Circle line Stations of the Cross

This from the Catholic Herald...

Commuters forced to ponder the inscrutable workings of London Underground’s Circle Line were this week offered a new diversion. An anonymous artist has designed a pamphlet depicting the 14 Stations of the Cross and has arranged them so they sit alongside stations of the Tube line.


The artist created the beautiful paper-cut illustrations having "found idle train trips an amazingly fruitful time for prayer & contemplation".

The non-profit project, dedicated to JM, can be viewed on-line at the Stations of the King’s Cross website.

Good effort.

The 'Golden Hour' after the solids hit the fan

This from Arthur Leathley in Marketing Week...

A crisis affects the whole business, he says, not just those people directly dealing with it. Leathley says that staff were asking what the crash meant for the business or if it would affect their jobs if the company lost income. He explains: “It’s very easy to thank the 50-odd people on site helping out, but there were people from revenues and finance who came in to help out the communications team.”

A good piece that every railway PR should read, just in case they ever have to face that God-Forbid-Moment.

Pointless signs - Wemyss Bay

This from Electra - and the 7 x 77's...

I was amused to see yesterday's Pointless Sign which came all the way from Upside Downland.

However, Eye readers will be pleased to see that our own railway can still give the Dominions a run for their money!


I have yet to snap the equally superfluous STOP boards planted in the 4-foot at Platforms 9-11 about 2 yards away from the rather obvious buffer ends and red lights.

UPDATE: This from @raretrack, via Twitter...

Wemyss sign NOT pointless - you can see how the wires angle away from the track just after the sign!

Big dewirement risk!

UPDATE: This from Chionanthus VIrginicus...

Is the "No Sand" sign to tell passengers when the tide is in?

Freightliner owner files for bankruptcy protection

This from Bloomburg...

Arcapita, formerly known as First Islamic Investment Bank, filed for Chapter 11 March 19 along with five affiliates, listing assets of $3.06 billion and liabilities of $2.55 billion. Arcapita Investment Holdings Ltd., already in U.S. bankruptcy, has also filed a bankruptcy in the Cayman Islands in aid of the Chapter 11 proceeding.

Arcapita acquired Freightliner in 2008.

Freightliner's website was unavailable for comment, or indeed anything...

UPDATE: Happy Friday! Freightliner now back on-line...