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Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Hammond back!

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This from @Number10gov ... PM appoints Stephen Hammond as Parliamentary Under Secretary at Department for Transport. Finally! Rail brief ple...

Tom Clift RIP - Passenger Champion

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Eye was shocked to hear today that Tom Clift had passed away. Tom recently described himself as follows: Tom Clift has worked in the ra...

Norman Baker still in post

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At least plans for tram trains may have some continuity. Bwahahahaha! That is all.

Mostly missing minister replaced by Burns

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The new Minister of State for Transport is Simon Burns. Biog below from his website : Simon was born in September 1952. He was educated ...

McLoughlin demands MML upgrade!

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This from the Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP... This is clearly not a line in decline—it is a line with increasing investment, improving ...

TSC brings ICWC protagonists face to face

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This from the Transport Select Committee ... Oral evidence – Rail 2020: West Coast Mainline Franchise   The Transport Select Committee w...

A big Eye welcome to Patrick McLoughlin

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So. Farewell Justine Greening and the mostly missing Theresa Villiers. And a big Eye welcome to Derbyshire Dales MP and former Chief Wh...
Friday, 31 August 2012

Joined up Government explained...

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This from Toby the Tram... I saw this at the Department for Communities & Local Government yesterday. Perhaps Eric Pickles s...
Thursday, 30 August 2012

Railway Garden Competition - ClogRail Loos

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This from Cross-legged Keith...   The picture below shows a new initiative from Greater Anglia to make its customers enjoy a lovely vi...
Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Those e-petition stats in full...

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This from Dr Syphon...   While the Virgin West Coast supporting e-petition powers away at 163,000+ votes, have you spotted the plucky und...

First for consulting M'learned Friends

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This from a Mr Pernickety-Nitpicker, senior partner with Messrs Sue, Grabbitt & Run...   There is a precedent for legal challenges to go...

Man on own island takes to Skype - "last resort"

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This from the Daily Telegraph ... That is all.
Tuesday, 28 August 2012

Railway Garden Competition - Three Oaks

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First Group debt results in surprising choice

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According to the Daily Telegraph... Trebles and package holidays all round.
Friday, 24 August 2012

More bad news for fans of Virgin Trains

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This from the Milton Keynes Citizen ... A popular model railway group has been asked to leave its Bletchley Park home after 18 years. ...
Thursday, 23 August 2012

Railway embraces willies and tools

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This from the late Kenneth Williams... Ere no! Stop messin' about! On the day that First TPE posted on their Facebook page that ...

TSC letter calls for delay in West Coast signing

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Letter from Louise Ellman MP, Chair,Transport Committee to Justine Greening: Dear Justine,   The announcement by Theresa Villiers on ...

First for telling it like it is.

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This from Ithuriel... Speaking to analysts following the award of the Intercity West Coast franchise, first Group CEO Tim O'Toole s...
Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Railway Garden Competition - Lincoln

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This from Dogboxdriver... Lincoln has featured before in Eye's Garden Competition, back in 2009 (pictured below). Having...

Railway Bothys - Manchester Victoria

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This from a Mr Twelve-Dozen... Eye readers might be interested to see the completion of the Manchester Victoria upgrade works.  In...
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