Tuesday, 27 April 2010
GBRf bidders - A view from a parallel universe
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So who is really interested in buying First freight subsidiary GBRf? Apparently at least one domestic freight operator is. Sources suggest F...
Monday, 26 April 2010
Arriva XC - Stable, horse, bolted
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This from @SWLines , via Twitter... XC have definitely reduced the NQY - KYL fare and everything derived from it. It's now £921. Too lat...
First for losing another one
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Hot on the heals of losing Michael Caine it now appears First has lost another one. Tom Joyner, Ops Director of FuCC, has also been misplace...
Sadiq says...
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This from Sadiq Khan, via Twitter... I uploaded a YouTube video -- £8 million for Earlsfield Station refurbishment Eye is happy to say, judg...
State challenges Open Access on TV - Shocker
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According to the latest issue of Modern Railways the Department for Transport has it in for Open Access Operators. Lets hope the Mandarins w...
First for blowing the bloody doors off
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Eye hears that First Group has misplaced no less a person than Michael Caine! Caine, nee Micklethwaite, was apparently FGW's commercial ...
Electionballs - Osama Saeed, Glasgow Central
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Exciting news from Osama Saeed the SNP candidate for Glasgow Central. Keen to better understand the views of his potential constituents Osam...
Sunday, 25 April 2010
Cut the cr@p - tell us about the cuts.
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According to @PoliticsHomeUK the Labour Party is calling on broadcasters to focus on policy. Labour is trying to get the LibDems and Tories...
Saturday, 24 April 2010
Pointless signs - Capt Deltic's name card
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With a Bowler tip to @Captain_Deltic ... For the non grease monkeys amongst you the large metal thing on the table is a Deltic piston.
Eye's new election correspondent
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Mr Khan reports on Nick Clegg... Genius!
Arriva internal briefing on DB offer
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Thursday 22 April 2010 Dear Colleague Today it has been announced that Deutsche Bahn, the largest German public transport operator, has made...
NR's Great Western is no Great Western!
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This just in from D1048... Into the inbox thunders a missive from Network Rail, with the announcement of a thorough refurbishment for Isamba...
Readers letters - First for Football
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Dear Fact Compiler I may be the youngest reader of Railway Eye! This is Harry Cartwright (aged 13) of Wolverhampton and I have started a Fac...
Friday, 23 April 2010
Pointless signs - Barking
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This from @AMonkster , Via Twitter... They'll be waiting a long time to get to Liverpool Street! UPDATE: This from Lazarus... Actually t...
DfT preparing to cut services?
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This from a Mr Taylor... Is DfT trying to sneak in plans to cut service levels during the life of franchises? And hand back money as a rewar...
2.5% pay increase for all grades!
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This with a bowler tip to @kpmarek , via Twitter... Amazing what you come across in staff areas of stations! Seen in Kensington Olympia meet...
Edukation, edukation, edukation
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This from AlanG... Spotted on a bus stop in Leicester Road, Loughborough last weekend whilst there for a very enjoyable Great Central Railwa...
CymruBahn - ve have vays of making you vait!
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This from one of Eye's more erudite readers... As it is almost certain that Arriva Trains Wales will form part of a ‘Greater Deutsche Ba...
North London rumblings
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This from the Sleeper First supremo Mary Grant told West Hampstead public transport enthusiasts that Cricklewood Thameslink station would c...
Arriva - Don't mention the war!
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Evidently the sale of Arriva to Deutsche Bahn has been well received. This from thisismoney.co.uk ... The successor company to Deutsche Rei...
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