The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Corporation (BTMUCC) has launched a new rolling stock leasing company.
The new entity already has 27 locomotives and 50 freight cars on lease to lessees in the UK and Belgium.
As railway wags will quickly transform BTMUCC into 'Butt Muck' it comes as no surprise that the new ROSCO will be known as Beacon Rail.
Good news from our caring, sharing, modally-agnostic Government:
According to Downing Street "The 450 Jaguar-Land Rover staff who have been told today that they are to lose their jobs, will be given Government help to find work".
Presumably railway workers, who have been losing their jobs hand over fist, can go stuff themselves?
Charming!
'Zeppelin raid fatalities blamed on railway'.
Presumably Prince Harry's nick-name faux pax means we can no longer finger the Hun for this one!
UPDATE: Our man with a wind turbine on his chimney writes...
"The Zeppelin attack on Nottingham completely explodes rail's so called 'green' credentials.
"At a time of national emergency, when every ton of coal counted, the direct ancestor of East Midlands Trains was wasting precious energy, and increasing global warming, by leaving gas lights burning all night.
"Who will hold Tim Shoveller to account?!?"
UPDATE: Biggles writes...
"Maybe Chiltern or LOROL could bring back the Schienenzeppelin (pictured below)?"
Right. Stop this. it is getting silly!
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