This from the DfT (includes links to the actual report)... West Coast Main Line: Final report of the Laidlaw Inquiry 06 December 2012 11:4...

So Virgin gets a 23 month extension to the InterCity West Coast franchise. Revenue and cost remains with DfT (so risk transfer went well t...

Sources suggesting that Virgin and DfT have reached agreement on the ICWC franchise. Believed to be an extension for 13 months. No infor...

This from the DfT ... Full speed ahead as Government appoints new Director General to oversee HS2 The Government’s commitment to deliverin...

This from the Mother of Parliaments ... Lord West of Spithead (Labour) My Lords, does the Minister agree that although metal theft is a h...

This from the Transport Select Committee... RESCHEDULED ORAL EVIDENCE – RAIL 2020: WEST COAST MAINLINE FRANCHISE The oral evidence session...

This from the Grin Reaper... Nice!

A bit of Friday night easy viewing via Raildate : Lovely .

Yesterday t he Secretary of State visited NR's Western Route to look at flood damage.  Here Patrick is being interviewed by the Beeb a...

This Australian safety video has gone viral... Not sure why Boris Johnson features at the end though!

This from Macquarie Macquarie Acquires Rolling Stock Business From Lloyds, Launches New Rail Business Macquarie Group has launched a new ra...

This from the Graun ... Engineering group Invensys shocked the City on Wednesday night when it sold its rail business to German rival Siemen...

This, surprisingly, from the 'Tash of Dickie Davis... Trust you saw the influence of Freud in this recent email from Dods! Highlighted ...

Exciting news from the latest minutes of the Rail Delivery Group !     ‘The working group continues to discuss how to help inform DfT’s res...

Oh dear. It looks like Grand Central is about to fail the Daily Mail test! The Arriva owned company is offering a ' Festive Timetabl...

This from Sky News ... The former head of Network Rail, Sir John Armitt, is to become the new chairman of National Express, the bus and ra...

This seen at St Pancras, with a bowler tip to @13milepost ... What could be simpler?

This from the Daily Telegraph ... Kate Mingay, one of the three civil servants suspended over the West Coast rail bid fiasco, has filed lega...

Good to see that n anny is alive and well at St Pancras... Do we really need to treat passengers as if they are idiots?