La Vie du Rail
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| founded = {{Start date|1952}}
| founder = SNCF
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| headquarters = Auray, Brittany
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| publications = La Vie du Rail magazine
Ville, rail & transports
Rail Passion
| topics = Rail transport
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| url = [http://www.vdr-multimedia.com/ www.vdr-multimedia.com]
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La Vie du Rail ({{langx|en|Railway Life}}) is a French publishing group headquartered in Auray, which specialises in magazines and books about rail transport, and transport more generally. The editor-in-chief is Vincent Lalu.
It was started in 1952 as an in-house publication of the SNCF, taking over the role played by {{lang|fr|Notre Métier}} ("Our trade") since 1938. In 1965 it became a weekly paid-for magazine independent of the SNCF, which retains a minority share in the company. The name then passed to the special-interest publishing house.
Titles
Since 2002, so as to diversify its customer base, la Vie du Rail has split its coverage and publishes:
- La Vie du Rail magazine, generalist weekly centring on rail transport with an average circulation of over 100,000.
- {{lang|fr|Ville, rail & transports}} ("Town, rail & transport"): Initially weekly and titled Rail & Transport, it was then published every two weeks as Ville & transports magazine. In 2009 it merged with La Vie du rail international.First issue after the merger: Ville, rail & transports 469, 8 April 2009. It is aimed at those working in the transport sector.
- Historail, quarterly, specialising in rail history.
- Rail Passion, approximately 100-page monthly with an average circulation of 40,000 copies.
Commercial structure
Shares in the company are split between:
- Vincent Lalu et Associés, 71%
- SNCF, 10%
- {{lang|fr|Société du personnel de La Vie du Rail}}, 5%
- Groupe La Vie-Le Monde, 5%
- Groupe Ouest-France, 5%
- Mutuelle d'assurance des artisans de France, 4%.
See also
Notes
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External links
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.laviedurail.com/ La Vie du Rail, official website]
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.vdr-multimedia.com/ VDR Multimedia, Publisher's website]
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Category:Book publishing companies of France