Tuesday, 27 May 2008
Ken's little eggs
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Today is the day that BoJo took over Metronet and it's £1.4bn obligation to upgrade the BCV & SSR lines. It is also the day when a n...
FGW can't let sleeping dogs lie
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The decision by First Great Western to end joint occupancy in standard class sleeping car compartments has been greeted with mixed reviews. ...
Sunday, 25 May 2008
Three in the frame for Freightliner
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SNCF, Go-Ahead and Arcapita are rumoured to be interested in buying intermodal, coal and infrastructure train operator Freightliner, which h...
Metronet transfer to TfL
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***Metronet's transfer to TfL will complete on Tuesday 27th May.***
Saturday, 24 May 2008
Scottish Charter Trains
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The Scottish National Party (SNP) has had something of a Damascene conversion to the private sector in recent years - much to the disgust of...
It's the Railway what won it!
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Tory Toff Tinson's stunning victory at Thursday's Crewe and Nantwich by-election may reveal a bigger seismic shift in the electorate...
Friday, 23 May 2008
South Central Consultation published
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***SOUTH CENTRAL CONSULTATION*** The new South Central franchise is due to start on 20 Sept 2009. DafT published its consultation documen...
Thursday, 22 May 2008
New Chairman of TfL to be Tim Parker
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***GLA Press Release*** Mayor appoints First Deputy Mayor 22-5-2008 261 The Mayor of London, Boris Johns...
Who is the Lone Ranger?
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One of the first appointments to BoJo's new team was 32 year old Kulveer Ranger, the Mayor's Director for Transport Policy. Kulveer,...
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
IEP the truth is out!
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Incompetence is no obstacle to winning contracts from this Government. You can spunk as much public money up the wall as you like BUT say a ...
A good day to bury bad news
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So wedded is Gordon the Big Grin Engine to his PPPs and PFIs that piss-poor past performance is seldom an impediment to winning future work....
Ellman to lead TSC
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***Transcom Press Release*** New Transport Committee Chair announced The House of Commons Transport Committee has today chosen Mrs Louise El...
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Dynamic Duo
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David Pape will be taking on the role of LNE Route Director, following Dyan Crowther's move to the new Midlands & Continental Route....
Third time lucky - for some?
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Network Rail is again recruiting for new Public Members. Once selected the winning candidates join the 180 Public Members of Network Rail ta...
Last man out - turn off the lights
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Latest to join the rush for the door at Metronet before TfL takes over is Mark Thurston. Mark, who ran the track renewal programme critical ...
Crewe to derail the Big Grin Engine?
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Gordon the Big Grin Engine faces almost certain derailment at Thursday's Crewe and Nantwich by-election. Not even the farce of Labour he...
Friday, 16 May 2008
Last Orders on the UndergrounD
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The Fact Compiler is old enough to remember civilised days when you could still have a drink, platform level, Underground. Sloane Square...
Education Education Education
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The Office of Rail Regulation has announced that Ian Prosser will be its new Director of Railway Safety . Ian, who starts at ORR on the 4th ...
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Tom can't count
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Despite Gordon having to borrow a whopping £2bn to make good his disastrous abolition of the 10p tax rate there still appear to be funds slo...
Transport Security Bill - devil in the detail
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The new Transport Security Bill, a s announced in yesterday's Les Majeste style Queens Speech, will: " establish new arrangement...
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