Thursday, 10 March 2011
Special Adviser pay-scales published
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So the Cabinet Office has published the list of Special Advisers and their salary ranges. The Secretary of State for Transport's SpAds ...
Pointless signs - XC Comfort Zone
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This with a bowler tip to @TwopTips , via Twitter and a Mr Jones... "Nice to see Cross Country Trains have designated areas for mastur...
Welcome to the Tafia Express
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This from Owain Glyn Dour... According to the BBC ... A north-south rail service that takes in Wrexham will begin in May, the assembly gove...
Hitachiballs - On opening up Japanese markets
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Regular Eye readers will recall that UNIFE reacted with fury to Petrol-head's decision to award the IEP contract to Hitachi. In particul...
Frenchies advance to the rear - again
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This from Bloomburg ... The French government said it won’t bar Siemens AG (SIE)trains from the Channel Tunnel if Europe’s rail- safety agen...
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Huggable ditches 2010-11 Exec bonuses
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This from Network Rail ... Network Rail today announces that it will not be paying an annual bonus to its executive directors in respect of ...
Pointless signs - Camden Road
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This from Billy Connections... Camden Road at 15.30 yesterday - showing the 06.51 delayed to 17.33. AND every 5 minutes an automated PA anno...
ATOC think piece warmly welcomed
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Exciting news from ATOC! The Association of Train Operating Companies has published a position paper on industry structural reform. The d...
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Pointless signs - Watford West
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This from @kpmarek , via Twitter... Watford West a station that couldn't be more abandoned! UPDATE: This from @alrispoli , via Twitter.....
iDave waves bye-bye to Bombardier?
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Exciting news from the home of the UK rail industry! Cameron, the Saviour of Libya, encamped the entire cabinet in Derby yesterday. Local wa...
NR speeds up project work - Official
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This from NR's Internet Rapid Rebuttal Unit... I know Eye viewers love their timelapse footage and I have a great new one to share here:...
Pointless sign - Pitsea Up Siding
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UPDATE: A Crank writes (aka Tony Miles, for it is he)... A flurry of texts arrived last night from my friends at c2c. Eye's "pointl...
Stagecoach puts DB to shame!
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This from the Mad Hatter... According to EMT... In just six months, East Midlands Trains has fitted WiFi onto all of its 27 Meridian trains ...
Thursday, 3 March 2011
IEP and the benefits of international trade
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Regular readers of Eye will be aware of the heavyweight lobbying undertaken by the Japanese government in support of the IEP. Why the Prime ...
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Daily Mail coverage of the railway explained
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Those keen to get hold of Ray Massey, transport correspondent on the Daily Mail, shouldn't bother this week. Apparently the great man is...
Villiers vignettes: On empowering TOCs
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Oh dear! The Saviour of the Jammy Dodger's exciting proposals to let TOC's run whole swathes of the network appear to be crashing do...
Abroad slams Hammond IEP decision!
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Petrol-head's courageous decision to order a train that no one wants continues to be welcomed with joy by absolutely nobody. This plaudi...
How others see us - Ticketing
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This from the Daily Mash , with a bowler tip to a Mr Wright... THE new Semi-Super Saver Single Return Railroader Autumn Summer Traveller Stu...
Whey Aye EP!
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Exciting news from Newton Aycliffe! Agility has made the first of its 500 or so much vaunted appointments… The works' mascot!
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Middle East learns from UK rail awards?
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Exciting news from the land of camels, dates and revolutions! Who has won the Rail Visionary of the Year Award in this year's Middle Eas...
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