Intended for the railway professional, enthusiast and general traveller alike, the atlas shows around 23,000 selected locations, which should cover everywhere the traveller is likely to want to visit.
All passenger, freight and proposed lines are shown, as are most heritage railways, though most metros are excluded. Main lines are distinguished from secondary and single track from multiple. Electrification systems and track gauges are shown and there is a full index of stations and heritage railways. The atlas also has the key in twenty European languages