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Wednesday, 15 February 2012

ORR in 'tell them nothing' shocker

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This from Our Man at 222 Marylebone Road... It is of course quite understandable that the ORR's new publication ' GB rail industry f...

Network Rail calls time on Quagmire commute

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This from Billy Connections... I note that Railnews is reporting the following: A REQUIREMENT that Network Rail staff must not live more th...
Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Ken addresses HS2's 'Euston Problem'

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This from Aslef ... ASLEF has welcomed initial plans for the construction of two major new underground lines announced by Ken Livingstone. ...

ROSCOs show great minds think alike

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Exciting news from the febrile land of Bowtie, Bow-tie and Glasses! According to The Drum ... Angel Trains is launching a new marketing camp...
Monday, 13 February 2012

Red Spotted Snotter

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Good to see that on-line retailer Red Spotted Hanky is on top of their game! This taken today : And NXEA is still listed on the menu at the ...

The case of the Silent Dog (Episode 3)

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Telegrammed by 221b Baker Street 'I say, Holmes, what do you make of the strange case of Network Rail's abandoned Management Incent...
Sunday, 12 February 2012

Pointless signs - Southern serving Soton

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This with a bowler tip to Eye's campanologist friend @SteadmanSlowSix ... As nobody pronounces the 'p' in Southampton, @Southern...
Friday, 10 February 2012

Pointless signs - DDA edition

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These courtesy of the The Wheeled Avenger... ...who is currently languishing at the bottom of the above Marks Tey stairs!

NR Annual Meeting adjourned

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This from Network Rail ... NETWORK RAIL GENERAL MEETING ADJOURNED Network Rail's general meeting to dis...

Keith Vaz - the eternal optimist?

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This from a Mr Saltaire I thought Eye readers might be interested in this 8th February contribution from Keith Vaz to a debate on the Polic...
Thursday, 9 February 2012

LUL's ERU to get 'Blues & Twos'

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According to the Docklands and East London Advertiser ... The ‘rapid response’ teams called out to tackle emergencies on the London Undergro...

Transport Select Committee - NR to attend

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This from the Transport Select Committee ... NETWORK RAIL – ORAL EVIDENCE SESSION Tuesday 13 March 2012 The Transport Committee will be ta...

Pointless signs - Didcot Parkway

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Eye is unsure if this is a spoof... ...if not perhaps a reader can explain its point? UPDATE: This from a Mr Peters... You asked if 'Cul...
Wednesday, 8 February 2012

DfT launches Operation Derail

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Eye can exclusively reveal why the Department has been so effective this week! Half of them aren't there. Under Operation Step Change , ...

Carry On team does the railway - EXCLUSIVE

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Eye is delighted to hear that the Carry On team are about to release a new film - Carry On up the Railway Plot summary: Sir David Ruff-Digg...
Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Passenger information... delayed

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This from the Office of Rail Regulation ... Securing better passenger information Train operators have asked for more time to prepare for ne...

IEP - a long, slow, lingering death

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This from First Great Western's Fastline... InterCity Express Programme (IEP) update On 23 September 2011 I updated you on progress abou...

Captain Deltic's bonus bashing quiz

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Captain Deltic asks "Who said this and when?" ... But Network Rail's remuneration committee still allowed substantial bonuses...

Guido Fawkes FIRO - Shocker!

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Is uber-blogger Paul Staines a member of the Institution of Railway Operators? In a post on his order-order blog about the the move of Labo...
Monday, 6 February 2012

Network Rail Bonus Statement

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This from Network Rail... NETWORK RAIL ADJOURNS MEMBERS' MEETING The board of Netwo...
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