G. Freeman Allen
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Geoffrey Freeman Allen (16 March 1922 – 7 July 1995) was an English author specialising in the field of railways.class 321 electric multiple unit named “Geoffrey Freeman Allen”.
Life and career
Born in England in 1922, Geoffrey Freeman Allen was the son of
Trains Illustrated in the late 1940s.[1] Geoffrey left a career in the British Army in 1948 to join the writing staff at Trains Illustrated, and in 1950 succeeded his father as editor.[1] He developed a new style of railway journalism which focused more on business than on train performance and technological innovation and design.[1] Under his lengthy tenure the magazine was rebranded to its current name, Modern Railways.[1] He also served as editor of Railways World for many years.[1]
Allen eventually left his role as editor to become the managing director of the publishing firm Ian Allan Ltd., the publisher of Modern Railways and other magazines and books.
Publications
- Modern Railways magazine – first editor (and final editor of its predecessor, Trains Illustrated).
- Allen, G. Freeman (1959). British Railways today and tomorrow. Ian Allan.
- Allen, G. Freeman (1982). Great Railway Photographs by Eric Treacy. London: Peerage Books.
- ISBN 0-7153-8367-1.
- Geoffrey Freeman Allen (April–May 1983). "The Warship Story". Rail Enthusiast. pp. 6, 23.
- G. Freeman Allen (1981). Modern Railways International Review. Ian Allan, London. ISBN 0-7110-1123-0
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