What is it with Germans and trains? Children ordered off trains. Put them in a uniform...

Bad news for wheel barrow manufacturers. According to today's Times the Tories will give the ORR powers to veto or amend NR Directors...

Is the Virgin media machine losing it's legendary PR prowess? Only yesterday Railway Eye reported that a couple had been caught in most ...

An RMT press release announces that the brothers are off to France tomorrow. The union has organised a Eurostar train to Paris so that mem...

Oh dear. Network Rail is at it again. The Borderlands line connects Bidston to Wrexham, a distance of 27 miles. Merseytravel and local user ...

Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road How long before Lord Adonis, the Prince of Daftness, realises that the complacent reassurance...

The Fact Compiler has received an invitation to subscribe to a new weekly industry briefing note. Called XBriefing it promises, for the pri...

Much angst in North Wales over a shortage of rolling stock on Aberystwyth to Birmingham services. According to the Daily Post " peak...

Surprisingly this took place on a Virgin service. Perhaps a case of suck it and see. And of course the lady was from Essex.

Telegrammed by The Master Rail enthusiasts are notorious for disliking change. So it was brave of Pip Dunn (Editor of Railways Illustrated) ...

Much excitement at Corby where Network Rail has built a beautiful new station (on time). Unfortunately intending passengers will now have to...

Good news from the Liberal Democrats! The Beeching cuts of the 1960s will be reversed if the Liberal Democrats win power, according to toda...

On Sunday The Fact Compiler popped round to see Brian Souter with some used carrier bags to refresh his collection. Whilst partaking of a gl...

Splendid news for Oakham and Melton Mowbray (pop 342). According to Transit a new open access operator is hoping to serve the two towns. Si...

First has come out in support of a third runway at Heathrow. Moir Lockhead, the charmless Chief Executive of First Group, says the airport s...

A question for those masters of the black-arts the Timetable Planners. BAA has divied up £240m for Crossrail In return Lord Adonis, Prince ...

A very disappointing result from the latest Railway Eye survey. Readers were invited to answer the simple question " Should Iain Couche...

Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road More tosh from the factually challenged Lord Adonis, Prince of Daftness Lord Wallace of Saltai...

Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road Do they take us for fools? Lord Adonis (Minister of State, Department for Transport; Labo...