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Friday, 16 September 2011

Twitter - a game of two halves

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Many congratulations to @LondonMidland who scooped possibly the most important gong at last night's National Rail Awards. Sponsored by ...
Thursday, 15 September 2011

DfT procurement priorities laid bare

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This from Ithuriel... This illuminating written answer given in the House yesterday ... John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington, Labour) To as...

The race to chair NR starts here!

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So. Farewell then Ricky Haystacks. You came, showed Iain the door, installed Hurricane Higgins and yet in 10 months time you too will be gon...

Pointless Ticketing - How many pieces of card?

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This from @Al_S , via Twitter... One return train journey Cambridge to Stirling. Three changes, two reservable trains. There's two seat ...
Wednesday, 14 September 2011

DfT feels Derby pain and awards new train order!

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Finally some good news for Derby! Clearly stung into action by the national campaign to save the UK's last train manufacturing plant the...

Pointless signs - St Pancras

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First TPE triumphs

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Eye congratulates Vernon 'Smooth' Barker! The uber-slick MD of First TransPennine Express is to be the new MD of First Group's U...

An apology to all Eye readers

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The Fact Compiler offer his humble apologies to readers for the temporary cessation of hostilities. Convinced that Eye's brand of satire...
Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Railway Bothy - Bishops Lydeard

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Here a wriggly tin bothy from the West Country to see August out! With a bowler tip to the Mad Axeman... All back to the grindstone...
Thursday, 25 August 2011

Railway Garden Competition - Stourbridge Junc

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UPDATE: This from The Major... Not only has the Stourbridge Line a fine selection of plant life, someone has even dumped a greenhouse ...

NR employs hare raising scheme

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Exciting news from NR's Sussex Route! This from the Route Performance Manager: To improve communication and awareness of our per...
Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Confused old man causes rail chaos

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A confused old man from Twickenham caused chaos in Derby today when he discovered that his zimmer frame would not go into reverse. The c...
Tuesday, 23 August 2011

Railway Garden Competition - Aberdovey

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This from The Sleeper... I thought Eye readers might enjoy this picture of a Pwllheli service emerging from Aberdovey number three tunne...

Pointless signs - Lancaster

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Cameron shows commitment to British industry

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Exciting news from iDave! Our brave and gallant Prime Minister is now wombling his way back to Cornwall after single-handedly presiding ...
Monday, 22 August 2011

Pointless signs - Windermere

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This from the Mad Hatter... Ought you to be more worried by the ' passing trains ' impact with the buffer stops rather than an...
Sunday, 21 August 2011

NR signals end to Railway Gardens - Shocker

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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...
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