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Sunday, 1 March 2009

Boiled plums

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Relaxing aboard an SWT service from the coast The Fact Compiler thought he'd chance an at seat coffee, served from the trolley. Having r...
Saturday, 28 February 2009

Fraser the Eagle

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Good news for fans of Rail Replacement Bus Services This from the Daily Post ... Things went from bad to worse for Fraser Eagle yesterday as...

Sunday travel

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This from mhmediaonline Adolf attempts to take his bicycle on a train ... on a Sunday! Genius

Penny wise, pound rich

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Bowler tip to Driver Potter for this... Where the air world leads can the railways fail to follow? Ryanair is musing over whether to charge...

Virgin fares farce

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Beardie Rail has been caught out offering non-existent fares. This from the News and Star ... " Virgin Trains is advertising return tic...
Friday, 27 February 2009

Bowker sets out his stall

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

Bowkerballs 2

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

Bowkerballs

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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...

What an ugly baby!

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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...
Thursday, 26 February 2009

Adonis ruled "out of order"

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Lord Adonis received a dressing down from the Transport Select Committee yesterday for having leaked his evidence beforehand. " There...
Wednesday, 25 February 2009

Listening government

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

Pigs in space?

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

O'Toole - the reason why shocker

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

Gone to the dogs?

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

Legs crossed

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

IEP horsepower revealed

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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...

Mystery 377

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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...

Yeo off message?

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

Mind the gap

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So farewell then Tim O'Toole, top man at London Underground. Eye understands that Tim will return to the States for personal reasons. Ev...
Monday, 23 February 2009

A clue to the IEP decision

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