Thursday, 3 September 2009
Results of Eye's latest exciting survey
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Obviously Railway Eye is now required reading within DafT's sprawling empire. Or so it would appear from Eye's latest exciting surve...
Monday, 31 August 2009
ATW backs steam rail motor
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The Fact Compiler compiler has been forwarded the following witty email. It reads... "Most of you will be aware of the splendid GWR Ste...
Sarah and the security guard
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Oh dear. Perhaps a little additional staff training required for these fine gentleman at Upminster station (C2C and the General Manager of t...
Scots independence adds to HS2 bill?
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Good news for North Britons! Last week the figure to build HS2 to Scotland was £34bn. Now, according to the Birmingham Post , it's £41bn...
2009 Railway Garden Competition #XXVII
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This just in from Peter... I thought you would like this, but I can’t compete with Wrexham... Welcome to Norwood Junction. Taken on Friday a...
Kaption Kompetition
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On Thursday former Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling MP attended a photocall to mark the improvements at Ewell West st...
Those who go down to the sea in ships...
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Telegrammed by our International Correspondent For those who remember when the British Railways Board went down to the sea in ships, an a...
Friday, 28 August 2009
Heseltine backs NR
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Former Minister Michael Heseltine has just come out in favour of Network Rail's new high speed rail proposals! And on Radio 4's ...
Thursday, 27 August 2009
Mediaballs #4
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Good to see the Telegraph maintaining its hard won reputation as a journal of record. This from the Torygraph's website about safety con...
2009 Railway Garden Competition #XXVI
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This just in from 'Willie' Rushton... Further to your earlier request for updated pictures of Hawarden Bridge I travelled the Bidst...
A lament for the Voyager shop
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The Fact Compiler salutes Arriva Dross Country. In particular the genius who decided to dispense with the shop in favour of an 'at-seat...
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
NX borrows from Open Access again
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This from an astonished reader... Renaissance Trains has certainly been behind some radical changes to the industry in recent years. But it...
Advenza news
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A reader emails to ask whether the Eye has seen any Advenza moves today? The Fact Compiler is uncertain what this means. Presumably the Glou...
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Network Rail plays with political fire
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We know that Number 10 is annoyed. We know that tomorrow morning the Chief Executive of Network Rail is to give a presentation entitled: ...
The way of the transgressor...
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This from the Daily Record ... Teenager wrote graffiti on bridge moments before deadly fall onto railway track 'Nuff said.
PPP woes bode well for Crossrail
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Yet more good news for Londoners! According to Tube boss Richard Parry, quoted in today's Gruaniad ... "Regrettably, we now harbour...
May: "We was robbed!"
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It seems even the illustrious James May of Top Gear fame is not immune from the perils of railway trespass and vandalism. This sorry tale fr...
Monday, 24 August 2009
2009 Railway Garden Competition #XXV
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This just in from Tim... Pictured is Hawarden Bridge taken a couple of weeks ago. Do I win a prize? Alas no Tim - but Network Rail are certa...
All bets off at Derby
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Good news for York! Provincial backwater Derby has abandoned its grandiose plans to become the UK's 'Rail Capital'. According to...
NRES maps the future
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This just in from the son of John... If you are travelling to Dublin Ferryport and need local information then the National Rail website pr...
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