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Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Railways - A social service? Discuss.

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This from the CambsTimes24 ... A FOOTBALL club manager was so embarrassed by the toilets at a March playing field that he ferried a visitin...
Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Exciting new Eye feature: Ask Uncle Roger

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Eye is delighted to announce an exciting new feature! Introducing everyone's favourite Agony Aunt - Uncle Roger... Our first question to...

ITSO - What's in a name?

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This from, a fulminating, Captain Deltic... Is there a more stupid name for an ITSO compliant transport smart card, than Southern's ...

Autumn Statement - Christmas comes early?

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So what goodies did the Chancellor's Autumn Statement contain? Aside from causing chaos with the fares system by the late reduction of J...
Monday, 28 November 2011

DfT abolished as Treasury leads rail expansion

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This from Rose and Crown... Much gloom in Marsham Street as Osborne's finest achieve, in less than week, what numerous Transport Secreta...

Rubbish Websites - Thandi Executive Coaches

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Note the use of a very dated BR crest. .. No doubt when Thandi counted BR amongst its clients they supplied ' Charabancs for the Gentry ...
Thursday, 24 November 2011

Greening fights for hard pressed passengers!

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This from the Indie ... Ms Greening is suggesting that fares should go up by about 6 per cent – 1 per cent above inflation – in a move to r...
Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Villiers vignettes - Yet another correction...

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Another apology from Cruella for misleading the House... The Minister of State for Transport (Theresa Villiers): I regret to inform the Ho...

FGW runs Shake, Rattle and Roll special

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This from Sir Felix Pole... I thought Eye readers might be interested in FGW's farewell tour for the Class 142 'Pacer' units a...

Tweetalike - On subsidies...

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This from Logisitical... Stephen Gastlier, Road Lobbyist, in the Guardian Comment Is Free section on Monday: " Even if rail travel was ...

An open letter to Justine Greening

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This open letter to Justine Greening has been copied into Eye by a Mr Reginald Perrin of Sunshine Desserts... Dear Mrs Greening I understand...
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 ...
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