Platform 5

{{Short description|British rail transport publisher}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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|image = Platform 5 logo.png

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|founded = 1977

|founders = Peter Fox
Neil Webster

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|country = England

|headquarters = Sheffield

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|publications = Books, magazines

|topics = Rail transport

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|website = [https://www.platform5.com/ 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.{{Cite web |title=PLATFORM 5 PUBLISHING LIMITED filing history - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01775093/filing-history |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=gov.uk |language=en}} 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{{Cite web |title=Platform 5 |url=https://britishrailwaybooks.co.uk/books/platform5.php |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=britishrailwaybooks.co.uk}} 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.Obituary: Peter Fox The Herald (Glasgow) 11 March 201125 Years of Today's Railways (Europe) Today's Railways Europe issue 283 July 2019 page 32 During the COVID-19 pandemic it temporarily suspended publication of its journals.{{Cite web |title=Platform 5 Publishing |url=http://www.silverserviceconsultancy.co.uk/platform5/ |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=www.silverserviceconsultancy.co.uk}} It is based in Sheffield.{{Cite web |title=Platform 5 Publishing Ltd, Sheffield - Publisher in Sheffield {{!}} addressschool.com |url=https://www.addressschool.com/company/122559/platform-5-publishing-ltd |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=Address School |language=en-us}}