This via @HeardinLondon ... The good news about Sir George Young is that he takes his family on the train. The bad news is #TheAgeOfTheT...

UPDATE: This from Everyone... It would appear that the now former Chief Whip, Andrew Mitchell, has saved Gideon's political bacon.....

This from @RachTownsendITV (for non Twitter regulars read from the bottom up)... That's the SOFA slashed then.

This headline from New Europe On-line: EU Update ... "UK’s rail transport interoperability with Europe’s mainland still lacks behind...

This from Tommy Atkins... Exciting news from the nation's favourite ROSCO... Porterbrook Leasing has signed a contract with LNWR to ...

This from a Mr Door Bell... Here are a couple of pics of the approach to Lindau HBf on Lake Constance, Germany. Note the keenness w...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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