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Tuesday, 20 January 2009

Leading from the front?

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So London Midland has apologised for their dreadful recent performance. Read Steve Banaghan's frank admission here . As Go-Ahead is obvi...

Year Zero... and some

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Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road DafT, which of course has nothing to do with new trains allocation, is expected to announce on...

It's a fare cop!

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When faced with difficult questions the Department for Transport prefers others to do their dirty work. Latest to come to DafT's rescue ...

Lengthy inquiry

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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch was formed to help improve railway safety. It is tasked with investigating accidents and incidents on...

Whitewash

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***More froth from SWT!***

Zimbabwe election

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Good news for fans of corporate governance. This from the national infrastructure owner.... Network Rail today announced its new designate c...
Sunday, 18 January 2009

Repentant sinner?

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The Sunday Times has further details on the company DafT has set up to progress HS2. The business section names top civil servants Bob Linn...

30/- short

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Good to see The Observer has been paying attention! Dan Milmo reports today that potless National Express East Coast is planning to char...
Saturday, 17 January 2009

Going for a song

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Telegrammed by our Independent Expert Mysteriouser and mysteriouser. Could the case of the missing Victorian ironwork from Primrose Hill sta...
Friday, 16 January 2009

Herod opens kindergarten

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Dear God! This from Transit ... The DfT’s former permanent secretary Sir David Rowlands is to chair a new company to take forward plans for ...
Thursday, 15 January 2009

You lucky people!

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Telegrammed by the Archer Heathrow gets a third runway The roads get another £6bn The railway gets…. ...a new company to help consider the c...

It's off, it's on, it's off, it's on...

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***The Conservatives will cancel the expansion of Heathrow if they win the next General Election, Shadow Transport Secretary Theresa Villier...

Meanwhile, on the real railway...

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Telegrammed by our Independent Expert Transport Secretary Geoff "Doom" today announced grandiose plans for a new "HS2" f...

Feint praise

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Good news for SWT passengers Whilst DfT has prevented the TOC closing many ticket offices there may be no one left to staff them. This just ...

DafT surrenders!

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Good news for the Roscos. Following the embarrassment of the Competition Commission pointing out that it was DafT's own franchising poli...

Heathrow Terminal 3

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The interesting bits from DafT's announcement: The creation of a new company - High Speed 2 - to help consider the case for new high spe...

Greater Reichs Bahn

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Despite earlier denials Deutsche Bahn have now confirmed that they are interested in Eurostsar. This from Reuters ... 'LCR, whose princi...

Better Housekeeping

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As SWT evidently need to save money The Fact Compiler has a suggestion. Why not fire your media agency? After all there is not much point in...

Train formation changes

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Good house keeping or signs of a deepening recession? You decide. This from the BBC ... Brings back happy memories of NSE in the 1980s...
Wednesday, 14 January 2009

New Rosco

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The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Corporation (BTMUCC) has launched a new rolling stock leasing company. The new entity already has 2...
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