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Monday, 23 May 2011

Farmers to support HS2?

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This from Eye's friends at Merseyrail... If you're not familiar with 3rd rail systems, the message below would cause you to imagine ...
Sunday, 22 May 2011

Virgin in ageist slur on DBS fleet - Shocker

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Someone at Virgin clearly has a sense of humour. This Tyrell posting by Virgin o n Friday... So how would Virgin choose to describe the even...

Back to the future?

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Much excitement amongst the Gricerati! Word reaches Eye that Murray Brown may be polishing-up his editor's chair! But which Class 1 publ...

Mediaballs - On painting the Forth Bridge...

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This from Our International Correspondent... An interview with Network Rail's HR Director in the Recruiter magazine kicked off with a co...
Friday, 20 May 2011

DfT issues West Coast franchise Super Injunction

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Amidst yesterday's McNulty excitement Petrol-head also confirmed that re-franchising of InterCity West Coast has been delayed. "Bec...

Villiers vignettes - Customer focused franchises

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This from Cruella... Written answers and statements, 18 May 2011 Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Plaid Cymru) To ask the Secr...

IEP's first test run - Exclusive Video

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This from Barry Spotter... The video below shows the benefit of the bi-mode design to full advantage, as the prototype unit makes headway by...

Rail Delivery Group membership analysed

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This from John... I read with interest your recent piece on the new Railway Delivery Group. What an interesting selection of people who hav...

McNulty - Transform Scotland gets it!

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Exciting news for ScotRail passengers! This press release from Transform Scotland... Not so much a request as a dead certainty.
Thursday, 19 May 2011

Membership of Rail Delivery Group unveiled

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This from the new Rail Delivery Group... RAIL INDUSTRY SETS UP POWERFUL NEW GROUP IN RESPONSE TO CHALLENGE FROM McNULTY Rail industry leade...
Wednesday, 18 May 2011

First IEP arrives in UK - Exclusive Picture!

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And entirely under its own power... Eye wonders if Mr Kipling regularly holidays in Malaysia?

Man hoofs it on to train...

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Exciting news from the BBC ... Apparently a man tried to board a train at Wrexham with a pony! Makes a change from the usual sheep... UPDATE...

Waterfront declares war on railway industry!

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This from Captain James Bigglesworth, DFC and Bar... Can someone at Waterfront can explain the significance of this Ilyushin Il 76 strategic...

Sleepy Derbyshire wakes up!

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Telegrammed by Ithuriel Good grief, Margaret Becket has finally realised that there is a train factory in her constituency under threat fro...

Silver Fox plans to take railway by storm?

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Telegrammed by Our Man at 222 Marylebone Road Tally Ho! The Silver Fox has broken cover, with quotes on vertical integration post McNulty, ...
Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Barbielino confirmed!

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This from the FT ... Britain’s most profitable train franchise could be taken back into state hands following a government decision to delay...

Pointless signs - Glasgow Central

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This from the Rover... This pointless sign pictured at Glasgow Central station on Sunday Good to see the word 'passengers' in there,...

Pointless signs - Leeds station

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This from Steve... Taken at Leeds on Sunday prior to the departure of the 09:44 EMT service to St. Pancras. You may notice that whilst Lough...
Sunday, 15 May 2011

PRballs - Level Crossings & Pelham Bell Pottinger

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This exciting news from Pelham Bell Pottinger... Network Rail - Level Crossing Tragedies On the back of today’s reports of failures by Netwo...

Railway Gardens - Bethnal Green

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