Summary
Today's Railways UK is an English-based monthly magazine covering rail transport in Great Britain. It was founded by Platform 5 in January 2002 as Entrain as a sister publication to Today's Railways Europe, in January 2006 it was rebranded as Today's Railways UK.[1][2][3]
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| Editor | Robert Pritchard |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Peter Fox Paul Abell Jonathan Webb |
| Staff writers | Alan Yearsley Ian Beardsley |
| Categories | Rail transport |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Platform 5 |
| Founder | Platform 5 |
| First issue | January 2002 |
| Country | England |
| Based in | Sheffield |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.platform5.com |
| ISSN | 1475-9713 |
The magazine was set up by Peter Fox, who wrote a monthly "Grumpy Old Man" Column. It is owned by Platform 5 publications. Fox was editor-in-chief of the magazine until his death in 2011.[4]
Robin Sisson, the rail campaigner, worked for Today's Railways UK as assistant editor, under editor-in-chief Peter Fox, from 2006 until his tragic death in a traffic accident in 2008.[5] Sisson wrote the monthly "Just the Ticket" feature.[6]
Production of the magazine was suspended in April 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and resumed with the July 2020 issue.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Entrain. - British Library". explore.bl.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Today's railways. - British Library". explore.bl.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Today's Railways UK". media.info. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Casely, Gordon (11 March 2011). "Peter Fox". The Herald. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Tributes to rail expert Robin, 50". Telegraph & Argus. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Robin Sisson". Yorkshire Post. 12 July 2008. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Platform 5 Publishing". www.silverserviceconsultancy.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2021.