Eye is indebted to Mr Rand for this photo and also salutes Network Rail!
This sign points unequivocally to the entrance of a station that was built on the site of a cross, which was erected to the memory of King George IV.
So no more of your 'Kings Cross' nonsense if you please!
This telling tale from the Newcastle Journal...
But speaking to The Journal, the Transport Secretary said the North was getting a fairer deal on cash for transport schemes - so much so that South East MPs had complained.
"I think it probably shows we are really starting to get that balance of investment. What's most important to me is to understand local priorities," she said.
Meanwhile Met-Cam and his NSE MPs still can't understand why they fail to capture seats in Northern metropoleis.
This from @cnsqpr...
Southeastern last ran there in '08 and FGW Link haven't existed since '06.
This via the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway website...
Alan Francis Pegler OBE
It is with great sadness that we report that Alan Francis Pegler passed away on Sunday 18th March 2012 after a short illness. He was 91.
As well as being the President of both the Ffestiniog Railway Society and the Ffestiniog Railway Company, Alan was also responsible for preserving Flying Scotsman after she was withdrawn from service by British Railways.
Alan Francis Pegler OBE: 16th April 1920 - 18th March 2012This from the Mad Hatter...
The picture below came with a press release from South West Trains announcing the new look Basingstoke station.
Surely an early winner of this year's Railway Garden Competition?
UPDATE: This from The Man By The Photocopier...
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