The bids for the IEP were submitted to the DfT today. Unfortunately Alstom weren't amongst the bidders having pulled the plug on their b...

Not a happy Monday for folk arriving on early morning trains into Euston today, many of whom were delayed into the capital (surprise, surpr...

The DafT official tasked with masterminding Government electrification policy (or lack there-of) has been discovered moon-lighting as an ex...

In a shock horror splash across most of the Sundays the Campaign for Better Transport has revealed that walk on fares are err... more expens...

Beleaguered Network Rail boss Iain Coucher was in grim mood as he gave an address to the railway industry's Fourth Friday networking clu...

This Gentleman was recently seen shopping for a lawn mower. Despite the very large cheque in his hand (pictured) his local B&Q were unab...

***DfT announcement yesterday on changes to IEP bidders*** " Hitachi Europe had been succeeded as an applicant for the In...

***Both Peter Aldridge and Robert Marrill, Head of Customer Services and Operations at HSBC Rail have been seen shopping for new lawn mower...

The Big Grin used yesterday's Prime Minister's Questions to hint that he has something revolutionary and exciting up his sleeve for ...

The current turbulence in the world's financial markets has not left the Rolling Stock Leasing Companies unscathed. With the price of ca...

Oh dear - is ageing satirical magazine Private Eye loosing the plot? The latest issue has a story by Gavel Basher on "worth every penny...

***Short staffed and under pressure crew on an Arriva XC Leeds to Soton service this morning were delighted when ISS manager Margaret rolled...

Telegrammed by our man in 222 Marylebone Road... H ere is Tom ( why are you all so bloody miserable ) Harris addressing the Institute o...

Media sections in yesterday's papers reported the likely demise of The London Paper, Murdoch's Standard spoiler. Despite denials tod...

A rail gourmet rants: 08:30 Kings X to Newcastle - No chef 09:00 Kings X to Edinburgh - Chef but no food! The Fact Compiler wonders whe...

Rail Minister Tom Harris had a difficult end to his week on Friday when there was quite a media brouhaha over his blog question demanding wh...

***Letter from The Business Editor, Rail*** Dear Fact Compiler I enjoyed your analysis of last week's story about NR and its look at new...

There was a time when this Gentleman was so far to the left that the photographer would have had to be in the Guard's van to get his pic...

Who stands to benefit from today's leak that Network Rail is to undertake a review into the construction of five new main lines? Not Net...

BASEL (Reuters) - Switzerland's national railway has told its workers to stop using their normal orange reflective vests after confused...