Platform 5

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Platform 5
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. [2] It initially produced books with a target market of the rail enthusiast in the United Kingdom [3] 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. [4] [5] During the COVID-19 pandemic it suspended publication of its journals. [6] It is based in Sheffield South Yorkshire. [7]

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References

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

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