This from the Railway Gazette ... Rotherham tram-train replaces Penistone scheme Now there's a surprise! Penistone too difficult so DafT...

Lord Mandelson suggests this government should have the mindset of " insurgents " rather than " incumbents ". So what Im...

This from Shiny Shoes... Derby and Crewe - always great rivals. Hanging gardens no exception!

A day to gladden the hearts of all railwaymen! On this day in 1830, at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, William Huskisso...

Good news from Landor! An invitation to an event called ' Getting Best Value from Transport Projects ' thuds into the inbox. As the ...

Much excitement this week along the abandoned section of the former Midland route from Derby to Manchester. Chaps with theodolites and other...

According to an ICM poll for the RMT, 70% of the population want to see a return to state control of the railways. General secretary Bob Cro...

Via Twitter ... Parents relieved schools back as children now out of hair... Presumably bald children will be mandatory under the Government...

This from the Gruaniad ... Mike Brown, chief operating officer at Heathrow, will return to LU as managing director a year after he quit as c...

INTERNAL ANNOUNCEMENT : 11 September 2009 APPROACH TO NATIONAL EXPRESS BY CONSORTIUM I promised that I would let you know as soon as we had ...

*** Tunnel Vision's take on NR's awayday for Public Members ***

This just in from Chionanthus virginicus... Last year Eye brought us pictures of a tree on a bridge at Ambergate , resolutely withstanding a...

Good news from this increasingly authoritarian government. Virtually anyone who comes within 10 yards of a child must now be vetted by the s...

Looks like the credit crunch is starting to bite at Stagecoach. Poor Brian Souter is not just re-using carrier bags; now he's stopped us...

This from Sim Harris ... Am I too late to add this Pointless Sign from Luton to your excellent collection? For those who might be wondering,...

Behold Frightliner's behemoth! Presumably its front end will be redesigned before it graces our shores? UPDATE: This from our Internatio...

Sad news for Chester's devotees of the Railway Garden. Shiny Shoes reports that the Chester has been zapped with weedkiller. Eye salutes...

This from the Suffolk Evening Star ... National Express confirmed today that it was now discussing “certain aspects” of the consortium's...

What better evidence do you need that the Department for Transport is an obstacle to better operation of the railway? This from the Evening ...