''Railnews'' is a national monthly
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for the
British railway network.
Content
''Railnews'' concentrates on issues important to employees of the railway industry, such as investment, careers, changes to industry structure, and political developments, as well as industrial relations and other
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matters. It also maintains a focus on the people of the rail industry, rather than the companies alone. As a trade title covering the modern industry, it is not designed for railway enthusiasts or the heritage railway market.
The ethos of ''Railnews'' is to be "dispassionate, objective and accurate". Following this, ''Railnews'' never carries unmarked
advertorial
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s, although much of its advertising revenue does come from major rail firms and franchise operators.
History
''Railnews ''was originally the
house newspaper of
British Railways, published by the
British Railways Board
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. It first appeared in 1963 under the editorship of Keith Horrox with a price of 6
d, replacing the former magazines which had been produced for each railway Region, although Regional 'slip' pages continued for many years. From 1978 to October 1996 it was issued free to all employees of British Rail. An attempt to sell it as a result of the
privatisation of British Rail
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was unsuccessful and production ceased in October 1996. In February 1997 the title was revived by some former BR managers, with Sir
William McAlpine as Chairman and Cyril Bleasdale as Managing Director. Both have maintained these positions ever since. Only four months went by between the ending of the BR version and the launch of its independent successor.
Today
''Railnews'' is no longer a house journal with a particular stance to maintain and, although fully supportive of the industry it serves, it carries objective, balanced reports. Distributed to both individual subscribers and large railway companies (who have corporate subscriptions) it penetrates the entire industry from trackside to boardroom.
The newspaper and website were both fully redesigned in February 2012, bringing a new, cleaner, more modern look to the title. Since September 2009 the Managing Editor has been former
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journalist Sim Harris. He succeeded Paul Whiting, who is now Consulting Editor.