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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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