Platform 5

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Platform 5
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Founded1977
FoundersPeter Fox
Neil Webster
Country of originEngland
Headquarters location Sheffield
Publication typesBooks, magazines
Nonfiction topics Rail transport
Official website www.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 temporarily 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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