Colas and Network Rail have honoured the founder of the Railway Children. A Colas class 66 was named David Maidment OBE at the National...

This from the Pendocycle200 Team...   Virgin Trains staff at Manchester Piccadilly are organising a charity event in support of The Chri...

Possibly the best picture on the internet you will see today!   And all in a good cause. The proceeds from sales of EMT breakfasts t...

This from Alan Moss, National Secretary, ASLEF/Virgin Trains Safety Advisory Committee...   Could you please take a moment to pass the fol...

It appears that the Fact Compiler has a long lost sibling! A Mr Methane, aka The Fart Compiler (sic, but very funny) has written to as...

Eye was amused to receive the following email from Odgers' uber-recruitment guru Tim Hartley. Well not from him, obviously, but fro...

This from Eye's friends at the Railway Children... Cycle India takes place 8th to 17th November 2012. It’s a 480km bike ride from the Ta...

This from John Gelson over at East Coast... I thought Eye readers might be interested in East Coast's support for the Railway Children...

This from Inspector Blakey... Would you mind giving a plug to my friend Ollie's charity fundraising tour of the FGW network? He's ai...

Gaudete! This year's Transport Benevolent Fund rail staff carol service takes place on: Wednesday 21st December at 12:30 at St Mary...

Is there no end to the NR Charm Offensive? Apparently Huggable has embraced the Big Society ... "Railway Heritage Trust awarded funding...

Gaudete! This year's Transport Benevolent Fund rail staff carol service takes place on: Wednesday 15th December at 12:30 at St Mary...

Whilst yesterday's railwaymen pootle about with kettles in their back gardens what should be the plaything of today's thrusting rail...

This from the soi disant 'veteran' observer... Eight days on a mountain versus a lifetime on the streets As you read this an intrepi...

Oh how the mighty have fallen! The Fact Compiler has received this plaintive email from Wolmar: Please can you put this on your website: Eng...

This from a Mr Houghton... Dear Fact Compiler Would you be willing to mention that Railway Vehicle Engineering Limited participated in t...

This just in from Tony Miles... My good friend Charlie Hulme who runs the North Wales Coast website - one of the oldest and the best - has ...

This from the Railway Children... The search is on for people in the rail industry to take part in a unique challenge. Railway Children, a c...

...please spare a thought for those whose Christmas will be less than festive. Help t he Ra ilway Children reach out to a child on our stree...