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Tuesday, 20 October 2009

First for not being first...

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The Gruaniad Travel Awards have just been announced (with a bowler tip to Chiltern ): Best train company : Eurostar takes the honours for t...

Airlines show how to do PA announcements

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When you're small you have to try that little bit harder ... " You will not get that on United Airlines, I guarantee you. " Ni...

Railway the wrong way

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This just in from a Mr Wood... Please see forum entry posted today at 7.29: “An update... 43321+43357 on 1V50.... Set ran ECS EC - Edinburg...

Pointless signs - First for effort

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Bloke with chainsaw becomes millionaire

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The Eye finally understands why Alan Titchmarsh is rolling in lolly. This from the BBC with a bowler tip to AlanG... Network Rail... says t...
Monday, 19 October 2009

Oxford to lose out on Electrification plans

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This from Dreaming Spires... Much raising of Oxford mortar boards when Lord Adonis announced in July that his alma mater should join the e...

Harper joins AECOM

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This from New Civil Engineer ... Former Metronet CEO Andie Harper has joined AECOM as director of programme management for transport and inf...

The dangers of Facebook explained

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This from the Evening Standard ... I'm an easygoing Jedi, says Tube worker in abuse row Twisted by the Dark Side, young Morbin has becom...

XC and LM believe less is more?

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This just in from the Wicked Weaver... Informed yesterday that LM have lightened their HQ by about 100 people during the last week, and that...
Saturday, 17 October 2009

Harris returns!

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Nigel Harris has returned to the blogosphere and he's in fine form too. Nigel writes ... It therefore shocked me that behind the apparen...
Friday, 16 October 2009

Pointless signs #15

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This from Liss station with a bowler tip to Turbostar... This was taken in June - anyone know if it's still there? UPDATE: This just in ...

National Express update

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Looks like the wheels have come off the Cosmen CVC deal and with it Stagecoach's rescue of the C2C and NXEA franchises. Whilst this leav...

Shadow Treasury team fully briefed on Crossrail

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Splendid news from the new egalitarian Tory party (with a bowler tip to the Raver). Only last week Boris was taking supper with the terribly...

Lookalike - the Dark Chapters

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***A depressing entry on Losing Track .***
Thursday, 15 October 2009

Save Election Night!

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With a bowler tip to Tom Harris MP ... This early day motion has been laid down... That this House is concerned at reports that growing numb...

London Midland update

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This just in from 3362 Albert Brassey... As the floors of 102 New Street start to resemble the US embassy in Saigon (circa '75) the next...

Rich man robbed - Shocker

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This from the BBC ... Scottish transport tycoons Brian Souter and Ann Gloag are alleged to have been stung by a prominent City financier who...

NR goegraphically challenged - Official

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This just in from Bushy... Wouldn't you think that Network Rail staff would have some geographic knowledge of their rail network. My col...

Time to put Frankenstein back in its box

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Good news for fans of the IEP (Sid and Doris Bonkers). This from Leasing Life ... A shortage of liquidity has meant that financing for one o...

Seasonal conundrum

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When does winter start? The Fact Compiler likes the old ways and thus marks the start of Autumn from Lammas Day (1st August). Which means th...
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