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Sunday, 25 September 2011

Sandals and beards at ACoRP awards - Shocker!

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Disappointing news from Friday's ACoRP Community Rail awards! Despite the best efforts of General Manager, Neil Buxton, and the indust...
Friday, 23 September 2011

Rail franchise gets lyrical

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This from our Independent Expert... Is this a modern day first? Northern Rail have deployed a quote from a lyrical book about the railwa...
Thursday, 22 September 2011

Operation Sea Lion delayed

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Air and Business Travel News is reporting that DB services through the Chunnel will not now start until 2013 The initial plans of the German...

Bombardier piles on the grease

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This from a Mr James Perky... According to the Independent's ' i ' newspaper today: What's the betting Siemen's signs up...

Derbygate - Cold Comfort from LibDems

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This from Ithuriel... According to Nick Clegg: " Do remember there are going to be lots of other rail contracts and I very much hope Bo...
Wednesday, 21 September 2011

Names of new NR RMDs announced

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Network Rail has announced the names of the remaining Route Managing Directors for its new devolved structure. Reporting into Robin Gisby, m...
Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Light Rail can proceed at caution

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Good news for fans of the bleedin' obvious! (shurely 'Trams'? Ed) The much delayed review into Light Rail has finally been publ...
Monday, 19 September 2011

ATOC tells Hammond to get a grip!

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Hurrah for ATOC! Finally someone in the industry has had the cojones to challenge the Secretary of State on his spectacularly ill advised su...

Latest transport ePetitions

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This from a Mr Malins... It's good of Eye to give us a vote on the next Chairman of Network Rail, but did you know the Government allows...

Angel hands Salmond independence on a plate

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This from the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme website ... Has Angel at last found a home for the five off-lease class 180s? And will...

Overcrowded passengers starved for 900 days

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Today we join the Treasury in celebrating 900 days since anyone signed a contract for new passenger trains. Eye would like to thank: Lord Ad...
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...
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