''Rail Business Intelligence'' was a fortnightly subscription newsletter for senior managers, investors, lawyers, contractors, consultants, local authorities, trade unionists, manufacturers and service providers working in the

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. After 23 years and 554 issues the final print edition was produced in March 2018, and

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's UK news is now published online as

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History

''Rail Business Intelligence'' was launched in March 1995 as ''Rail Privatisation News'', with Roger Ford as Founding Editor. Initially conceived as a short-term project to provide inside information for financial, legal and commercial organisations taking part in the

privatisation of British Rail The privatisation of British Rail was the process by which ownership and operation of the railways of Great Britain passed from government control into private hands. Begun in 1994, it had been completed by 1997. The deregulation of the industr ...

, the ''

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'' newsletter saw circulation continuing to expand after the 1997 general election, and in 1998 the title was changed to ''Rail Business Intelligence'' to reflect its ongoing role in the UK's privatised rail market. It was published every second Thursday as a printed magazine and also in PDF electronic format. Alongside contributions from Editor Robert Preston and Founding Editor Roger Ford the main Contributing Editors were Chris Jackson Murray Hughes, Nick Kingsley, Richard Hope, Andrew Grantham and Tony Miles.text added by Tony Miles of RBI The newsletter was part of the

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based

, which includes publications such as ''

'', ''

Metro Report International ''Metro Report International'' is a business journal for urban transport professionals which covers the metro, light rail, tram and commuter rail industries worldwide. It includes news and articles looking at urban transport around the world, ...

'' and RailwayGazette.com.

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