Monday, 1 November 2010
Pointless signs - Middlesbrough
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This from a Mr Rand... I took this picture at Middlesbrough railway station, at worst risking arrest and at least some funny looks. I imagin...
Pointless signs - East Coast HST
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This from Paul at the Department of Linguistics and Phonetics at no less a place than the University of Leeds! Thought you might be interest...
Boris to preside over the evacuation of London
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Telegrammed by Cockney Sparr a' So. Boris gets London Resilience and Emergency Planning ! The disinvention of the Government Office for ...
Friday, 29 October 2010
Frenchies fail!
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This from the Beeb ... Alstom loses Eurostar court case over German train deal Chortle!
Pointless signs - Beckenham Junction
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Not strictly a sign but you get the gist... Who says the railways can't be flexible when it comes to 'Elf'n'Safety?
Railway Air Service Resurgent
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Telegrammed by International Correspondent British Transport Police is taking control of 23 helicopters (plus three spares) to provide a new...
Railway Magazine sold to Mortons
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As predicted by Eye way back in August the Railway Magazine has been sold to Mortons Media Group. This from the Press Gazette ... The Railw...
Railway Garden Competition - NR Acts!
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Finally it looks as if Network Rail has decided to act against the scourge of Railway Gardens! This from the Shropshire Star ... A TEAM OF W...
Mediaballs - The Currant Bun
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This from The Sun ... An article on 15 September reported RMT General Secretary Bob Crow had a union-subsidised home and luxury car. In fa...
Labour's new transport team is a flop - Official
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This, unbelievably, from Simon Hoggart in the the Gruaniad ! Roberta (fetchingly played by Jenny Agutter in the film, and by Labour's ju...
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Colour by numbers
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This from Maarten Otto... How on earth Ian Yeowart came up with green on a GNER branding is a complete mystery to me. So I took the libe...
Pointless signs - Water Orton
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This from the New Puritan... London Midland have recently kindly provided departure screens (which by the way do not work) and a shiny new s...
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Lookalike - Match of the Day?
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UPDATE: This from Chianothus Virginicus Not just a lookalike... One got rid of the cap on wages... and the other got rid of the cap on far...
IEP to be steamrollered as Foster rebuffed
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Telegrammed by Ithuriel Didn't DfT Rail promise that they would evaluate the Intercity Express Programme... ...alongside the credible al...
Trainy speakibold: Merseyrail
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This from Rudi over at the Merseyrail Press Office... It seems Eye's new Trainy Speakibold is catching on. Witness this message from con...
Virgin promotes healthy eating
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So who was the First Group senior executive whose Beardie Rail breakfast was dramatically curtailed on Monday morning? Bemused customers wit...
Radio 4 on the benefits of DfT micromanagement
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Telegrammed by Newhaven Marine BBC Radio 4 broadcast a programme today fisking DfT over Parly Trains. If you missed ' The Ghost Trains o...
Alstom cannot tell its farce from its elbow
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Telegrammed by Leo Pink... As L'affaire Eurostar moves from Paris to London it is casting a fascinating light on national comedic stereo...
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Independent renders comment superfluous
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This from the Indy ... Notice in which section the article appears... 'Nuff said!
Gratuitous Railway Eye candy
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Look. There's a train in it okay! UPDATE: This from a Mr Tony Miles... Now we know what Captain Deltic's dreams are like... UPDATE: ...
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