15 1904 | July | |
| August | G&SW 4-6-0 No.384 | |
| September | SECR 4-4-0 No.490 | |
| October | GCR 4-4-2 No.192 | |
| November | LSWR 4-4-0 No.395 | |
| December | NER 4-4-2 No.649 | |
| Vol.16 1905 | January | GWR 4-6-0 No.171 'Albion' |
| February | GNR 4-4-2 No.251 | |
| March | LNWR 4-4-0 No.513 'Precursor' | |
| April | G&SWR Railcar No.1 | |
| May | MR London Manchester Express | |
| June | GS&WR 4-4-0 No.321 | |
| Vol.17 1905 | July | GWR 4-4-0 No.3473 |
| August | GNR 4-4-2 No.292 | |
| September | St.Pancras Station | |
| October | Evolution of the Locomotive | |
| November | GWR de Glehn 4-4-2 No.103 | |
| December | Temple Meads Station | |
| Vol.18 1906 | January | Map of London's Rlwys |
| February | LNWR 4-6-0 No.66 | |
| March | Liverpool Street Station | |
| April | LSWR 4-6-0 No.330 | |
| May | GNR Leeds Dining Car Express | |
| June | LBSC 4-4-2 No.37 | |
| Vol.19 1906 | July | LNWR Express |
| August | Evolution of LNWR loco (monochrome) | |
| September | GCR 4-4-2 No.258 | |
| October | GWR 4-2-2 'Lord of the Isles' | |
| November | MR 4-4-0 No.1000 | |
| December | GS&WR 4-6-0 No.365 | |
| Vol.20 1907 | January | L&YR 2-4-2T No.816 |
| February | LNWR 2-2-2 No.531 | |
| March | CR 4-6-0 No.918 | |
| April | NBR 4-4-2 No.868 | |
| May | G&SWR 4-4-0 No.241 | |
| June | FR 0-4-0 No.3 | |
| Vol.21 1907 | July | NER 4-4-0 No.2015 |
| August | SECR 4-4-0 No.504 | |
| September | CR 4-6-0 No.903 'Cardean' | |
| October | L&Y 4-4-2 No.1421 | |
| November | MR 4-4-0 No.999 | |
| December | NSR 0-4-4T No.9 | |
| Vol.22 1908 | January | LNWR Boat Train No.513 |
| February | GWR 4-6-0 No.4001 'Dog Star' | |
| March | LSWR 4-6-0 No.335 | |
| April | NBR No.884 | |
| May | GNR No.190 | |
| June | GWR No.3120 | |
| Vol.23 1908 | July | GCR 4-6-0 No.1113 |
| August | SECR 4-4-0 No.516 | |
| September | GNR No.1421 | |
| October | GWR 4-6-2 No.111 'Great Bear' | |
| November | TVR 0-6-2T No.39 | |
| December | HR 4-4-0 No.61 | |
| Vol.24 1909 | January | NER 4-4-0 No.1237 |
| February | GWR 4-4-0 'Primrose' | |
| March | MR 0-6-4T No.2000 | |
| April | GNR 4-2-2 No.1 | |
| May | CR 0-6-0 No.664 | |
| June | GCR 4-4-2 No.1090 | |
| Vol.25 1909 | July | LNWR Scotch Express |
| August | GCR Luncheon Car Express | |
| September | MGWR No.7 | |
| October | NER 4-6-0T No.695 | |
| November | FR 0-6-2T No.96 | |
| December | L&YR No.1510 | |
| Vol.26 1910 | January | LT&SR No.39 |
| February | LNWR 4-4-2T No.526 | |
| March | GWR 4-6-0 'King Edward' | |
| April | NBR 4-4-0 No.899 | |
| May | NER 4-8-0T No.1352 | |
| June | GWR Irish Boat Express | |
| Vol.27 1910 | December | L&Y Express |
| Vol.28 1911 | January | GER 4-4-0 on Express |
| February | M&GN 4-4-0 No.53 | |
| March | LNWR 4-4-0 No.2663 | |
| April | LBSC 4-4-0 No.321 | |
| May | MR 4-4-0 No.386 | |
| June | ||
| Vol.29 1911 | July | SECR Express |
| August | G&SWR Express | |
| September | LNWR Express | |
| October | GCR Express | |
| November | LBSCR Express | |
| December | LSWR Express | |
| Vol.30 1912 | January | CR 4-6-0 on Express |
| February | GER 4-4-0 on Express | |
| March | GNR 4-4-2 on Express | |
| April | MR 4-4-0 on Express | |
| May | NBR 4-4-2 on Express | |
| June | ||
| Vol.31 1912 | July | |
| August | Oban, Caledonian Ry | |
| September | LBSCR Southern Belle | |
| October | MGWR Express | |
| November | GWR Express | |
| December | LNWR Express | |
| Vol.32 1913 | January | Routes to the Riviera |
| February | ||
| March | NER 4-4-2 No.733 | |
| April | LNWR 4-6-0 No.819 'Prince of Wales' | |
| May | GNR 2-6-0 No.1630 | |
| June | ||
| Vol.33 1913 | July | |
| August | ||
