Wednesday, 3 October 2012

I told you so... No 2

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This from Captain Deltic... May I join in Eye's exciting new feature? From the Modern Railways editorial in the October 2012 edition...

Eye's exciting new feature: I told you so... No 1

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This from a Mr Robert Wright of the Pink'un...   One doesn't like to blow one's own trumpet (actually, one does, but it's ...

3rd October - A day that keeps on giving

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This from Trailer Second...   What a way to celebrate 10 years since Network Rail took over Railtrack on 3rd October 2002! Will Richard Bro...

McLoughin and Rutnam face TSC fury

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This from the Transport Select Committee... 3 October 2012 For Immediate Release:                                               SCA 2...

Silence of the Lambs?

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This from Ithuriel... Railway Eye has been remarkably quiet about those who advised the DfT West Coast Franchise team? Does the Fact Com...

Lookalike - Leading from the front

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Rutnam ducks the first volley

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This from the DfT ... “Three officials involved in the West Coast franchise competition were today suspended by the Permanent Secretary w...

As DfT burns NR beefs up LNW Route management

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This just in from Network Rail... Jo Kaye, currently route managing director for the London North Western route, is to take up a newly-cre...

ATOC grits teeth over DfT failures

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This from the Association of Train Operating Companies... Responding to today’s DfT announcement, Michael Roberts, Chief Executive of the ...

Mystic Deltic claims moral high ground - Shocker

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This from Captain Deltic... May I remind Eye readers of this paragraph from the March 2012 Informed Sources: For some time now, this colum...

Who should carry the can for the ICWC debacle?

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Time for an exciting new Eye survey! According to the Department for Transport the InterCity West Coast franchise competition has been can...

DfT found not fit for purpose as ICWC bid collapses

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This, sorry release, from the DfT... West Coast Main Line franchise competition cancelled Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has today...
Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Victoria station refurb to take 100 years - Shocker

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This from Transport for London ...   Shurely shome mishtake?

First for faith over adversity?

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This from the Scotsman ... First Group, the Aberdeen-based transport firm that beat Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Rail to win the west coa...

Wabtec acquires LH Group

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This from Wabtec...   Wabtec Rail Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Keelex 351 Limited, which includes LH Group Holdings Lim...
Monday, 1 October 2012

Virgin offers animal petting as court date looms

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As the date for Virgin's Judicial Review of the ICWC decision draws ever closer ... It is good to see that the needs of passengers are...

Merseyrail has twitter meltdown

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This from Globetrotter... Has Merseyrail had a twitter meltdown? After assuring followers that everything was running normally a strange...

Virgin gets its day in court!

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So purveyors of popcorn are in for a bumper month of sales! Last Friday saw a pre-hearing for Virgin's application for a Judicial Revi...

NRESballs - Heroic travel tweet

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This from Dr Strabismus... The scenic route?

ORR blows raspberry at Marsham Street

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As is well known the dead statist hands of mandarins at Marsham Street are doing their level best to kill off competition on the railways. ...