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Thursday, 18 October 2012

FT opines on DfT's brain drain

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This from the Eminence Grise... Perusing your amusing blog I was surprised that this gem from the Pink'un of...

TSC - A voice crying in the wilderness...

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This from a Mr Tony Miles... I found this Transport Select Committee report from 2009 It makes interesting reading in the light of ...
Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Raging against the SE twitter feed

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This from SouthEastern's twitter feed... person hit trains through Gillingham Kt & Faversham subject to 45 mins delay & canc #...

ATOC and RDG members have their work cut out

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This from AE Watson... I note that the work to be undertaken by RDG on franchising is to be distinct from that done by ATOC. Looks ...

Railway Garden Competition - Durham

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This via @Arctic_Troll ...   Disgraceful! And not even Advent yet.

RDG publishes initial thoughts on Franchise Review

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This from the minutes of the 9th October meeting of the Rail Delivery Group ... Independent review of franchising   This item had been pl...

Varsity Line's radical rolling stock solution

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This from Poppy the Station Cat... Good to see that the promoters of East West Rail have embraced the Age of Austerity! Clearly aware of...

ORR backs new talking shop.

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Exciting news from the Office of Rail Regulation ! The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has today announced that it supports the formalisat...
Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Richard Brown Review - Remit published

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This from the Department for Transport ... Text of letter from the Secretary of State to Richard Brown   15 Oct 2012   Following my deci...

Laidlaw Inquiry - Remit published

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This from the Department for Transport ... Text of letter from the Secretary of State to Sam Laidlaw   15 Oct 2012   Following my decisi...
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 ...
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