The recent thread on Chris Randall's departure to Cyprus has excited further reader comment. A Mr Wright writes from Southwark Bridge: ...

Much excitement late this evening as a DafT press release hurtles into The Fact Compiler's inbox. It is an early morning invitation to a...

In the bad old days of British Rail the industry was rife with Spanish Practices. For our younger readers these were "irregular or rest...

The Fact Compiler had occasion to read Hello! magazine today and was delighted to see so many people who are famous, for being famous. Good ...

Wonderful! The Fact Compiler is wiping a tear from his eye!

The Fact Compiler is grateful to a reader for bringing this splendidly base-lined survey to his attention. " Remember the happy days wh...

This from Driver Potter's website Large bang . It's hot, damn hot!

Regular readers of Railway Eye will recollect that the industry is divided over the correct term of abuse to apply to the InterCity Express ...

The Fact Compiler can barely conceal his excitement when the latest FCP Quarterly flops through the letter box. As usual it is packed full o...

Now that Railway Garden season is at an end time to catch up on other lineside horrors. The excellent site ' Death by Health and Safety ...

Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road ORR is reported to be waiting for a visitation from the provisional wing of the RSPCA! The rec...

Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road Reflections on the defection of the well known wrecker and trouble maker Chris Randall to Cyp...

Contempt of the High Court of Parliament? As any fule kno DafT's Laughing Stock Plan will produce only 1156 additional vehicles (at ...

Good news from National Express East Coast. Consultants employed by the TOC have backed their bid for additional ECML paths! No shit sherlo...

Telegrammed by our man in 222 Marylebone Road In assessing the affordability of DafT's High Level Output Specification for its final De...

News reaches the Fact Compiler that rail hack Chris Randall is taking an extended break from writing about Britain ’s ever-newsworthy rail i...

***LNE/NE (D2) Pway trackwalking has found 5chain lengths of keys stolen from track on down between Stockton Stn & Norton South 30m 68c...

Telegrammed by our man in 222 Marylebone Road Lord Adonis is now being creamed regularly by the feared Railway Lords as his civil serpents k...

Good news for travellers and time keeping on the Midland Mainline . EMT has decided to adopt an initiative first used by Virgin Cross Countr...

So Metronet staff are finally to transfer over to London Underground in December. And not before time. The amount of duplication and man mar...