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Monday, 20 September 2010

Mediaballs - Taking the pi$$ but not on Southern

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Much nonsense being spoken by the Chatterati about the absence of loos on trains due to operate between Portsmouth and Brighton. This tosh f...

Pointless signs - outside Birmingham New Street

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This from Trailer Second... While wasting charter minutes outside New Street I started to think - this is not my idea of limited clearance. ...

Tom Harris MP - vote early, vote often!

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Tom Harris MP is threatening to abandon blogging. He posted the following on Saturday ... So if you hate this blog and you have a Labour MP,...
Friday, 17 September 2010

Lookalike - The XJS Men

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With a bowler tip to Tom Harris MP who tweeted this picture of Petrol-head enjoying last night's National Rail Awards.

The future of rail... is bleak!

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Telegrammed by Leo Pink Flyers have just been circulated for the 2010 Future of Rail conference in mid November. Closing the morning sessi...

Rail awards result in high level exposure

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Much excitement after last night's National Rail Awards. Several attendees at the industry's annual bun-fight were awoken in the wee...
Thursday, 16 September 2010

Railway Garden Competition - Wolverhampton

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This from D0260... Today, 15th September 2010, saw the beginning of the end Wolverhampton station Railway Garden. Not sure if they were all ...
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...
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