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Saturday, 14 April 2012

Pointless signs - Llanelli's speaking clock

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Friday, 13 April 2012

National shortage of trackside loos - Shocker!

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Barrow Hill - Matey on Tour!

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Yesterday saw the preview day for this weekend's Fab Four steam gala at Barrow Hill. Joining kettles and other preserved traction on di...
Thursday, 12 April 2012

Railway rob-dogs gaoled

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This from the Runcorn & Widnes World ... A GANG of metal thieves who posed as railway workers to steal redundant rail and fencing, have...

New 11 car Pendolino welcomes passengers

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This from SolwayVoyager... As Eye might say: Shurely shome mishtake?

PM bangs the drum for Britain!

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This from a Mr Levele Playing-Field... Well, there's a surprise. No one from the UK railway industry in iDave's sales tour to Japan...
Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Devon & Cornwall up the heat on Kettle moves

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Good news for Kettle fans! There is now a third operator able to move steam locos around the network. Today Devon & Cornwall Railways mo...

Sealink resurrexit on the South Eastern

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This from the Premier Gardner... I thought it was just Sealink who displayed the BR logo this way round? As they say proudly in East Sussex:...

Eye exclusive - First picture of IEP!

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With iDave busy cosying up to the Japanese this week, can it be long before white smoke emerges from Tokyo over the IEP? Whilst almost unive...

So. Farewell Beau Bowker!

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Eye style guide update: From: Satirical Nomenclature Bureau To: All Railway Eye Contributors Subject: Richard Bowker CBE Please note th...
Wednesday, 4 April 2012

Chiltern Railways & the Orchestra of the Swan

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This is quite agreeable... Good effort.

A big Eye welcome to Stoke-on-Trene!

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Network Rail statement on Grayrigg

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Network Rail has been fined £4m for health and safety breaches which resulted in the Grayrigg derailment. This from Network Rail ... NET...

Pointless signs - Greater Anglia

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Tuesday, 3 April 2012

A reader writes...

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This from another satisfied Eye reader... Having seen the weather forecast for the coming week it would appear your ‘ Pointless Signs – Ban...

London Overground abolishes timetables

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This from http://jonhind.lightbox.com Looks like London Overground have abandoned the timetable and decided just to tell us when they will ...

Railway Children invitation to Cycle India

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This from Eye's friends at the Railway Children... Cycle India takes place 8th to 17th November 2012. It’s a 480km bike ride from the Ta...

EMT dismounts desk-jockeys

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Let's hear it for a very brave East Midlands Trains! According to EMT East Midlands Trains will be closing the doors of its Derby Headqu...
Sunday, 1 April 2012

Pointless signs - Darlington

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Good to see the state owned railway company resurrecting the 'Arrows of Indecision'.

FGW in 'shiver my timbers' Shocker

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This from Cap'n Smith... Alterations posted for Reading-Basingstoke over Easter, Jim Lad... Aha me hearties!
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