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Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Eurostar unveils new brand

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Eye sees that Eurostar's new branding has gone down as well as might be expected. Following the merger with Thalys the new logo will be ...
Sunday, 22 January 2023

Whelan invades Gussett's table

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It's the battle of the Titans! What are we to make of the growing media rivalry between those two icons of the industrial landscape ( sh...
Saturday, 21 January 2023

Reshuffle!

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Good news for fans of alternative energy! Eye understands that departmental decks may be shuffled on Monday. Look out for: A new Dept for Sc...
Thursday, 19 January 2023

More supply chain woe

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As part of the exciting DfT Annual Business Plan process swinging cuts are in view. Eye readers will be aware that all TOCs have had to subm...
Monday, 12 December 2022

Rail Minister supports Railway Carol Service

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After a two year hiatus, caused by the dreaded 'Rona, the TBF Rail Staff Carol Service has returned! This year's event will take pla...
Tuesday, 6 December 2022

Lookalike...

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Latest from Unity House... We're not all right Jack.
Friday, 18 November 2022

Fuel Duty - 23% Increase!

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In perhaps one of the more unexpected developments in yesterday's 'Fiscal Incident' the Fuel Duty Escalator has returned! Surpri...
Thursday, 17 November 2022

Iain Stewart elected TSC Chair

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Iain Stewart, the Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South, has been elected Chair of the Transport Select Committee. Iain was first elected ...

Frank Ward elected new GS of TSSA

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Congratulations to Frank Ward, the new General Secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA). This from the  TSSA websi...
Tuesday, 26 July 2022

Railway Dictionary update

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 This from our lexicographer friend Barry Spotter... The word for today is: Optimism: hopefulness and confidence about the future or success...
Sunday, 24 July 2022

CrossCountry restores THE marque

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In these confusing and worrying times... It is nice to see a classic and reassuring brand restored to Britain's Railway - courtesy of th...
Wednesday, 13 July 2022

Varsity Line sent down!

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Good news for fans of Scorched Earth Policy. Following his swift departure from the Tory leadership election, Grant Shapps has now announced...
Tuesday, 12 July 2022

Shapps consciously uncoupled

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Alas, the Curse of Eye strikes again! Mere hours after Steve Strong - Our Man in the Lobby - shared his searing analysis of Michael Green...
Monday, 11 July 2022

That there Westminster...

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This from Steve Strong, Eye's man in The Lobby... Even you navvies will have noticed it's all kicking off in Westminster. Your very ...
Wednesday, 6 July 2022

Farewell Lee Rowley

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This is a shame.  Lee Rowley was a very good BEIS minister who actively engaged with and supported the rail supply chain. With great regret,...
Tuesday, 5 July 2022

The Race for GBR!

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Good news for fans of moving government agencies out of London.   DfT has published the shortlist of those towns and cities bidding to host...
Monday, 4 July 2022

GWML & ECML on Go-Slow

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This from Rev E Gunter... Much excitement over on the twitter-snore , following rumours that Hitachi are fitting speed limiters to all 800 s...

Celebrating a railway Open to All

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This from Barry Spotter... Seen at Appledore Station: Good to see Southern providing dedicated parking spaces for seniors.

Railway Euphemisms #1

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An occasional series celebrating railway obfuscation. This from Wrexham.com : Alexia Course, Director of Transport Operations at TfW explain...
Sunday, 3 July 2022

A gentle step back into the water...

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Someone has to say what we have all seen... Due to popular demand (thank you Mx GBR Twistedrail-Thienes) Railway Eye is restored! Never one ...
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