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Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Armistice day kettle

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Steam Dreams ' Cathedrals Express ' put up a good show today. RAF and Union Flags flying up front and the wreath was made by the Roy...

'Nuff said!

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UPDATE: Has anyone heard from ATOC, the organisation that supposedly represents those that set the fares?

NatEx at sea as "no steer" on Cross Default intentions

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This from Bloomburg ... National Express Finance Director Jez Maiden said the government has given “no steer” as to whether it will rescind ...

11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month

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Even Coucher concedes fares too high

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The Fact Compiler doesn't know whether to commend Coucher for thriftiness or bang my head against the wall in despair. This from Her Maj...

DNA database

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So our elected masters have decided to retain the DNA records of innocent citizens for six years. Eye fervently hopes that Mr Plod will hast...
Tuesday, 10 November 2009

SWT to open new ticket offices

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Exciting news from South West Trains (with a bowler tip to @swlines ) Eye readers may recall the recent furore over SWT's plans to clos...

LM Chief Exec blames everyone else

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Telegrammed by Golden Connection Exciting news from the latest splendid edition of New Transit magazine . In an insightful piece Permatan Ra...

Lookalike - The Glasnost years

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With a bowler tip to Eliot .

Doomed London Midland slapped with wet fish

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Disastrous GoAhead franchise London Midland has been severely chastised by Moley and crew: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transp...

Had drink been taken?

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With a bowler tip to the Daily Telegraph

Ugly, ugly, ugly - Part II

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Via Twitter @PowerHaul : Video footage of the first two PowerHaul locomotives being unveiled With a bowler tip to @RailwayGazette

DafT in denial - again

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Telegrammed by the Archer Eye readers might be interested in the following DRES lecture on the Management of Rail Projects. The lecture will...

That Gordon Brown transcript

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The Fact Compiler is no fan of the OESI. However, he feels very uncomfortable about the way that certain media is handling the continuing re...

First for moving the deckchairs

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As Eye revealed yesterday Jim Morgan is to leave First Group. Mary Grant will cover the MD role at FuCC until a permanent (ie longer than s...

Pudsey overlooked in great East Coast giveaway - Shocker

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Telegrammed by Globetrotter With apologies to the BBC, but isn’t his Lordship out by a week in his timing? Surely it’s next Friday night (No...

Mutley moment at the DfT

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Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road Oak leaves have been added to Lord Adonis' Орден Ленина in recognition of another heroic ...
Monday, 9 November 2009

FuCC news

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***So who is to be the new MD of First Capital Connect?***

ATOC - adrift from reality

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Good news from ATOC! Whilst their TOC members plead poverty it appears that the trade forum lives in a parallel universe where their supplie...

Shabby Eurostar marks 15th Anniversary

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This from Marketing ... Eurostar launches campaign to mark 15th anniversary Eye recommends that Eurostar marks the anniversary by cleaning, ...
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