Wednesday, 14 April 2010
First but possibly not for freight
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Industry and Twitter sources suggesting GBRf may be looking for a new home. Freightliner GBRf anyone?
How the media works...
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Eye yesterday ... Torygraph today (actually tomorrow if you still pay for it). Nice to see the Telegraph using credible sources.
Chartered Institution irony
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The following amusing email has just arrived from the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation Reminder - cancellation of 14 April...
White joins Stagecoach
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This from TransportXtra ... Former National Express Group chief executive Phil White is to join Stagecoach's board as a non-executive di...
Thin Controller's election Pilgrimage of Grice
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The Thin Controller is out and about on the network this month. To help voters keep tabs on the unelected Secretary of State the Labour part...
First for ruining the pleasure of rail travel
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This from the BBC ... The first on-board TV service for train travellers in the UK has begun. The service, which passengers have to pay for,...
LibDem Manifesto - Transport section
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This from the LibDems manifesto launched today... public transport you can rely on Britain needs a well-run, efficient transport system. Pu...
Pointless signs - Baker Street
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With a bowler tip to @swlines , via Twitter.
Merseyrail's grand Grand National
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Unnoticed by most of the industry Merseyside operator Merseyrail pulled off quite a coup over the extended Grand National weekend. This from...
Don't mention the 'T' word
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Telegrammed by Our Man at 222 Marylebone Road Noticeably missing from both the Labour and Conservative manifesti is any commitment to Th*m*...
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
London's newest railway opens Thursday
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This just in from The Sleeper... It's not every day a new Overground line opens... At 10:00 this Thursday the Mayor of London, BoJo the ...
Exciting news from Infrarail - Eye Exclusive
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The Eye has been overwhelmed by the volume of exciting news from Infrarail. Bringing together the great and the good of the infrastructure m...
Conservative manifesto: Transport section
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This from the Tories manifesto launched today... Create a modern transport network A rebalanced economy requires an extensive and reliable ...
UKIP manifesto - Transport section
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This from the UKIP manifesto launched today... UKIP believes the British people have a right to a reliable public and private transport sys...
Monkey about on the railway at your peril
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This with a bowler tip to the IRRU... Last week the BBC reported that a Capuchin Monkey had escaped from a Cumbrian wildlife park . This fro...
Battle of the barriers - Sheffield falls!
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This from passenger and pedestrian champion Richard Malins... Lord Adonis was in Sheffield yesterday. The Sheffield Central constituency, wh...
Monday, 12 April 2010
2010 Railway Garden Competition - Halifax
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With a bowler tip to Snapper ... Note the tree line seductively hugging the retaining wall immediately below Halifax station.
Labour manifesto - Transport section
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This from the Labour Party manifesto launched today... Rebuilding our transport infrastructure At the heart of our growth plan is the commi...
Which party has the bigger commitment to rail?
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Gordon using the train to campaign whilst Cameron uses the plane. Go figure. UPDATE: This from Steve Strong... If Gordon is being prudent no...
General Election 2010 - policy briefings
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There is a useful Election briefing on the rail policies of the main political parties over at the Norton Rose website. Lawyers giving some...
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