Monday, 17 September 2012
Pointless sign - Northern, Class 150
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This from a Mr Banks... Is pregnancy really a disability?
Pointless signs - Thames South Bank
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This from Pedantic of Purley... Let us ignore for the moment that “bridge” HHH 410 appears to consists of some red pillars sticking out ...
Railway Sculptures - Longsight
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This from Dr Gloucester... I wonder if I might submit the following entries for Eye's occasional series 'Railway Sculptures'? ...
Friday, 14 September 2012
MPs get three hours to debate ICWC franchise
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Rosie Cooper has secured a three hour parliamentary debate on the award of the West Coast Main Line franchise to First Group. The Backbenc...
NRES - so good they say it twice
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This from Tally Rand... Here a helpful 'key' from the Live Departure Boards section of the National Rail website: P...
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Wolmayor slammed for inconsistency!
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This from everybody... Let's hope that Wolmayor is more consistent on transport policy, than he is on his name. According to t...
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Help DOR choose a new MD for ICWC
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Time for an exciting new Eye survey! Using your skill and judgement help Directly Operated Railways select the new MD for the soon to be n...
DOR prepares to mobilise for ICWC nationalisation
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Phones have been ringing across the industry as Directly Operated Railways assembles its West Coast team of Last Resort. Despite McLoughli...
All you ever need to know about Chinese Railways
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This from Our Man by the Photocopier... We are all indebted for this beam of clarity to a Dublin-based outfit which publishes Rather Ex...
Railway Garden Competition - Shocking Vandalism!
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Disturbing news from Bishop's Stortford! Regular Eye readers will recall this splendid Railway Garden entry from the Greater Anglia st...
DfT PPSs announced
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The following have been announced as Parliamentary Private Secretaries to DfT ministers... Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLo...
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Behold Wolmayor!
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Are there no limits to the ambition of the World's Greatest Living Transport Correspondent? Not content with being star of wireless...
Implications of 'Revenue Support' explained
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Hard times at EMT judging by this sign at Neville Hill. Presumably a quick sale will also allow Stagecoach to contribute to Virgin T...
Monday, 10 September 2012
Sumner's Olympian memo tells it like it is!
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This from Hugh Sumner, Director Transport, ODA... Dear staff, The nation’s toughest task, your moment in the global spotlight, millions of ...
Virgin launches new route to Scotland
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This from Virginia Water... With DOR set to run both East Coast and West Coast InterCity franchises the state will have an effective monop...
Bob Crow talks sense, for a fleeting moment
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This from the RMT ... TRANSPORT UNION RMT today paid tribute to the thousands of public transport staff in London and beyond who have been...
Tom Clift - funeral arrangements
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The funeral of Tom Clift will be held at St Martin's church, Caerphilly at 13:15 on Monday 24th September. The service will be follow...
Railway unbothy - Tamworth
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This from Captain W E Johns... This is one of two 'open plan' waiting rooms at Tamworth station. The old waiting rooms were ...
Railway Garden Competition - Shipley
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This from Barrett Homes... Three from Shipley. Here the entrance subway off Station Road And here the former platform opposite the...
Pointless signs - Cardiff Bay
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This from a Dr Gloucester... I thought Eye readers might like the following example of a multilingual pointless sign. Note the cunning re...
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