About Us
Railnews™ is the leading publication for the rail industry.
Published monthly and with a readership today of over 200,000, which includes everyone from board room executives to track side staff, Railnews™ plays an important part in communicating what's going on in the railways to a wide ranging audience.
Understanding that readers want more than just the reporting of day-to-day news, Railnews™ works hard to document major developments taking place on, and off, the tracks.
A brief history of Railnews
Railnews™ was first published 48 years ago, selling for sixpence (2.5p). After Sir Peter Parker, who placed great emphasis on internal communications, became British Rail chairman in 1977, Railnews™ was issued free to all rail industry employees, a policy that continued until BR was privatised.
British Rail shut down Railnews™ in October 1996 but a small group of former rail managers re-launched the paper as an independent publication four months later. Since February 1997, some 9 million copies of Railnews™ have been printed and circulated.
