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Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Byline corner

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This from Isambard II... I’m sure many of your sharp-eyed correspondents will have pointed out the header tucked away on page nine of yester...
Monday, 21 November 2011

NR Champion Stakes - And they're off!

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A week after NR started advertising for a new Chairman the first candidate has had his hat thrown into the ring! This from yesterday's I...

So what was question 23?

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Virgin has been busy surveying passengers on the West Coast Main Line. But what was the redacted question? Answers on an email please to the...

Pointless signs - 2-for-1 at Edinburgh

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Thursday, 17 November 2011

Bombardier appoints new UK team, Walton to retire

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This from Bombardier... Bombardier appoints new non-executive Chairman and Chief Country Representative Bombardier Transportation today anno...

Ellman deposes Cameron - Shocker

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Oh dear! A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. This from Rail.co ... Should someone tell them that Select Committees are there to hold th...

Pointless signs - Duffield

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Clue: it is sandwiched between the telephone box, poster board and the help-point to which it seeks to draw attention.
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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