| September | GNR (I) 4-4-0 No.174 | |
| October | LNWR 4-6-0 No.2222 | |
| November | MR 4-4-0 No.483 | |
| December | GER 4-6-0 No.1505 | |
| Vol.34 1914 | January | NBR 4-4-2 on Express |
| February | L&Y 4-6-0 on Express | |
| March | MR 4-4-0 No.1013 on Express | |
| April | LSWR 4-6-0 No.458 on Express | |
| May | LNWR 4-6-0 on Express | |
| June | S&DJR 2-8-0 No.80 | |
| Vol.35 1914 | July | GCR 4-4-0 on Express |
| August | GER 4-6-0 on Express | |
| September | GNR 4-4-2 on Express | |
| October | ||
| November | ||
| December | SECR 4-4-0 No.764 | |
| Vol.36 1915 | June | GER 0-6-2T No.1001 |
| Vol.37 1915 | July | SE&CR Express |
| Vol.38 1916 | January | NER Express |
| April | LNWR Express | |
| Vol.39 1916 | July | Norwegian 4-8-0 |
| August | ||
| September | GS&WR 4-6-0 No.400 | |
| October | ||
| November | LBSC 4-6-4 No.327 | |
| December | MGWR (I) 4-4-0 No.124 | |
| Vol.40 1917 Jan | January | CR 4-4-0 No.114 |
| February | HR 4-4-0 No.73 'Snaigow' | |
| March | ||
| April | NSR 0-6-4T No.114 | |
| May | NER Train on Furness Ry | |
| June | MR (NCC) 4-4-0 No.70 | |
| Vol.41 1917 | July | GNR 2-6-0 No.1636 |
| August | GER Express | |
| September | LNWR Express | |
| October | ||
| November | MGWR 4-4-0 No.6 | |
| December | ||
| Vol.42 1918 | January | NBR 4-4-0 No.411 |
| February | GWR 4-6-0 'Prince of Wales' | |
| Vol.43 1918 | (none) | |
| Vol.44 1919 | January | GNR 2-8-0 No.461 |
| May | Railway Station advertising | |
| Vol.45 1919 | July | NER 4-4-2 No.2212 |
| Vol.46 1920 | January | GWR 4-6-2 No.111 |
| Vol.47 1920 | July | GNR 2-6-0 No.1000 |
| Vol.48 1921 | (none) | |
| Vol.49 1921 | (none) | |
| Vol.50 1922 | (none) | |
| Vol.51 1922 | September | MET 4-4-4T No.103 |
| Vol.52 1923 (none) | (none) | |
| Vol.53 1923 | July | LNER 4-6-0 No.1534 |
| Vol.54 1924 | January | LMS 4-6-0 No.10447 |
| February | LNER Coat of Arms | |
| Vol.55 1924 | September | SR Portsmouth Express |
| Vol.56 1925 | January | GWR Cornish Riviera Express |
| Vol.57 1925 | August | LNER Scotch Express |
| Vol.58 1926 | January | LMS West Coast Express |
| February | Bass private loco and saloon | |
| Vol.59 1926 | July | SR Pullman Continental Express |
| Vol.60 1927 | January | LNER East Coast Express |
| Vol.61 1927 | July | GWR West of England Express |
| Vol.62 1928 Jan | January | LMS Down Royal Scot Express |
| June | LMS Diesel-Electric train | |
| Vol.63 1928 | August | SR Atlantic Coast Express |
| Vol.64 1929 | January | (?) |
| Vol.65 1929 Jul GWR Birmingham Express | July | |
| Vol.66 1930 Jan LMS Merseyside Express | January | |
| Vol.67 1930 Jul SR Southern Belle Express | July | |
| Vol.68 1931 Jan LNER Flushing Express | January | |
| Vol.69 1931 Jul LMS Glasgow Mid-day Scot | July | |
| Vol.70 1932 Jan | January | LNER Musselburgh train |
| Vol.71 1932 | July | SR Swanage train |
| Vol.72 1933 | January | Nepal GR Beyer-Garrett No.4 |
| Vol.73 1933 | July | lCR 4-2-2 No.123 |
| Vol.74 1934 | January | LMS Expresses passing |
| March | Colour Light signalling | |
| Vol.75 1934 Jul GWR Cornish Riviera Express | ||
| Vol.76 1935 | January | LNER Cock O' Th' North Express |
| Vol.77 1935 | July | Pre-War Southern Belle |
| Vol.78 1936 | January | Alternative SR Liveries |
| Vol.79 1936 | July | HR 4-6-0 No.103 |
| Vol.80 1937 | January | LMS Up Midday Scot |
| Vol.81 1937 | July | SR Paris-London Express |
| Vol.82 1938 | January | LNER Coronation Express |
| Vol.83 1938 | July | GWR 'The Dutchman' climbing to Whiteball |
| Vol.84 1939 | January | GNR Flying Scotsman 1888 |
| Vol.85 1939 | July | LMS Coronation on Tour |
| September | Royal Train in Canada |