Friday, 14 October 2011
Justine Greening new Transport Secretary
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Eye welcomes Justine Greening, our new Transport Secretary. And waves farewell to Philip Hammond who moves to Defence after 18 months at Mar...
Hammond goes to Defence?
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***Twitter suggesting Hammond to Defence if Liam Fox resigns*** More to follow... Fox resigned... Sky suggesting Hammond has Defence... Hamm...
Pointless signs - Charing Cross
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This from The Perky Copulator... "General information - Welcome to London". Sheer genius. But at least the ownership of the stati...
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Lookalike - The Beano?
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Whelan elected to lead ASLEF
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This via ASLEF ... Mick Whelan has been elected as the new General Secretary of ASLEF. Mick, the organiser for District 6, won a very close ...
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Villiers vignettes - Sorry the hardest word?
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Something to warm the heart of Captain Deltic! This from Cruella ... Theresa Villiers (Minister of State (Rail and Aviation); Chipping Barne...
TSC gets to the nub of the problem?
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This from the Transport Select Committee... Oral evidence – work of the department for transport The Transport Committee will be taking oral...
DafT shafts Railfreight with longer lorries
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This from Rubber Duck... Ah, breaker one nine this here’s Mike 'Bandit' Penning, Minister for Roads, on a 10-17. Have all my trucker...
Transport Select Committee for sale?
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Oh dear! Has the Transport Select Committee started offering product placement to generate a couple of extra bob? The emailed press release ...
German cracks a joke - shocker!
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Who says our Teutonic friends don't have a sense of humour? This from DB's October Press & Trade Newsletter... British Military ...
Monday, 10 October 2011
Eurostar NoL - a gift that keeps on giving
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This from today's Independent ... The Department for Transport spent "between £300,000 and £400,000 last year" on mothballed f...
IEP - The saga drags on
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This from Howard Wade... A good question from the Railway Lord . Lord Bradshaw (Liberal Democrat) To ask Her Majesty's Government how ma...
Friday, 7 October 2011
Secret of Albino's 'winning' GA bid explained!
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Much chitter-chatter in the industry over who might have won the Greater Anglia franchise. Despite the announcement not being due for anothe...
Pointless signs - Doncaster
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For younger readers BRUTE stood for British Rail Universal Trolley Equipment which were used to move parcels or mail around stations, when s...
Shadow Cabinet Reshuffle - Transport
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***Twitter suggesting Maria the Eagle to remain at Transport*** More to follow, although if it is true probably not...
Railtrack - Happy 10th Unbirthday
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Telegrammed by Our Man at 222 Marylebone Road... How ironic that the 10th anniversary of one ill thought-out act of Government aggression sh...
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Shoveller moves back to his routes
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So. Multimillionaire Sir Brian Souter has decided to shuffle his pack. The former Perth clippy has chosen a former Guildford guard to run on...
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Derbygate - DafT waves the white flag?
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Exciting news for fans of Open Government! Here the details from the August edition of the Department for Transport's Structural Reform ...
Stand by your beds! NR appoints CO to CR
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The new improved Network Rail appears to be enthusiastically embracing the railway traditions of the past! A past that stretches back to the...
Another UK success story sold overseas
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Air traffic controllers in the East Midlands are on a state of high alert following reports that a large number of wheel barrows are circlin...
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