Sunday, 17 October 2010
Rt Hon Philip Hammond - an apology
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It would appear that Eye owes an apology to the Secretary of State for Transport. In the past this blog has accused the Rt Hon Petrol-head H...
Hammond promises 'easy to understand' fares
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Exciting news from the Sunday Express ... TRANSPORT Secretary Philip Hammond has vowed to make rail fares easy to understand after he was ca...
Friday, 15 October 2010
Railway Heritage Committe gets walk on part !
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'Nuff said...
Frenchies throw toys out of pram!
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This from Yahoo.co.uk ... France has stepped up its opposition to Eurostar's decision to buy trains from Germany's Siemens AG instea...
Real time disruption information on Facebook
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ATOC continues to enhance the information that it provides to Social Media users. The Train Operator's lobby group has set up individual...
Death of BRB(R) somewhat premature?
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This from The Shunter... Quite ironic that the BRB(R) is being wound up, just as the McNulty review is likely to conclude that we need a sma...
Thursday, 14 October 2010
Surrender monkeys' fury unabated
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The Frenchies really have got their pantaloons in a twist over Eurostar's decision to buy German trains. This Gallic gem courtesy of Reu...
Old Lady lifts skirts to break record
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Telegrammed by our Independent Expert A First Great Western HST broke speed record from Plymouth yesterday afternoon with record time of 2 h...
Transport quangos to be abolished
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The government has announced that the following Quangos are to be abolished (with a bowler tip to the Local Democracy Blog ): Department for...
Hitachi climbs into bed with the Brothers
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Hitachi continues to pull out all the stops in a desperate attempt to save the doomed IEP. Regular readers will recollect that last month th...
First - where Moore is less
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This from Captain James Bigglesworth... Can nothing stop the relentless rise of one-time Department of Transport smoke and mirrors merchant...
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Lookalike - The Hitchhikers Guide...
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UPDATE: This from Mata Hari... Congratulation to Eye on catching an industrial 'espioneure' in the act. Mr Prefect is clearly photo...
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
First unveils budget train fleet
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Exciting news from First Group's Sir Moir Lockhead. The DfT's favourite operator is determined to show how, in the Age of Austerity,...
Villiers vignettes... not us Guv', talk to DOR...
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Tom Harris may not have a Shadow ministerial role but he is still more than able to expose nonsense from the Government front bench. This ex...
Quiet Zone enforcement
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Eye has been sent this Customer Service training video from an unnamed TOC. Sadly it appears to promote a form of behaviour that is strictly...
ACoRP - his master's voice?
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Oh dear. It would appear that DafT's running dogs have been instructed to savage all those expressing views at variance with the wisdom ...
Monday, 11 October 2010
Brummies revolting after journey time shock
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Telegrammed by Sir Joseph Chamberlain Much unease in the West Midlands over Virgin's current Euston - Birmingham - Wolverhapton service....
Exciting new catering offer from DOR
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This from Puffing Billy... Good news for those interested in railway catering. There was much disappointment last month when East Coast canc...
Eye welcomes Maria the Eagle
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Much excitement in Westminster this weekend following the news that Eddie the Eagle's sister has been appointed Shadow Transport Secreta...
Friday, 8 October 2010
Eye says Clifton for Rail Regulator!
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It's been a long time since a senior industry figure has publicly said that the 'Emperor has no clothes'. So when one does it tw...
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