Wednesday, 15 September 2010
East Coast - New Ops Director named
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The management changes at state owned East Coast, that Eye alluded to on Friday , have now been announced. This press release issued today: ...
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
ATOC - sound theology, poor proof reading
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Good to see ATOC is gearing up for the visit of the Holy Father. This via @NationalFailEnq , via Twitter... How clever of NRES to alight on ...
Battle of the Barriers turns nasty in Sheffield
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This from the Sheffield Star ... THE long-running battle over Sheffield station bridge came to a head when managers were forced to call in p...
Pointless signs - York station subway
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Monday, 13 September 2010
Westminster Friends - Robert Halfon MP, Harlow
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Robert Halfon, the MP for Harlow, has posted the following on his blog: Preventing suicides on the Railways. Good effort.
Poetry Korner - lines on the departure of Dr Death
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This just in from Clarence Spad, Life President, Young Railway Poets Society, Platform 5 Reading Station (the interesting end) So farewell ...
Railway Garden Competition - Newport
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This from 87027... During a stroll around the incomplete new Newport station this morning I decided to take in the old subway, on the basis ...
Crow-bar and ConDems both in la-la land
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So the brothers at the TUC annual conference plan industrial action to prevent cuts in public spending. This nonsense from Crow-bar Bob toda...
Vulture Spikes - Manchester Piccadilly CCTV
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Vulture Spikes - York station clock
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Time for an exciting new Railway Eye feature. This from a Mr Swift... Just look at the recently restored York vintage clock proudly sitting ...
Railway Garden Competition - Wrexham General
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Potter unveils early Christmas wish list
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This from Driver Potter... Dear Father Christmas I have been a very good driver this year. Every work night I am in bed at some point, and I...
Friday, 10 September 2010
East Coast celebrates record breaking turnover
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Is state owned East Coast becoming the rail equivalent of the Marie Celeste ? The company has only been nationalised for ten months and in t...
Arriva Cross Country spanked for lack of WiFi
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So. DfT has fined Arriva Cross Country for failing to install on train WiFi in breach of its franchise agreement. Regular readers will be aw...
Thursday, 9 September 2010
Hitachi smooths over rough ride problems
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This from Pooh Bah... In Hitachi's latest advertisement, Charles Horton Southeastern MD describes the Class 395 as the smoothest new tra...
Royal Mail uses kettles to show off new technology
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This is cool. It combines new technology, kettles and Bernard Cribbins! Can it get any better? Well of course it can, if you don't do ne...
Pointless signs - Signal maintenance instructions
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This from D0260... The sign inside the 'cage' used for maintenance of signals: Do signalling technicians really need to be told this...
Mediaballs - Telegraph displays taste and tact
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This with a bowler tip to @Pubby , via Twitter... Rather a stupid photo considering the story! Eye salutes the Torygraph's Picture Desk.
The New Politics: An end to spin! - Official
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Telegrammed by The Velopodist Eye readers might be interested in this email issued by the Department for Transport press office today. The e...
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
Pointless signs - Kidderminster Town
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