Platform 5 Publishing @Platform5Rail
We've been publishing books and magazines on the UK and European rail scenes since the 1970s. We love writing and talking about trains and railways. platform5.com Sheffield, England Joined April 2022-
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Another sample from the new DMU Register. This has details of every DMU vehicle to have operated on the UK rail network. More details on the book here: tinyurl.com/ytfhc8vm
"Recommended strongly." We appreciate the good review of Bernard Mills' trilogy on the Paddington to Penzance route in @RailwayMagazine More details on these books here: tinyurl.com/yyw8atfc
A page sample from the new DMU Register. This has details of every DMU vehicle to have operated on the UK rail network. More details on the book here: tinyurl.com/ytfhc8vm
In a similar vein to the Diesel & Electric Loco Register, this book has details of every DMU vehicle - early railcars, prototype units, first generation, DEMU and second generation DMUs are all listed. More details on it here: tinyurl.com/ytfhc8vm
This is my latest book - and what a massive project it was to put together! It lists every British DMU vehicle, from the first railcars over a century ago, right up to the present day, with full status details. More info and you can buy it here: tinyurl.com/ytfhc8vm
Our website has been upgraded and relaunched! All the latest Platform 5 titles and a large range of other rail & transport books are available there, plus we now offer free UK delivery on orders over £85. Have a look at platform5.com
The first refurbished 222 for @LumoTravel has been outshopped from Alstom’s Widnes facility ahead of the Euston-Stirling service launch next month. 222001 is now numbered 222601 as a 6-car unit and the former First Class seats have been replaced with new seating. 📷 Lumo
A final sample from Trevor Ermel's new book showcasing his photos from the last years of main line steam. Trevor has always had a great eye for composition, even as a teenager in the 1960s. You can get £3 off with discount code 60SR when ordering it here: platform5.com/Catalogue/Plat…
From our latest book by Trevor Ermel, this is 45236 approaching Shap Wells with 75037 banking on 28 Oct 1967. There's plenty more shots like this in the book and you can get £3 off with discount code 60SR when ordering it here: platform5.com/Catalogue/Plat…
A sample from our new book by Trevor Ermel which shows what a good eye he had for photography as a young lad in the 1960s. Co-Bo D5707 watches from the bay at Carlisle as Black Five 45445 arrives with the Morcambe-Glasgow on 5 Aug 1967. More info here: platform5.com/Catalogue/Hist…
This is our latest new book - Trevor Ermel shares his excellent photographs and very readable tales from chasing the last steam trains during the 1960s. More info here: platform5.com/Catalogue/Hist…
Trevor Ermel's new book showcasing his photos of the last years of main line steam is out now with @Platform5Rail. I edited it and Trevor's shots are great, with plenty of human interest and his tales of chasing steam are a good read. Info on the book: tinyurl.com/yc297ww7
The latest TR UK, which includes features on the Tyne & Wear Metro, first refurbished Voyager, 1Z10 - railway photography with a difference and Story Behind the Name: John Axon GC, as well as all of the latest news, is now on sale or see our website: bit.ly/4ui24Wx
DRS are holding an open day on Saturday 11 July...
A final sample from our new Paddington to Penzance during the Diesel Era books. This was Penzance on 27 May 1974 with D1030 & D1051 waiting to head west. More samples on our website where you can get £3 off each of the 3 books with discount code LP at platform5.com/Catalogue/Plat…
Another sample from our third Paddington to Penzance during the Diesel Era book. This is D811 on the 13.49 St Erth-Kensington Olympia milk on 13 Sept 1971. More samples on our website and you can get £3 off each of the books with discount code LPP at platform5.com/Catalogue/Plat…
A sample from our third Paddington to Penzance during the Diesel Era book. This is D1071 on 5 Aug 1976 (full caption below the pic). More samples on our website and get £3 off all 3 books with discount code LPP at: platform5.com/Catalogue/Plat…
This is the third of our 3 new books by Bernard Mills. It's packed full of previously unseen diesel-hydraulic shots like this (D1054 with 07.08 Bradford-Penzance on 27 Oct 1973). For a limited time you can get £3 off each book with discount code LPP at: platform5.com/Catalogue/Mode…
Another vintage shot from our second Paddington to Penzance during the Diesel Era book. This is D1067 with the 12.15 Penzance to Exeter stopper nearly 56 years ago on 24 April 1970. More samples are on our website where you can get £3 off with code LPP platform5.com/Catalogue/Mode…
Another sample from our second Paddington to Penzance during the Diesel Era book. It's full of previously unseen shots like this one of D1026 & D1009 passing at Teignmouth on 29 Mar 1972. More samples on our website and you can get £3 off with code LPP at platform5.com/Catalogue/Mode…
A sample from our second Paddington to Penzance during the Diesel Era book. This is D838 at Tavistock Junction on 8 Dec 1970 (the full caption below the pic). More samples on our website and get £3 off all 3 books with discount code LPP at: platform5.com/Catalogue/Mode…
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