Wednesday, 23 March 2011
District Dave RIP
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Sad news from London Reconnections ... Dave Maloney, a London Underground Instructor Operator on the District Line, perhaps better known to ...
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Grauniad wants questions for Petrol-head!
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This spotted by The Archer ... Exciting news from Andrew Sparrow, the Grauniad's Political Blogger ! "What do you...
Villiers vignettes - On plucking figures out of thin air!
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Telegrammed by Ithuriel According to St Theresa, in a written answer . " Introducing the bi-mode option for the Intercity Express Prog...
Pointless signs - Bottesford
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This from the Scavanger... Discovered in Leicestershire, on the formation of the former GN & LNW line from Market Harborough to Bottesfo...
Monday, 21 March 2011
DafT determined to reduce delays - Not!
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This from John... The DfT press office today confirmed that an announcement on the preferred bidder for new Thameslink rolling stock will be...
Pointless signs - Tile Hill
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This from the Viceroy... Despite the fact that Tile Hill is many miles beyond Northampton in the direction of Birmingham, this silly informa...
Beardie Rail unveils 'simplified' catering offer
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This from the late W E Johns... Beardie rail has finally thrown in the towel and provided menus on its services. It has gone further by pr...
Labour launches Transport Policy Review
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The Labour Party has launched its Transport Policy Review. A website inviting contributions can be found here .
Compare and contrast: Equinox and Dispatches
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This from EE507... I thought Eye readers might be interested in this as an antidote to Channel 4's latest Dispatches offering... Remembe...
Pointless signs - Refurbed Northern 155s
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This from David, in sunny Yorkshire... Happily no orange strip...
Pointless signs - Dronfield Station
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This from the latest Friends of Dronfield Station Newsletter, via a Mr Wheat... UPDATE: This from a Mr Cherry... I wish to complain! Re ...
Sunday, 20 March 2011
Luvvie Wilson faces lifetime rail ban - Shocker
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Much excitement in railway press offices across the land! Luvvie Wilson has taken to the media trail to promote tomorrow's Channel 4 Dis...
Thursday, 17 March 2011
Hammond upstaged by Railway press - Shocker
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Disturbing scenes at today's official launch of NXEA's new Stansted Express fleet at London's Liverpool Street! Petrol-head did...
Channel 4 Dispatches has one foot in the grave
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Good news for devotees of incisive reporting! Channel 4 Dispatches is airing a programme on Monday night boldly entitled "Train journey...
Japan - Book of condolence at NRM
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This from York's The Press ... A BOOK of condolence for victims of the Japanese earthquake will be opened tomorrow at the National Ra...
Tesco up to its old tricks
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What is it with supermarket giant Tesco and structures across the railway? Who can forget the debacle in 2005 when Chiltern services were su...
NRESballs - Liverpool Street
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This from the National Rail Enquiries website yesterday... Mr Scales empire goes from strength to strength!
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Evergreen 3 - Berlin is in charge!
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This from Globetrotter... In your story of yesterday about the Evergreen 3 engineering works overrun, you end: “ Let's see who fesses u...
NR's new Public Members training programme
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Sharp eyed readers of the Sunday press will have seen that Network Rail is advertising for Public Members . In the past the likes of Captain...
Annoying man being rude at King's Cross
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Eye is alerted to a televisual feast by the Internet Rapid Rebuttal Unit... It's not just King's Cross that is getting a makeover! G...
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