Tuesday, 11 December 2012

A date for your diary...

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Hope to see you there.
Monday, 10 December 2012

Now that's what I call a Santa Special!

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This from Deutsche Bahn, with a bowler tip to @JohnMurray1960 ... Ho ho ho!

Bid teams beefed up for franchising restart

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This from Arriva's HR director... Senior management changes within Arriva Trains Wales We are pleased to announce that Arriva Trains ...

The case of the missing numbers

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Telegrammed from 221b Baker Street I say, Holmes,  this report by Mr Samuel Baker on the strange case of the Intercity West Coast franchise ...
Friday, 7 December 2012

Not much blogging today...

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Today I will mostly be burying my father,  Passenger Transport of 30th November refers... The next edition of Passenger Transport wil...
Thursday, 6 December 2012

DfT publishes Laidlaw Inquiry report

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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...

Virgin gets 23 month extension on ICWC franchise

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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...
Tuesday, 4 December 2012

West Coast franchise agreement reached?

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

DfT appoints David Prout to be DG HS2

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

Attlee calls for metal thieves to be shot!

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This from the Mother of Parliaments ... Lord West of Spithead (Labour) My Lords, does the Minister agree that although metal theft is a h...
Monday, 3 December 2012

Laidlaw evidence delayed - no sh1t, Sherlock!

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

Pointless signs - Crewe

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Pointless signs - SWT Class 450

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This from the Grin Reaper... Nice!
Friday, 30 November 2012

Wyvern Rail in one and a quarter minutes

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

McLoughlin signals end to micro-management!

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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...

Melbourne Metro: Dumb ways to die

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This Australian safety video has gone viral... Not sure why Boris Johnson features at the end though!
Thursday, 29 November 2012

Macquarie enters Rosco market

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

Siemens buy Invensys

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This from the Graun ... Engineering group Invensys shocked the City on Wednesday night when it sold its rail business to German rival Siemen...
Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Dods tells it like it is!

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

RDG: They were only playing leapfrog!

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