This from Alstom ... Alstom today opens the biggest and most sophisticated centre for train modernisation ever in the UK. In a major boost...

Good news from the Shire this morning! The great and the good are gathering in Derby for an announcement about an order for 750 new 'A...

Overheard at Railtex... I must says, Holmes, it certainly makes you proud to see that so many rolling stock manufacturers see such potenti...

The Labour Party leader visited Wabtec in Doncaster yesterday. Wabtec in the UK, as any ful kno, is one of the key players in rolling stoc...

Greater Anglia has posted images of its new Stadler and Bombardier trains. The new 'Flirt' trains will " operate on InterC...

This from Henry Hectare... In the past Eye has been somewhat critical of a certain Mr Kipling's role in the procurement of new rolling...

This from Ithuriel...   The Invitations to Tender for the new replacement franchises, sees bidders get brownie points for quality improveme...

Finally some good news for Derby! Clearly stung into action by the national campaign to save the UK's last train manufacturing plant the...

This courtesy of the Wyvern Rail newsgroup ... I am very pleased to announce after many many months of negotiations that the Sultan of Brune...

As usual, Eye is bang on the nail! This posted by our columnist, The Marsham Street Observer , on Wednesday the 19th January... The place [...

This video from Eurostar - note the absence of broom cupboards. And here the details of the announcement: Eurostar International, the high-s...

So Workington is reunited, thanks to a sprightly turn of foot from Network Rail, Northern, DRS and DafT. Whilst congratulations are due to a...

Latest figures from Moley on how light the government is in its promise to deliver 1,300 new vehicles... Norman Baker (Lewes, Liberal Democr...

Telegrammed by Ithuriel High class weaseling in the High Court of Parliament John Leech (Manchester, Withington, Liberal Democrat) Transpo...

Today Passenger Focus published the results of its Spring 2009 Passenger Satisfaction Survey. One of the questions the watchdog asked passen...

So Gordon Brown is meeting the Chinese Vice Premier today. Is this a sign of movement on the 200 new DMU vehicles ? Probably not. In the cur...

Ministers regularly excoriate TOCs and NR for late running so how is DafTs own record at delivering to passengers? This from a distinctly op...

As predicted by the Eye yesterday , Hitachi have thrown in the towel on bidding for the 1,200 new Thameslink vehicles. This from their press...

The bid process for the 1,200 new Thameslink vehicles goes from strength to strength. Or so it would appear judging by the number of keyword...

Captain Deltic reporting that Rotem has not submitted a bid for the 200+ DMU vehicles brought forward by the Pre Budget Statement: " W...