La Vie du Rail

La Vie du Rail (English: Railway Life) is a French publishing group headquartered in Auray, which specialises in magazines and books about rail transport, and transport more generally. The editor-in-chief is Vincent Lalu.

La Vie du Rail
StatusActive
Founded1952 (1952)
FounderSNCF
Country of origin France
Headquarters locationAuray, Brittany
Publication typesLa Vie du Rail magazine
Ville, rail & transports
Rail Passion
Nonfiction topicsRail transport
Official websitewww.vdr-multimedia.com

It was started in 1952 as an in-house publication of the SNCF, taking over the role played by Notre Métier ("Our trade") since 1938. In 1965 it became a weekly paid-for magazine independent of the SNCF, which retains a minority share in the company. The name then passed to the special-interest publishing house.

Titles

Since 2002, so as to diversify its customer base, la Vie du Rail has split its coverage and publishes:

  • La Vie du Rail magazine, generalist weekly centring on rail transport with an average circulation of over 100,000.
  • Ville, rail & transports ("Town, rail & transport"): Initially weekly and titled Rail & Transport, it was then published every two weeks as Ville & transports magazine. In 2009 it merged with La Vie du rail international.[Note 1] It is aimed at those working in the transport sector.
  • Historail, quarterly, specialising in rail history.
  • Rail Passion, approximately 100-page monthly with an average circulation of 40,000 copies.

Commercial structure

Shares in the company are split between:

  • Vincent Lalu et Associés, 71%
  • SNCF, 10%
  • Société du personnel de La Vie du Rail, 5%
  • Groupe La Vie-Le Monde, 5%
  • Groupe Ouest-France, 5%
  • Mutuelle d'assurance des artisans de France, 4%.

See also

Notes

  1. First issue after the merger: Ville, rail & transports 469, 8 April 2009.
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