Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Eye at Railtex
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The Fact Compiler has been busy at Railtex See what you've been missing here... Still two more days in which to come down and join in th...
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Pointless signs - Par
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New trains - an historical perspective
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On the 801st day without an order for new trains. This with a bowler tip to British Railways.tv ... It's all 'elf and safety gone ma...
Saturday, 11 June 2011
Railway Gongs
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Eye congratulates the following: Knights Bachelor Tony Hawkhead, chief executive, Groundwork, the environmental charities group David Higgin...
New Trains - 800 days of talk and no trousers!
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This from Captain Deltic... Today, 11 June, is the 800th day since the last rolling stock order was placed. Note, placed, not preferred bid...
Friday, 10 June 2011
Welcome to the Redactalino!
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This from Capt W E Johns... Strange goings on at Euston today, where the brave test pilots of 11-car AM90 no 390054 were 'pushing the en...
Two groups battle to recreate LNER P2
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Telegrammed by Our International Correspondent Exciting news from the kettle fraternity! You wait for ages and then two come long at once -...
Targetted advertising outside Great Minster House
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Pointless signs - Didcot Parkway
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DafT promises North even older trains!
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Does anyone in the Department actually believe the guff they supply as responses to PQs? This written answer given in the Upper House yeste...
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Villiers vignettes - Crossrail opening dates
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This from Ross Lydall at the Evening Standard ... Asked a parliamentary question by Andrew Rosindell, [Villiers] said that Crossrail would ...
The way of the transgressor...
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This from The Londonist , under the following headline: Graffiti: Tox Could Go To Jail One of London’s most prolific taggers has been convic...
Two more lovely figures - this time at the ORR
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Good news for fans of the body beautiful! According to page 41 of the ORR's Annual Report , Bill Emery and John Thomas are in receipt of...
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
11 Car Pendolino Whitewash - Shocker
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This with a bowler tip to Eastwood Ho! How typical! These Hollywood Blockbusters always manage to avoid mentioning the real heroes. Stand up...
What a lovely figure - NR in the money markets
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This from Reuters ... June 7 ( Reuters ) -Following are terms and conditions of an FRN priced on Tuesday. Borrower ...
Heritage railway grows up?
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This from the RMT ... RMT MEMBERS at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway are to impose an overtime ban and work-to-rule from a minute after mi...
BarbieRail short formed?
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Has anyone seen the Customer Services Director? That is all.
Balfour Beatty loses Comms Director
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This from GorkanaPR ... Duncan Murray, director of corporate communications at Balfour Beatty plc, is to leave the global infrastructure com...
NXEA excels at making photographers welcome
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This from a clearly very annoyed Mr Tony Miles... Station staff at Colchester just told me that it is not permitted to wear a switched off c...
Friday, 3 June 2011
Magistrates throw book at cement mixer driver
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This from the Elmbridge Guardian ... The driver of a cement mixer that crashed off a bridge on to a passing train has been fined £100 and h...
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