Platform 5

Platform 5
Founded1977
FoundersPeter Fox
Neil Webster
Country of originEngland
Headquarters locationSheffield
Publication typesBooks, magazines
Nonfiction topicsRail transport
Official websitewww.platform5.com

Platform 5 is a publisher that specialises in rail transport books and magazines. The full name of the company is Platform 5 Publishing Limited.[1] It was founded by Peter Fox and Neil Webster in 1977. It initially produced books with a target market of the rail enthusiast in the United Kingdom[2] before diversifying into magazines and also Europe. Today's Railways (later Today's Railways Europe) was launched in 1994 and Entrain (later Today's Railways UK) in 2002.[3][4] During the COVID-19 pandemic it suspended publication of its journals.[5] It is based in Sheffield.[6]

References

  1. ^ "PLATFORM 5 PUBLISHING LIMITED filing history - GOV.UK". gov.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Platform 5". britishrailwaybooks.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. ^ Obituary: Peter Fox The Herald (Glasgow) 11 March 2011
  4. ^ 25 Years of Today's Railways (Europe) Today's Railways Europe issue 283 July 2019 page 32
  5. ^ "Platform 5 Publishing". www.silverserviceconsultancy.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Platform 5 Publishing Ltd, Sheffield - Publisher in Sheffield | addressschool.com". Address School. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

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