Wednesday, 4 February 2009

Tornado blows NXEC away

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***Some good news for Darlington based fans of the new Peppercorn kettle***

Hoodwinked!

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The Transport Select Committee certainly isn't what it used to be. At this afternoon's session MPs were particularly keen to ask que...

Great leap forward syndrome

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Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road There is a timely article by John Kay, in today's Financial Times, nominally about what he...

First cut is the deepest

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This from SWT... South West Trains today (4 February 2009) announced it is proposing to make a further reduction of 180 posts at the compa...

Star struck

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This from the Sun via Police News ... The BTP detective who keeps the 'Police Reporting UFO Sightings' database is convinced there i...

Snow good

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***A remarkably measured piece from Trixy on TOC's and snow***

The thick of it

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Anyone looking for a spot of light relief this afternoon should head off to the Transport Select Committee. Representatives of First Group, ...

New trains shocker!

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This just in from yesterday's Anglo-sino trade bilateral. UK Government signals unconditional acceptance of terms for Chinese trains.
Tuesday, 3 February 2009

Lookalike lV

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Crossrail CEO

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Finally Rob Holden has been confirmed in post. Crossrail has also appointed: Valerie Todd as Talent and Resources Director (from TfL) Lesley...

Rail spellbound!

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Has Rail editor, Nigel Harris, been got at? Famous for having described the IEP as the Camel Class and roundly condemning it, the great man ...

Virgin moves on ECML?

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***Evening Standard reporting that Beardie Rail has its eye on the East Coast franchise***
Monday, 2 February 2009

The green grass

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On the day the railways stopped because of a bit of snow... Here true ingenuity and pluck! Captain Bob , with bowler tip to Dan. Once men li...

TfL confession - Shock horror

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Not seen today... Make your own with a bowler tip to Obnoxio .

Dead donkey

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Full marks to New Civil Engineer for having its finger on the pulse! This from the NCE website ... Crossrail chief executive to be named tod...

Snow in London - World Ends!

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It's official - public transport can't handle the snow. At least not in the South East . Meanwhile, outside the Metropolitan village...

Webbed fingers

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Avoid Norfolk at all costs, if you plan to require the services of an ambulance. This from the Norwich Evening News ... Ambulance bosses hav...

Tell them nothing!

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Not a good day for Chris Austin OBE, the Director of Public Policy at ATOC. Austin used to head up communications at the SRA before Bowker ...

Route Master

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***Boris suspends buses, but encourages car use***

DB go slow

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So much for the German commitment to running a right time railway. This from the Times ... Keith Heller, the chief executive of EWS ( DB She...