***This from former Rail hack Will Green, now The Journal's Political Editor*** Perhaps Platinum Trains had a point?

By his own words shall you judge him! This from the Daily Telegraph, 15th August 2007 ... " We have had a very simple bidding philosoph...

Richard Bowker’s performance on the BBC’s working lunch programme may have caused one or two viewers a severe bout of indigestion. The Silve...

Extra-ordinary news from the cranktocracy. The Eye is advised that a Baby Deltic is to be reborn! The donor vehicle is 37272 and work has a...

Lord Adonis received a dressing down from the Transport Select Committee yesterday for having leaked his evidence beforehand. " There...

Where Railway Eye goes, ministers are sure to follow. Within hours of our Independent Expert posting that rail fares need to fall because o...

It's Network Rail bonus time again. Confirmation that Iain Coucher and two other senior directors are in line for sizeable bonuses came ...

This from the Currant Bun . " O’Toole – known as the Invisible Man – masterminded the huge transport operation. " Disgraceful!

Captain Deltic reporting that Rotem has not submitted a bid for the 200+ DMU vehicles brought forward by the Pre Budget Statement: " W...

This from DMPS at Newcastle... An announcement on departure of the 16.06 Transpennine Express from Newcastle to Manchester Airport yesterday...

This from Andy Roden, over at the IRJ ... The real number of horsepower for the IEP is two! At least it could be, judging by the very odd pi...

This from Peezedtee ... Not sure if this is of any interest, but for the last few days an empty Class 377 (in Southern colours) has been whi...

Telegrammed by the Master The Master attended Monday night’s Railway Study Association annual dinner. An occasion where the great and the go...

So farewell then Tim O'Toole, top man at London Underground. Eye understands that Tim will return to the States for personal reasons. Ev...

Those holding Long positions on Thameslink Key Output 0 completing by the 22nd March may yet keep their shirts! Apparently the first of the...

This just in from the Transport Select Committee... 23 February 2009: For immediate release SCA 10/2008-09 EVIDENCE SESSIONS 1. RAIL FARES A...

TSSA threatens NR with strike action. This from Professional Pensions ... THE Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) is balloting...

Telegrammed by our Independent Expert My old colleague Simon Calder rallied to the defence of rail fares in his Indy column this weekend. B...

Telegrammed by the man on the Bernina Express This from the the DafT release announcing further gating of stations in the South East: The a...