Today's Railways Europe

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Today's Railways Europe
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Cover of Today's Railways Europe №303, featuring an image of a PKP class EP07
EditorKeith Barrow
Former editorsDavid Haydock
Categories Rail transport
FrequencyMonthly
Publisher Platform 5
FounderPlatform 5
First issueJuly 1994
CountryEngland
Based in Sheffield
Language English
Website www.platform5.com
ISSN 1354-2753

Today's Railways Europe is an English-based monthly magazine covering rail transport in Europe. It was founded by Platform 5 in July 1994. Initially published bimonthly, from August 1997 it was published monthly. [1] It also covered rail transport in Great Britain, and was named simply Today's Railways, until a sister publication Entrain (later Today's Railways UK ) was launched in 2002, and from then on Today's Railways Europe concentrated on rail transport in Continental Europe. [2] [3] [4] Production of the magazine as of 3 April 2020 was suspended due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Production resumed with the July 2020 issue. [5] [6]

The magazine was edited by Peter Fox until his death in 2011. Fox wrote the monthly "Grumpy Old Man" column. [7] The present editor is Keith Barrow. [8]

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References

  1. Comment: Two Years On Today's Railways issue 13 June/July 1996 page 5
  2. 200 Months of TR EU - What do you want next? Today's Railways Europe issue 200 August 2012 page 5
  3. 25 Years of Today's Railways (Europe) Today's Railways Europe issue 283 July 2019 page 32
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