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Monday, 11 June 2012

Mann for all seasons

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Good news for fans of gamekeepers turning poacher! ATOC's affable PR, Nick Mann, is soon to leave the train operators' lobby gr...

FT makes Wright move to US

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The slow retreat of Robert Wright from covering UK rail stories appears almost complete. Last October, the cycling FT hack changed jobs fr...

Blackfriars subliminal message - Shocker

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This from Network Rail ... A unique piece of railway heritage has been unveiled to passengers at Blackfriars. Fifty four stones from t...
Friday, 8 June 2012

Police Five reduced to two fingered salute?

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Further mutterings from the Boys in Blue over Eye favourite Tom Winsor. Observers of the political scene will have noted that Tom, the ...

Virgin fires shot across NR bows...

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Phew, what a scorcher! Virgin Trains demands Network Rail reverses unacceptable train performance on West Coast route Today's tr...

Tamar Bridge - 'Please mind the crap'

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This from Construction Enquirer ... Workers repairing Brunel’s twin span bridge in Plymouth have called on train passengers to resist ...
Thursday, 7 June 2012

War crime on the East Lancs? A Rabbi writes.

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Eye has expressed concern in the past about the activities of so called Second World War re-enactors on Heritage Railways. Although no...

Flyboys honoured at NRM Railfest

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Amidst all the excitement of the Jubilee weekend a not insignificant event took place at the National Railway Museum... Railfest was fo...

Pointless signs - Milton Keynes Central

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This from the Class 9 Swinger...   The sign on the post reads: " This is a Pay & Display Car Park [actually it'...

Pointless signs - ATW 158

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This from @timetableworks ... The only Welsh on this ATW 158 PIS and it's spelt wrong!

Railway costs explained No94

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Good news for fans of costly bureaucracy and pointless man marking! Whilst NR and the TOCs are attempting, through Alliances, to remove...

The Railway Industry Memorial

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Eye is grateful to Graham Walker for these photos of the Railway Industry Memorial. The memorial was dedicated on the 22nd May at th...

Railway Garden Competition - Carlisle

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This from Blythe Spirit... This one may be missing the point, where there should be a garden there isn't! Although there ...

Southern captures voice of angel in cupboard

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Good news for music lovers! According to the Brighton Argus ... Charlotte Church to sing in Brighton railway storeroom That is a...
Sunday, 3 June 2012

In war and peace, we serve.

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Dear Great Western, London North Eastern and Southern... This! Okay, built in Crewe rather than Derby. None the less ... ...
Friday, 1 June 2012

Royal Diamond!

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Sixty Glorious Years! Good effort.

New passenger ROSCO enters market!

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Exciting news for fans of the Rolling Stock Library! A brief perusal this morning showed the entire Southern 313 fleet had transferred ...

Owner group responds to latest DfT Consultation - Exclusive

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Eye has been sent a copy of a response to the DfT's consultation on the new London and the South franchise , launched yesterday. Ac...

Pointless signs - Steam, Swindon

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This from a seriously hacked off photographer... Thought you'd like this utter bollocks sign from STEAM in Swindon. There is no ...
Thursday, 31 May 2012

The luck of the Irish

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Eye had a right royal craic last night! Those nice people at Railtours Ireland hosted a champagne reception at St Pancras yesterday ev...
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