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Saturday, 20 June 2009

Hello. Hello. Hello.

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This from the government's Digital Britain report published last Tuesday: " mobile network operators... to provide and fund soluti...

Khan's conflict of interests?

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Campaigning lawyer Louise Christian, of Christian Khan solicitors, is demanding a public enquiry into the Grayrigg accident . Hopefully th...

Parliamentary news

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Good news from the mother of XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX has confirmed that he is to announce the XXXXXX XX XXX XX XXXX XXXXX on XXXXXX. Prime Mi...

Virgin struggles

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This from 'Dreadnought'... I was interested to see your little extract from Virgin and their ambitions for the Glasgow market . On W...

When silence really is golden

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This piece of grandstanding tosh from the Tories: Commenting on the news that the Government has ruled out an inquiry into the Potters Bar a...
Friday, 19 June 2009

Severn Valley to avoid doomsday?

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Telegrammed by our Independent Expert Do BBC news editors ever travel by train? Thursday's News at Ten reported on the global warming th...

DRS to strike

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***ASLEF announce DRS strike days ***

Calls to gate Glasgow Central

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Telegrammed by Leo Pink So Network Rail are keen to discourage feral youth from loitering at Glasgow Central station? The obvious solution ...

Again... Who speaks for the Railway?

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This from the BBC ... The government is wrongly prioritising investment in rail over roads, despite 92% of all passenger journeys in the UK ...

Electrification creeps closer?

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Network Rail yesterday issued an OJEU in connection with the proposed electrification of the Midland and Great Western mainlines. Optimistic...

Wish you were here

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Brighton is the most metropolitan of seaside resorts. So it came as no surprise to see Messrs Ludeman, Souter & Eccles taking the South ...
Thursday, 18 June 2009

A calm oasis?

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This sneaky image has come the Eye's way. Presumably taken by someone at today's Javelin launch who snuck away to see Network Rail...

Searching for a reason

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Cross Country's new ad is on YouTube... Lukewarm . UPDATE: Captain Deltic asks on behalf of CaRT*: Why no shot of an IC125 in the new C...

Ford assaults Javelin - cleared for service

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Congratulations to South Eastern for starting Javelin services six months early. Whilst the official taster services won't commence unti...

Irish News: The spirit of Dr B lives on in the Emerald Isle

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Telegrammed by our man at Buggleskelly Rail chiefs in the Emerald Isle have come up with a master plan to revive the flagging fortunes of th...

Irish News: IE backing Ahmadinejad

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This from the Irish Independent last week... Controversial Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is campaigning to be re-elected on the pla...

Ablo Espanol?

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The Eye has received an email from a confused reader. Dear Fact Compiler, he writes. I live in Chester and access the internet via BT Broadb...
Wednesday, 17 June 2009

Guns go silent on WCML. Armistice to be signed?

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This from Virgin Trains ... More frequent departures and even faster journeys are on the Virgin Trains agenda as demand for rail travel grow...

"Don't mess with us!" threatens NR

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Either our armed forces are now so emasculated by fighting on two fronts that they can be whipped by a couple of HR dollies and Steve from A...
Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Chiltern blows bubbles on Twitter

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Those of you unconvinced of the benefits of Twitter may soon be converted. Those canny boys and girls over at Chiltern are " offering T...
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