Surely First Great Western won't be allowed to profit from this? According to thisiscornwall.co.uk ... TRURO railway station has been cl...

Bill Cash, Conservative MP for Stone, received overwhelming support in a constituency vote of confidence. Apologies - just wanted to run tha...

The Fact Compiler likes a good western. Others, on the other hand, prefers them bad and mean . Please don't follow this link if you are ...

Has The Economist seen better days? It would certainly appear so, judging by this howler ... National Express reckoned it could pay the gove...

This from the Daily Telegraph ... SIR – Now that Gordon Brown’s administration is to take over the East Coast main line should the 10am King...

Exciting news from the world of broadcasting. This in the Grauniad ... ITN newsreader Alastair Stewart calls for 'Beeching' inquiry ...

Sir John Betjeman will be spinning in his grave. The saviour of St Pancras station and quinetessential Englishman has a pub named after him ...

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Spotted on the ECML yesterday The Eye is happy to confirm that this was not a spoiling tactic by the Continuity NXEC. UPDATE: This from ...

Apologies for the lack of posts. Been resting after yesterday's exertions. Normal service will be resumed Friday. Meanwhile enjoy poor d...

Good to see that BBC Radio 4's World Tonight elected to interview Ken Livingstone on the National Express East Coast Story. Out of thirs...

Captain Deltic lets National Express off the hook, in an Op Ed piece in tomorrow's Times... So the National Express bid was not uniquel...

Telegrammed by The Arborialist On a nasty hot, stinky, sweltering day, Eyers might like to take a break from all that silly train stuff, and...

Telegrammed by C P Wren via ouija board Chapter the First: The new railway 'Good news Sergeant Dagineau, the Legionary Corps of Railway ...

It's all go today! This from Construction News ... Former Crossrail non-exec chairman Doug Oakervee will be joining Laing O’Rourke to he...

Via Twitter: SadiqKhan Just been inside Chamber of Lords for statement by Lord Adonis on National Express . I think I am making my statement...

This from Hillbilly... BBC journos obviously don't read the Eye - dear Martha on the World at One was still saying LT& Southern at ...

This from PoliticsHome ... Lord Adonis ' also announced that Elaine Holt is the Chief Executive designate of the new East Coast rail lin...

Announced in the House by Adonis just now. More to follow....

After all today's excitement a little something for our gricer chums, who are probably bored rigid by all this high politics stuff. This...