Monday, 23 March 2009
Biggles flies undone
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So Sir David "Biggles" Rowland has been waving the flag for HS2. Alas, in The Times today he promises oodles of jam, all of it de...
How the railway works #1
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There's gratitude! This from Stagecoach... Passengers using megabusplus.com will be able to travel between London’s St Pancras Station a...
Monday night diary clash
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Decisions, decisions! The Fact Compiler has invitations to two events tonight. Should he go to the AGM of the newly formed Labour Transport ...
Sunday, 22 March 2009
Pause for thought
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***This from His Grace Archbishop Cranmer on the death of Jade Goody"
Follow that cab!
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Telegrammed by Our Independent Expert Does the cab trade know something we don't? Taxi drivers plying Preston railway station have repr...
MacInsider Trading?
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This from the Scotsman ... Transport Scotland's former chief executive Dr Malcolm Reed told the Scottish Parliament in January that his ...
Saturday, 21 March 2009
Moorgate closure benefits Railway Children
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The Fact Compiler raises his b owler to FCC's Elaine Holt and Roger Perkins. Who were both out yesterday evening, rattling the collectio...
DafT treats regionals with contempt
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Two DafT press releases. Both issued yesterday (Friday). The first received at 14:50, the second at 23:30. 14:50 Rail passengers are set to...
Friday, 20 March 2009
Crossrail news from Franchise Frankie
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Telegrammed by Franchise Frankie Seen the stuff in NCE? Didn't have it all but looks like we're in for a US Double on project deliv...
All together now...
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Telegrammed by Alfred J Prufrock Question: What is the book life of trains? Answer: 30-35 years Question: So given an even spread from n...
Last train
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Telegrammed by The Raver Exciting news from Network Rail. According to a press release issued today there is to be... A NEW ERA FOR FOLKESTO...
First for redundancies
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This from Transport Briefing ... Some 600 posts are slated to go at the company's rail division, which includes the Scotrail, First Grea...
IEP Farm
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Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road This written answer given in the House of Commons on the 18th March: Theresa Villiers (Shad...
Station usage shocker
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Telegrammed by The Master You may remember the little faux pas from the spotters who run the 'Going Loco' forum where they managed t...
Tom - we still miss you
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Railway Eye mourned the departure of former rail minister Tom Harris. And here is an example why... I shall be raising this with the ministe...
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Directions and guidance
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This from Mini-me in the House of Commons on the 4th March: Paul Clark (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport; Gillingham,...
Scottish Ps & Qs
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Telegrammed by the Major Disgraceful behaviour in the Scottish Parliament: (MSP).....I have almost lost track of the amount of my correspond...
Livingstone to return?
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***Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone - who lost last year to Conservative Boris Johnson - will challenge again in 2012.***
Non!
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Telegrammed by Ithuriel Lord Adonis may know more about railways than the average transport minister - and we have had some outstandingly av...
Leafs on the line
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1D48 Driver Spilt Tea CCIL 407995 IRN 1940 Hrs – Advised by EC Controller thaty 1D48 was at a Stand on Down Main at Finsbury Park. Advised ...
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