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Monday, 15 October 2012

DfT - Mind the credibility Gap!

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Good to see that the Department for Transport remains at the very top of its game! Eye understands that late last night Marsham Street was...

Virgin set to get extension as DOR deactivated

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This from the Department for Transport ... Department for Transport to negotiate with Virgin on temporary operation of West Coast rail ser...

Railway Garden Competition - Charing Cross

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This with a bowler tip to @EliotAnderson ... Not strictly a railway garden, the Charing Cross hotel having been sold off many years ago. ...

Where are they now - Adrian Lyons

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Another in an occasional series designed to assist Patrick McLoughlin and Richard Brown determine the way forward for contracted passenger ...
Friday, 12 October 2012

Richard Brown's remit - some thoughts

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This from Sir Charles Trevelyan...   Given the lack of a published remit for Richard Brown might I volunteer the following? Eye rea...
Thursday, 11 October 2012

Railway Garden Competition - Eastbourne

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This from Captain Morgan... Can any Eye readers identify the variety of electric moss that is currently growing adjacent to platform 3 a...

Pointless signs - 12:13 Paignton - Exmouth 10/10/12

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DOR names ICWC Team - Shocker

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Found in the street outside the DfT's Marsham Street bunker...   Literally unbelievable!
Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Attlee derailed in the Lords

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This from The Woolsack... An amusing exchange this afternoon between Earl Attlee and My Lord Adonis in the House of Lords. Attlee q...

West in rebellion over high-handed commissioners

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This epistle from My Lord Abbot of Pewsey... Much commotion in the Vale of Pewsey as has not been seen since the Prayer Book Rebellion ...

Railway Peers scrutinise ICWC fiasco

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Further proof that the Upper House continues to offer better scrutiny of the Executive than the Elected Chamber! This from Railway Ques...

Overheard at Breakfast - On DafT Recruitment

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Scene: The kitchen in any number of railway households throughout the land.. Daughter: Daddy   Father: Yes Darling? Daughter: Why is ste...

HS2 to be fast-tracked - DfT hopes for amnesia?

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Call the Fact Compiler a cynic but he wonders whether the proposed fast tracking of HS2 is designed to draw a veil over recent ICWC events? ...

Railway Garden Competition - Waterloo East

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This from a Mr Greg T... I thought Eye readers might be interested in these images from the Waterloo East Garden Centre: Th...
Tuesday, 9 October 2012

DfT: Throwing good money after...

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According to Her Majesty's Daily Telegraph ... The Department for Transport has asked headhunters to search for senior managers who co...

Bernard Holden RIP - Saviour of the Bluebell

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This from the Mid Sussex Times ... THE funeral of Bernard Holden who helped to found the Bluebell Railway, will take place next Tuesday (O...

Where are they now - Roger Salmon

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Introducing an exciting new Eye feature! The first in an occasional series designed to help Patrick McLoughlin and Richard Brown determine...

RDG meeting to discuss support for Brown review

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Eye understands that the Rail Delivery Group is meeting to discuss how it might assist Richard Brown's Review into Franchising. This i...

Arriva XC meets WiFi obligations

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This from CrossCountry... With fitment on 221133 completed on 21st September, all CrossCountry Voyagers and HSTs now have WiFi installed (...

Industry sets agenda for McLoughlin speech?

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This from Scotch Corner... In light of the Secretary of State's comments at the Tory Party conference yesterday I wonder if the be...
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