When a truck or lorry strikes a railway bridge the infrastructure owner (Network Rail or London Underground) is obliged to suspend rail traf...

Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road It's good to see the owlish Robert Wright maintaining the long tradition of Financial Time...

Today's FT has come out firmly in favour of 'The Frankenstein' train as a means of accurately describing the IEP. ' The IEP ...

There are dangers in believing that old canard about the 'earth moving' during passion. As this South African couple quickly discov...

The Fact Compiler has received a communication from a concerned resident of Sheppey, which is soon to become a hole in the ground. It would ...

The Fact Compiler had assumed that last night's ATOC/NR fringe event was subject to Chatham House rules and therefore suppressed the urg...

Telegrammed by Brochet A wondrous new website, on the redevelopment of Birmingham New Street station, has appeared on the interweb. Regretta...

Ruth Kelly - opportunity knocks! The Prime Minister is attending the Labour party conference. He addresses the Conference on Tuesday. On Wed...

Kent On-line reports that the Chunnel blaze was more severe than that experienced in 1996. Fire chiefs briefed Kent County Councillors and M...

Even though we are now in the season of mellow fruitfulness the Railway Gardeners continue to ply their trade (or Network Rail fails to ply ...

This from Auto-Trader Apologies for the off-topic post but it was just too good!

From our man at 222 Marylebone Road Wednesday morning sees the brothers and sisters debate Transport at t'Conference. Expect Saint Ruth ...

Captain Deltic of Modern Railway's fame is renowned for the surgical skill with which he wields the stiletto. Therefore The Fact Compile...

Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road A confused indifference pricing expert writes. Lease rentals for the MOLA fleet were set (b...

Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road More on ORR chair hunt. We note that a chair is static and squeaks if you try to move it aroun...

The latest issue of Private Eye has an 'HP Sauce' story about Crossrail lite. Railway Eye readers will of course already be aware of...

Telegrammed by The Raver The National Rail Awards have been sponsored by Angel Trains for the last nine years. However, with the media frien...

Exciting times at the Office for Rail Regulation. The Sunday Times advises that the regulatory body is looking for a new chair . Whither Chr...

Telegrammed by our man in 222 Marylebone Road According to Appendix A – 'Indicative Strategic Research Projects' of DafT's '...

The Fact Compiler has been contacted by a confused senior manager in a Rosco. Dear Fact Compiler , he politely writes. I am somewhat confuse...