Station car parking charges are unregulated and therefore provide a highly lucrative revenue stream for increasingly cash strapped TOCs. Nor...

When is a franchise commitment not a franchise commitment? When DafT says so, silly! Bowler tip to Rail Manager on Line for these gems: Thi...

As any fule kno a good PR man has to be up to date and ahead of the curve. But what's this? A quick visit to the website of soi disant ...

Exciting news from First Group! Vehicles maintained by the Aberdeen company's US subsidiary, First Vehicle Services, play an important p...

This from DfT... The Department for Transport held its second annual Listening to Industry Day on Thursday 22 January. The purpose of the ev...

Man congratulates boss on good idea! This from NCE ... Crossrail executive chairman Doug Oakervee said today that he was ' encouraged ...

***Boriswatch has the latest details of Estuary Aerodrome - including proposed links into the rail network***

Go-Ahead must still think they are in with a chance on the South Central franchise. This from the Kent News ... Train company U-turns on car...

At last a spot of honesty from the Department for Transport! A number of trade titles, including Modern Railways, are running DafT ads for F...

This from the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust: The second run of The Peppercorn Pioneer on Sunday 1st February 2009 will now start from Doncaster ...

More good news from Europe. Raedwald has discovered that soon we shall all be Criminals in the eyes of the state, following a decision made...

***Good news for those who want to see the wires go up."

The Fact Compiler has received the following amusing anecdote from a reader: En route to Wirksworth a colleague catches an EMT service from...

Now this is how Network Rail should select Public Members Teresa Villiers - get on down !

Driver Potter knows which side his bread is buttered on! His latest post offers some splendid shots of 3417 on the main with 73109 "in...

Another gem from Wednesday's PAC : " Within two years of the formation of the Rail Service Delivery Directorate in 2005, 30% of the...

Dr Death and the Department for Transport knows exactly which TOC's are in the sh1t. As this under reported session of Wednesday's P...