Friday, 25 September 2009
Freightline® Gobshitte®y
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This C®ap from Freightline®, presumably at the behest of GE®. Eye® is delighted to say that NR® in its response refused to play this g@me. W...
LibDem conference news
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Telegrammed by Party Animal Regular Eye readers will be aware already of the LibDem's decision to endorse 30 year franchises . A slick p...
HS2 - Is Rowlands in control?
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Telegrammed by Sir Humphrey Beeching Have we another Mottram Moment in the making? A furious email has been issued by HS2 containing a stat...
Thursday, 24 September 2009
The art of signwriting explained
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WSMR Anschlussed
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More exciting Open Access news. Following today's announcement from Yoghurt Rail comes news of developments at WSMR. This from Modern Ra...
Genius behind the PPP to leave the Government?
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Sky News reporting that Business Minister Lady Vadera is expected to leave Government. The railway industry will remember her fondly for the...
Yoghurt Rail returns
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Exciting Open Access news! Two new open access operations have been proposed for the East and West Coast Main Lines. Branded GNER ( haven...
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
An invitation from the Labour Transport Group
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The Fact Compiler has received the following from the Labour Transport Group: LTG Member, supporter, friend, colleague At Labour Conference ...
Is Shooter wrong?
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This from Getreading ... Fuming university lecturer Kerry Renshaw has launched a petition calling for First Great Western to abolish first c...
Leed to Manchester to be electrified!
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Or possibly not. The Yorkshire Post has the amusing tale . Who would have guessed that Iain Coucher was brought up in Leeds ...
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Pharisee news
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The Pope has clarified his position after it was revealed he had broken the rules on celibacy. Citing the Crown .v. Scotland he said: ...
Flying Scotsman update
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Exciting news for lovers of iconic loco 4472. As many Eye readers will know Flying Scotsman is being extensively rebuilt by the NRM. As work...
Success for ATOC's new media team
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Absolute fury amongst the organisers and sponsors of last week's National Rail Awards, at which John Humphrys was guest speaker. Someone...
Mediaballs - Salisbury Journal
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This shabby headline from the lame Salisbury Journal: Train crash near Salisbury Wrong! The rest of the story continues: The black Fiat Brav...
NR to provide Zil Lines for Olympics?
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Good to see that the promise of an Olympics open to all doesn't extend to the good burghers of Nottingham. This from the Nottingham Even...
LibDem's support 30 year franchises
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This from Transport Briefing ... Conference supported shadow transport secretary Norman Baker's calls for 30 year rail franchises with f...
Germans unveil low cost head end power unit
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With a bowler tip to Turbostar... Ouch!
2009 Railway Garden Competition - Balkan Chapter
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This from Ben Jones of Model Rail magazine (which he assures Eye is piling on readers)... Passing through Serbia on my way to Istanbul last ...
Pointless signs #14
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This from a Mr MB... I humbly offer an entry for the 'Pointless Signs' competition, spotted recently at Warrington Bank Quay. One wo...
Andrew Scott to be Acting Director of NMSI
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Internal Announcement Andrew Scott to be Acting Director of NMSI I have today on behalf of the Board of Trustees announced the appointment o...
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