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Thursday, 15 November 2012

Whitehall unveils new interwebby

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This from Henry Trumpet... A big welcome to Whitehall's brand spanking new interwebby - just gone live today!   A single Whitehall we...

Britain's Best Bridge Bashes - from the archives

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These from Prester John...   These are my favourite, because of the advertising on buses...
Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Blogging hack succumbs to Dead Tree Media

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The Fact Compiler is now writing a regular comment piece for Passenger Transport . Here the article that appeared in the 31st October issu...

Britain's Best Bridge Bashes - New Feature!

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Time for an exciting new Eye feature - Britain's Best Bridge Bashes! These pictures taken today at Ely... Should h...

Lookalike - Erastian Railway edition

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Has the DfT taken job sharing too far? Eye thinks we should be told!

ORR - Two for the Price of errr.. Two!

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This from the Office of Rail Regulation ... ORR appoints Alan Price as Director of Railway Performance The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR...

Pointless signs - LUL Kings Cross/St Pancras

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This from Our Man by the Photocopier... Seen at the above station on Monday: Some sort of heritage display, perhaps?
Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Harris and Walmsley in Paternity Suit - Shocker

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This from Alec Trick...   It's all getting very competitive in the Dead Tree Media world. According to Stop and Examine in the latest i...

Attlee heralds return of 3rd Class travel

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This gem spotted by the RMT ... House of Lords - Railways: Third Class Travel   Lord Myners: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether...
Monday, 12 November 2012

ORR makes grab for fares regulation

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This from Sue Persaver... In her evidence at today's Transport Select Committee, Anna Walker, Chair of ORR suggested that she was ...

Alliance goes Jesuit on railway safety

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This from Network Rail ... Children in primary schools across the south and south west of England are to take the lead in educating ...

ICWC fiasco - RMT consult M'learned friends

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This from the RMT ... RAIL UNION RMT today notified the Government that it will be petitioning the European Commisson over breaches of th...

Pointless signs - Welwyn Garden City

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This from a Mr Lost in Space...   Or perhaps a Railway Garden?

First TPE in wage cost-push - Shocker

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This from George & Weedon Grossmith... Good news for the train driving community: TPE may expect bumper crop of app...

Longsight honours war dead

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This from Alstom (who actually bother to send press releases to Railway Eye, other PRs please note)... Manchester Traincare Centre hosts s...

Virgin on the ridiculous - part 94

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This from Our Man by the Photocopier... Virgin Trains has issued a timely press release about Christmas travel which includes the fol...

Railway Garden Competition - Birmingham Int'l

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Blessed to do announcements on SWT?

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This from @BrianBlessed ... I'll do the voiceover for @sw_trains if my fee is donated to Samaritans @My6Percent @joekolakowski #MINDTH...
Friday, 9 November 2012

Changes to NR Route reporting lines

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Network Rail has made some changes to Route reporting lines. Apparently... The East Midlands Route will come under LNE with Martin Fr...

Metal Theft bill makes it through to Lords!

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Some genuine good news for once! This from the NR, ATOC and RfG ... Rail industry welcomes MP support for vital Scrap Metal Dealers Bill...
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