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Philip Sherratt Editor
A lifelong railway enthusiast, Philip began reading Modern Railways in his early teens. He joined the editorial team in 2014 as an assistant before becoming Editor in 2020 and considers it a daily privilege to go behind the scenes in our fascinating industry. Away from railways he is organist at his local church in Nottingham.
philip.sherratt@keypublishing.com
Roger Ford Industry and Te chnology Editor
Roger trained as an engineer with English Electric and on qualifying joined the Traction Division, where the latest copy of Modern Railways, in its first year of publication, was waiting on his desk when he arrived. Having been poached by the English Electric Press Office he then pursued a varied career in industrial publicity management before becoming a full-time writer and joining Modern Railways in 1976 as contributing news editor. Over the following years Roger has found his engineering training invaluable in understanding the growing range of topics covered in his column ‘Informed Sources’, which, as the title implies, draws heavily on the expertise of his many contacts throughout the railway.
roger@alycidon.com
James Abbott Consultant Editor
As a small child James was s…
