Wednesday, 16 November 2011

ScotRail McDoomed

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Exciting times for North British travellers! Transport Scotland today launched a consultation on whether or not to ban booze on trains, turn...

Dead poets on the railway

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This, surprisingly, from the late William Butler Yeats... Suffering from writer's block I was idly surfing the web and came across your ...
Tuesday, 15 November 2011

DfT Command Paper delayed - Shocker

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Sigh! This from Earl Attlee... My Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Transport (Justine Greening) has made the following Ministeri...

Manuel Cortes new General Secretary of TSSA

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This from the Transport Salaried Staff's Association ... TSSA's next General Secretary will be Manuel Cortes, the current Assistant ...

Osborne calls a halt to rolling stock deals?

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This from Sir Roderick Orr-Watt... I was delighted to see in this morning's FT that young Osborne has listened to the concerns of the ...

Pointless signs - Manchester Piccadilly

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Monday, 14 November 2011

Lookalike - The eyes have it

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This from the late Bruce Lee... On Sunday afternoon, whilst watching the Lord Reith-inspired hard hitting documentary series ' Fat Famil...
Saturday, 12 November 2011

Pointless signs - Finger in the dyke edition

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Friday, 11 November 2011

Crow bar re-elected as RMT General Secretary

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This from the RMT ... RMT confirmed this morning that Bob Crow has been re-elected unopposed for a further five year term as General Secreta...

11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month

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Thursday, 10 November 2011

Rail rules under spotlight in Red Tape Challenge

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This from the Department for Transport ... Rail passengers and businesses are set to benefit as Rail Minister Theresa Villiers today pledg...

Heil Bahn!

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Hot on the heels of DB Arriva's take-over of Grand Central, this from the RMT ... RAIL UNION RMT revealed today that rail workers are be...

Pointless signs - York

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Pointless signs - Virgin Voyager

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Tuesday, 8 November 2011

New MD for London Midland announced

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This from Go-Ahead ... Patrick Verwer appointed Managing Director of London Midland After an open competition, Patrick Verwer, currently...

Transport Select Committee on HS2

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Lots of huffing and puffing from pro and antis today over exactly what the Transport Select Committee said about HS2. So here is what the TS...

Tories destined to repeat mistakes of the past?

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Telegrammed by Mons Star As Captain Deltic's counter of days, since the placing of the last new train order, ticks ominously away the qu...

Pointless signs - Harrow-on-the-Hill

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A Chiltern poster at Harrow-on-the-Hill advertising weekend engineering works... Eye congratulates Von Shooter on reaching Oxford without fi...

Rail Barbie emerges at National Express...

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This from National Express... Elaine Holt to join National Express We are delighted to announce that Elaine Holt will be joining us from ear...
Monday, 7 November 2011

Metal Theft Prevention - petition

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On a serious note... A Private Members Bill is being put before Parliament next Monday by Graham Jones MP, which aims to reform the outdated...