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Friday, 5 August 2011

The Fact Compiler is on his hols...

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So posting will be, at best, intermittent. No doubt a source of relief to many.

Unexpected bonus for Transpennine franchise

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This from ShareCast ... Perhaps unsurprising if the market was reliant on ShareCast for information?

Hammond announces franchising timetable

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This from the DfT ... The Secretary of State for Transport, Philip Hammond: The Government is committed to a major reform of rail franchisin...
Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Lord Marsh RIP

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Lord Marsh, the former Chairman of the British Railways Board, has died. This from the Daily Telegraph's fulsome obituary: Marsh strea...

RAIL exposes Hammond's lack of trousers

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This from Rosebud... There was good news on the front cover of the latest edition of RAIL which highlighted a massive £5bn investment in th...

Railway Garden Competition - Lake

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Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Railway Garden Competition - Belper

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This from a Mr Bland... See how the verdant growth enhances this boring old Grade 2 listed structure.

Snotty explanation for derailment - Shocker

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This from Flat Cap and Whippet... Congratulations to Network Rail for honesty: Perhaps not surprising that Edinburgh Waverley became a litt...

Railway Garden Competition - Perth

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Pointless signs - Preston

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With a bowler tip to Nephew Thomas... Eye wonders if towns and cities around the country are now marketing former Red Star Parcels depots as...
Friday, 29 July 2011

DafT - The devil is in the detail!

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Oh to be part of a winning team! This to be seen, in all its glory, in the reception area at Great Minster House. 'Congestion hotsho...

DfT logs on to Eye

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High praise indeed! According to figures released by DfT on Staff Internet Usage between 1 January and 31 May 2011... Eye can under sta nd...
Thursday, 28 July 2011

Pointless signs - Giant Ants

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This with a bowler tip to the genius that is @OctoberJones , via Twitpic ... Obviously Giant Ants are still more prevalent than WiFi on a Cr...
Wednesday, 27 July 2011

New website outlines DfT policy objectives

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This from a Mr Ernest Trumpet... I see that the DafT website has had a makeover. There are some rather natty new graphics on the home page ...

Virgin a shoe-in for West Coast Franchise!

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Yet again Sir Beardie shows that he has his finger on the political pulse! This from the Daily Torygraph ... Virgin Enterprise, which owns t...

Pointless sign - Northern Class 144

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Railway Bothy - Culrain

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Monday, 25 July 2011

Fact Compiler spotted at Derby rally - Shocker

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This from M'Duck... Dear Fact Compiler I attended the rally in Derby on Saturday where over 6,000 people supported our local train manuf...

Railway Garden Competition - Boston

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Friday, 22 July 2011

DafT confirms Japan a closed market

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Good to see that the Department for Transfer continues to bat for Britain! This from a written answer given in the House of Lords on the 20t...
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