Sunday, 10 August 2008
Railway Garden Competition #8
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This particular entry is the subject of some debate amongst the judges of the Railway Garden Competition. Is it a Railway Garden or a Stat...
Railway Garden Competition #7
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The railway garden is no different to those apogees of the Horticulturalists' art - the gardens at The Royal Hospital Flower Show, Chels...
The First Trumpet Blast Against...
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There was much angst in the media over Linda Buchanan who rebuked two young men for smoking on a platform and was thrown onto the railway f...
Friday, 8 August 2008
Negligent discharge
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Regular readers of Railway Eye will be aware that Captain Deltic has offered his services to Network Rail, as a Public Member, on more than ...
Gap analysis
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Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road The Competition Commission report into the ROSCOs makes more and more interesting reading. Pro...
Read all about it
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Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road Today the ORR published the report it commissioned into aspects of Network Rail’s governance. ...
Mr Norris to you
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Rob Holden has been lobbying hard in the dead tree media over recent months to secure the top job at Crossrail. Only last weekend the Indepe...
Mouth activated, brain in neutral
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Pre-recorded announcement on an SWT Juniper at Richmond station this morning. "The door buttons are now activated" Our corresponde...
Thursday, 7 August 2008
A World Class Railway
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Read and weep: *** 05/08/08 14:10 #QCTDA03 *** CREATED SUMMARY: POO HIGH ST LC CCTV FLR ...
CoCo - Rosco response
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Angel Trains issued the following terse statement at 12:18 today: “Angel Trains is studying the document and will be responding to the Compe...
Competition Commission Report
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The CoCo's Provisional Findings into allegations that the ROSCOs abused their market position was published this morning at 07:00. Secti...
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Bullshit Bingo Challenge #1
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The Fact Compiler is grateful to Arriva Cross Country for sponsoring Railway Eye's first Bullshit Bingo Challenge. CROSSCOUNTRY APPOINT ...
Oh the irony
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Guido Fawkes points out the dangers of being indiscreet on a train. View Guido's post here. The Fact Compiler rather enjoys listening in...
Tuesday, 5 August 2008
Spot the difference
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There was much media interest at Darlington this weekend for the first steaming of the splendid new Peppercorn Class A1 Pacific locomotive 6...
Cheek
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As ever, it is a case of who you know, not what you know. There have been a growing number of complaints about ride quality on South West Tr...
Rounding error?
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Telegrammed by The Raver Rewriting history is plainly becoming something of a habit for the denizens of rail privatisation. Railway Eye read...
Monday, 4 August 2008
Worst dining experience
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Telegrammed by The Master Intending bon viveurs aboard today's 12:06 Paddington to Penzance soon wished they had packed their sarnies. T...
Now is the winsor of our discontent
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Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road The Salon des Refusés of those suitably qualified railway people who have applied for Network...
It's a wind up
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Much excitement in the freight community. According to HM Courts Service there was a hearing on the 16th July into winding up Advenza Freig...
Sunday, 3 August 2008
Qui custodes
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Telegrammed by our independent expert Now is the time of year when that brave band of railway experts who apply to become public members of ...
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