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Friday, 14 December 2012

Kim Wilde delights rail passengers...

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Errrr.... Oh dear. UPDATE: This from Fen Boy... Kim Wilde must have had a very good evening if she thought that she was singing on ...

Latest exciting RDG news!

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And here is the latest on the exciting developments at the Rail Delivery Group: ' Non. ' That is all.  

Pointless signs - Gospel Oak

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This, surprisingly, from Sir Barnes Wallis... Come on London Overground, you can do better than this.
Thursday, 13 December 2012

Desperate times: Man inserts ticket

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This from Herr Bend o ' V er... Is this the most desperate press release of the week? According to FGW... Newbury MP Richard Benyo...

Pointless signs - Huddersfield

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With apologies to all fans of Marcia... Sadly, Eye fears that one day something similar may appear at Flinstock. UPDATE: This from t...

Possibly the best railway pub... in the world!

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The Fact Compiler is in awe! Go to the Alex ' , now! UPDATE: This from Billy Arrows... Mark Williamson's looking well but ...

Hard Times - No 94

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Good to see the train leasing market acting as a barometer for industry confidence. So Eye wonders if readers can guess which ROSCO commer...
Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Richard George to Interfleet

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This from Interfleet... International rail consultancy Interfleet Technology has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director, fol...

Bakerballs: On punctuality...

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This from Julian and Sandy... Compare this from our Norm in the Daily Mail ... Mr Baker, who is fed up with the train companies’ sleight of ...

Pointless signs - Warwick Parkway

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Pointless signs - King's Cross/St Pancras

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Pointless signs - Rugby

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Pointless signs - Finsbury Park

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This from Lost in Space... Classy!
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...
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