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Sunday, 26 February 2012

Circle line boosts T-Cup with kettle - Shocker

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This from Eye's Man 'Neath the Streets of London... Sarah Siddons and Beattie well tank pictured at Baker Street this morning.
Friday, 24 February 2012

Pointless signs - Elephant & Castle yesterday

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Greening slam dunks Railway Execs?

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Exciting business bashing news from the Captain of Netball! This exchange in the House yesterday : Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab): What s...
Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Pointless sign & railway bothy - Cardiff Central

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Bothy... Pointless sign... Good to see the Welsh Assembly Government offering such splendid two for one value, when the hugely expensive AM ...

Abellio goes extra mile to clean loos

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This from a Mr Marsh... Taken at Tottenham Hale on the first Tuesday of Abellio's new franchise. !!!
Friday, 17 February 2012

Pointless signs - Wakefield Kirkgate

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Derbygate: By Royal Appointment...

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This from The Mirror ... Prince of Wales to visit Bombardier in morale-booster for workers He will make a much-needed visit to engineers ...

Latest ABC - Railway Magazine up over 6%

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It's ABC time again... As Eye points out each year most industry titles don't submit their circulations to ABC audit, so a bowler...

PM in Paris and in unrelated news...

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So today the Prime Minister is in Paris signing an agreement with the Frenchies to rescue the beleaguered UK nuclear power industry. iDave ...
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...
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