Clearly the East Midlands has learnt the lessons of Derbygate. Determined not to be caught out again by Ministerial double speak local MPs a...

This via The Man with the Clapperboard - Take 2! Definitely one in the eye for McNulty! What, about these buffer stops, isn't clear? And...

This from the Daily Mail ... Now it's the wrong kind of sun! Train companies tell drivers to slow down because 'hot weather is heati...

This from Leo Pink... ' A total of 13 firms are in the running to become the next operators of the Great Western, Thameslink and Essex T...

This from Black Mac... Tornado this morning before departing KX at 07.56. Two wreaths: top one for Malcolm Crawley; ex-Doncaster premium app...

This from the Department for Transport ... Bidders for Great Western franchise: First Great Western Trains Limited (FirstGroup plc) GW Trai...

This from Network Rail ... NETWORK RAIL CONFIRMS CHAIRMAN-DESIGNATE Network Rail today confirmed the appointment of its chairman-de...

Oh dear. Looks like Network Rail will be off iDave's Christmas Card list. The Prime Minister, keen to get back on the front foot over Gi...

This from the Sleeper... Eurostar's fleet is looking increasingly tired. Indeed some vehicles now have rusty holes adorning th...

This illuminating contribution from Rock Sniffer... Pampas grass on the Up platform at Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight. I'm informed by a learn...

This from Our Man at 222 Marylebone Road ... From the Command Paper Executive remuneration has been the focus of public debate. As a privat...

This from Ithuriel... From the Command Paper: Government believes that these principles can best be delivered within the current Company Lim...

This from the Public Accounts Committee... NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE: The completion and sale of High Speed 1 A statement from The Rt Hon Margar...

These from a Mr Howcroft... And here the station's sole, lonely, platform trolley... Alas, not from Stranraer it's not.

This from the Metro ... Anthony Smith’s salary as chief executive of Passenger Focus has risen from £95,000 in 2008 to £122,000 last year. D...

Compare and contrast. This from the Daily Telegraph on the 28th February 2012 : Boris Johnson pledges to introduce driverless tube trains wi...

This from the Department for Transport... Douglas Oakervee appointed as new chair of HS2 Ltd Douglas Oakervee has been appointed as the new...

This from Pedantic of Purley... This sign is approximately 60 yards (less than a train length) from the buffer stop at the London Overgro...

A nice touch from DB Schenker at Manchester Victoria this morning . The railfreight and logistics company invited Her Majesty the Queen to n...

This from the Catholic Herald ... C ommuters forced to ponder the inscrutable workings of London Underground’s Circle Line were this week o...