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Friday, 4 November 2011

Arriva snaps up Grand Central

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This from Arriva ... ARRIVA ACQUIRES OPEN ACCESS OPERATOR GRAND CENTRAL RAILWAY Arriva plc has confirmed it has acquired UK open access oper...
Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Early start to panto season on LNE Route

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This from 31154... According to the York and District Advertiser : York Central MP Hugh Bayley, right, views work at Holgate Junction, with ...

Villiers vignettes - From Derbygate to Gardengate

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Much gnashing of teeth in the East Midlands ! Local rail lobby group the Derby and Derbyshire Rail Forum is one speaker short of a full agen...
Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Transport cuts exposed - Southampton Central

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Dutch cap on rolling stock

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This from Ithuriel... According to the Beeb : Colchester MP Bob Russell said any company running trains in East Anglia had to be an improvem...
Monday, 31 October 2011

Bakerisms - On Bustitution

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This from Our Norm as retold by The Argus ... The Lewes MP told a national newspaper his delay was increased by the fact that the rail repl...

Railway Garden Competition - York

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This from The Albatross... This magnificent display of a beautiful rockery garden in full flourish on York Platform 11 – untouched my human ...

Rattle, rattle, jewelry, jewelry... is sadly no more!

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Rest in peace, Sir Jimmy.
Thursday, 27 October 2011

ATOC unveils new map of... Less Britain!

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This from a Mr Station Throat... ATOC may be accused of being London centric but their latest oeuvre, a splendid glossy browbeater called ...

Virgin gets eight month extension

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As predicted by Sid Spiv, the DfT's Director of Leaks , Virgin has been awarded an eight month extension to its West Coast franchise. Th...
Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Villiers vignettes - Raising the white flag

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Good news from Cruella! Judging by yesterday's written answer it looks as if Marsham Street has experienced a damascene conversion : Re...

Villiers vignettes - Bite sized chunks edition

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Virgin reveals future performance plans

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Has Virgin climbed into bed with Mystic Meg? So it would appear from this poster which cannily reveals how well Virgin will perform next mon...
Monday, 24 October 2011

Rail Barbie new role revealed - Exclusive

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This from the Beeb ... US toy maker Mattel has announced a deal to buy HIT Entertainment, owner of Thomas the Tank Engine and other popula...

Pointless signs - Highbury and Islington

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Friday, 21 October 2011

Pointless signs - Euston

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This from Marshy... Sadly a disappointing entry, as it contains some genuinely useful, although slightly worrying, information. Happily, it ...

Greening appoints Special Advisers

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Guido reporting the following have been appointed as Justine Greening's Special Advisers... Graham Hook as policy SpAd, he’s the former...

Pointless signs - Coventry

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This from a Mr Contra-Flow... Greetings from Coventry where our friends at CrossCountry are clearly a little challenged by their Gregorian v...
Thursday, 20 October 2011

Holt to leave Directly Operated Railways

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This from Rail Barbie... I wanted to write and let you know personally that I will be stepping down from my position as both Chairman of Dir...

Concern over Greater Anglia announcement

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So congratulations to Abellio for winning the Greater Anglia franchise. Meanwhile Eye understands that there is growing concern within the D...
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