Today's Railways UK

{{Short description|English rail transport magazine}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}{{Use British English|date=September 2017}}

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|editor = Robert Pritchard

|previous_editor = Peter Fox
Paul Abell
Jonathan Webb

|staff_writer = Alan Yearsley
Ian Beardsley

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|category = Rail transport

|frequency = Monthly

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|publisher = Platform 5

|founder = Platform 5

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|firstdate = January 2002

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|based = Sheffield

|country = England

|language = English

|website = [http://www.platform5.com/ www.platform5.com]

|issn = 1475-9713}}

Today's Railways UK is an English-based monthly magazine covering rail transport in Great Britain. It was founded by Platform 5 in January 2002 as Entrain as a sister publication to Today's Railways Europe, in January 2006 it was rebranded as Today's Railways UK.{{Cite web|title=Entrain. – British Library|url=http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=BLVU1&search_scope=LSCOP-ALL&docId=BLL01007193540&fn=permalink|access-date=2021-08-18|website=explore.bl.uk}}{{Cite web|title=Today's railways. – British Library|url=http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=BLVU1&search_scope=LSCOP-ALL&docId=BLL01013421643&fn=permalink|access-date=2021-08-18|website=explore.bl.uk}}

The magazine was set up by Peter Fox, who wrote a monthly "Grumpy Old Man" Column. It is owned by Platform 5 publications. Fox was editor-in-chief of the magazine until his death in 2011.{{cite news |last1=Casely |first1=Gordon |title=Peter Fox |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-herald-1130/20110311/282368331153057 |access-date=7 November 2020 |work=The Herald |date=11 March 2011}}

Robin Sisson, the rail campaigner, worked for Today's Railways UK as assistant editor, under editor-in-chief Peter Fox, from 2006 until his death in 2008.{{cite news |title=Tributes to rail expert Robin, 50 |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/3191308.tributes-to-rail-expert-robin-50/ |access-date=7 November 2020 |work=Telegraph & Argus|date=2 July 2008}} Sisson wrote the monthly "Just the Ticket" feature.{{cite news |title=Robin Sisson |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/community/obituaries/robin-sisson-1-2507846 |access-date=7 November 2020 |work=Yorkshire Post|date=12 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008031444/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/community/obituaries/robin-sisson-1-2507846 |archive-date=8 October 2012 }}

Production of the magazine was suspended in April 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and resumed with the July 2020 issue.{{Cite web|title=Platform 5 Publishing|url=http://www.silverserviceconsultancy.co.uk/platform5/|access-date=2021-08-18|website=silverserviceconsultancy.co.uk}}