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.
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A final sample of the photos and captions in David Staines' new book on the Railways of the South East during the 80s & 90s. You can get £3 off it with voucher code ROSE and more details are here: tinyurl.com/4vjpd2p7
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The Beaten Track Volume 6 is now on sale!
Get £5 off with discount code BT6 when ordering direct from us at tinyurl.com/4f7hhzv7
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Here's another sample of the top quality shots in David Staines' new book on the Railways of the South East during the 80s & 90s. You can get £3 off it with voucher code ROSE and more details are here: tinyurl.com/4vjpd2p7
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Another sample from David Staines' new book on the Railways of the South East during the 80s & 90s - a massive working in this case! You can get £3 off it with voucher code ROSE and more details are here: tinyurl.com/4vjpd2p7
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Here's an example of the quality of pictures and captions in David Staines' new book on the Railways of the South East during the 80s & 90s. You can get £3 off it with voucher code ROSE and more details are here: tinyurl.com/4vjpd2p7
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This is our latest book from the excellent photographer David Staines. You can get £3 off it by using promo code ROSE when ordering direct from Platform 5 and there are some page samples on this page of our website: tinyurl.com/4vjpd2p7
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We have found a few copies of our of print volumes of The Beaten Track in our warehouse. All have slight knocks. If interested, email orders@platform5.com or call us on 01142558000.
We currently have:
5 x Vol 1
9 x Vol 2
1 x Vol 3
Books are cover price plus p&p.
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99012 & 99013 have arrived in the UK.
Look out for them travelling on the rail network soon!
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Today is the very last chance to order the 2026 Combine with the £5 discount code LCS26. Just add the code in the voucher code box before checking out to get the discount. More details here: tinyurl.com/k429kshw
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99010 has arrived in the UK and was transferred to Leicester yesterday. No doubt we'll see it working on the main line for @GBRailfreight shortly.
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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Platform 5 Publishing retweeted
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
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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:
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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:
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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:
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