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Wednesday, 30 June 2010

Villiers vignettes...

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An occasional series celebrating the relationship of the Minister of State for Transport with her Department... Theresa Villiers (Minister o...

Railway Garden Competition - Clapham Yard

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This from Brighton Belle... Clapham Yard, CY43 Ground Signal - a joint effort from SWT and NR. Trains do regularly use the track to the left...

MacShoveller tosses caber in ring for NR CEO job

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Evidently Eye's exciting new poll on who should succeed Iain Coucher is encouraging those in the industry to up their game. This from th...

Railway Garden Competition - Duffield

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This from Chionanthus Virginicus... Here is the end of the platform at that well known leafy suburban station - beloved of Midland Railway D...
Tuesday, 29 June 2010

NatEx - learns lessons from East Coast debacle

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Just how far is Dean 'Long-tongue' Finch prepared to go, to ingratiate himself with Petrol-head and Cruella de Villiers? This toe cu...

NR GSMR project disconnected?

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Exciting news from Network Rail's GSMR project! Those are the chaps constructing telephone masts up and down the network. At least that ...
Monday, 28 June 2010

Railway Garden Competition - St Pancras Irrigation

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Railway Garden Competition - Cardiff Central

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Who should replace Iain Coucher?

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The race to replace Coucher has already started. Yesterday the Independent on Sunday suggested that NR directors Robin Gisby and Simon Kirk...

EDM calls on NR Members to block bonuses

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Halifax MP, Linda Riordan, has sponsored the following Early Day Motion: "That this House views with deep concern the decision of Netwo...

Railway Garden Competition - Birkenhead Central

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This with a bowler tip to @kpmarek , via Twitter...

Transport Select Committee News

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Eye understands that it is proving somewhat of a challenge to recruit the full complement of MPs to some Select Committees. In yet another u...

Three Peaks Challenge by Rail

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This from a Mr Houghton... Dear Fact Compiler Would you be willing to mention that Railway Vehicle Engineering Limited participated in t...

Railway Garden Competition - Newcastle

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Railway Garden Competition - Brora

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Pointless signs - International edition

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This from Globetrotter... I hesitate to propose a signalling instruction as a pointless sign, but at first glance this makes a good candidat...

Catalis Rail Training into administration

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This from City Insider... So. Farewell Catalis Rail Training, Born out of the old BR training division and based at the former LMS training ...

Why new Thameslink fleet is essential

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Today's FT explains the importance of ordering a new Thameslink fleet: If he cancels the Thameslink order, Mr Hammond is likely to face...

BMA quackers

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This from the Observer : Doctors are calling for an alcohol ban on all public transport, including intercity trains and cross-Channel ferrie...
Thursday, 24 June 2010

Railway Garden Competition - Faversham

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This from William Dargan... I nominate the back road (and most of the up sidings) at Faversham.
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