Tuesday, 4 August 2009
Adonis - Dark Lord or Angelic Light
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This has to be one of the most extraordinary public statements made by a Transport Minister! This from the Grauniad ... Transport secretary,...
Vote early - vote often
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This from Tom Paine over at the Last Ditch (with a bowler tip to Obnoxio )... Annoy a Guardianista; vote now! Poll: What's the best TV ...
Isambard Kingdom Bowker!
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The Fact Compiler spent an enjoyable morning listening to The Long View on the wireless. This from the BBC blurb on the programme ... A once...
Ford appointed NR Public Member!
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Just joking - obviously! For the third year in succession Captain Deltic has failed to make the short list for the new batch of Network R...
Network Rail basic science question
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Q: What will you observe if you leave bags of concrete in cable ducts on a rainy day? A: The complete buggeration of yesterday's Midland...
Monday, 3 August 2009
No smoking...
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Earth to Coucher...
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Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road Unbelievable! You'd think that after all this time running a heavily subsidised, not for p...
Rail Amatuer offers CV rewriting service
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Telegrammed by Leo Pink Will the real Chris Green please stand up? The August edition of Rail Professional (sic) publishes a list of ...
Sunday, 2 August 2009
2009 Railway Garden Competition #XXI
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This just in from a Mr Powell... I have an entry to the Railway Garden Competition... Lincoln . The pictures show the old platform 8, no lon...
Public Members selection criteria revealed - Shocker
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NR explains, in song, how new Public Members are to be inducted into their role... With a bowler tip to Tom Harris .
2009 Railway Garden Competition #XX
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This just in from a Dr Gloucester... I thought you might enjoy these two shots taken at Salford Crescent yesterday. The first shows luxu...
Redwood talks sense - Shocker
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The Tories apparent recent conversion to the benefits of High Speed Rail is of course to be welcomed. But beware. Many members of what looks...
RMT rewards Bob with an 8% increase
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Good news for Crow Bar Bob! This from today's Sunday Times ... Bob Crow, the militant leader of the RMT rail union whose pay and benefit...
2009 Railway Garden Competition #XIX
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This just in from Sussex Driver... I know that railway gardens are close to your heart, so here in Sussex we've decided to go one step f...
Saturday, 1 August 2009
2009 Railway Garden Competition #XVIII
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Huntingdon has a magic carpet! Lovely!
Friday, 31 July 2009
2009 Railway Garden Competition #XVII
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This just in from the 'Clapham Gardener'... Recent criticism of Network Rail's vegetation control seems to be producing results....
NatEx - going from bad to worse?
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This from Accountancy Age ... The future of railway group National Express is under a cloud after Ernst & Young raised doubts over the t...
ROSCOs: Leasing explained
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2009 Railway Garden Competition #XVI - Teutonic Efficiency
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The Eye has been pretty hard on Network Rail in recent months over its Railway Gardens. And just to show that NR is not alone in facing a ...
Rain on me
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This from a soggy Nottinghamshire reader... Passengers boarding yesterday's 12:15 St Pancras to Nottingham all got drenched as the wind ...
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