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Monday, 21 January 2013

The 4th Railway Package – a lesson in lobbying?

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This from Sue La Manche... Lloyds List reports that the publication of the European Commission’s 4th Railway Package has been delayed by the...

Snow and ice is our excuse, what's yours?

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This from Bern ie the Bolt... With this morning's PPM languishing at just over 60% expect lots of huffing and puffing from ministers o...

Not so Pointless sign - Dronfield

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Friday, 18 January 2013

Frenchies smell victory in battle of RDG

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White flags are hanging out of the windows of One Kemble Street, judging from the below... So Keolis gets half a seat at the ...

Eye waves farewell to Internet Rapid Rebuttal Unit!

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So farewell NR uber-spinner PJ Taylor! After eight years defending the indefensible PJ's last day at Network Rail is today. Eye ...
Thursday, 17 January 2013

Pointless sign - King's Cross

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This from the Lost Dialing Tone of Terminus... Oh dear, have NR created segregated meeting points for able and less able bodied pa...
Wednesday, 16 January 2013

A word on today's incident in London...

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There but for the Grace of God... ...thought many of us who looked at the pictures from Lambeth this morning, knowing it could have been s...

Rolling stock manufacturing returns to York?

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Good to see Third Degree Burns getting to grips with the industry's rolling stock shortage in York today... "So how many of t...

Derby steals a march on industry - again!

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An interesting line up for the DDRF annual conference on the 8th February: Key note speaker is the Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt...

Britain's best value senior railway manager?

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According to TfL's annual report Mike Brown's salary was £310,734 last year. He is managing director of both London Underground...

ATOC starts journey from wrong place?

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This from Captain Deltic... I note that ATOC's Michael Roberts has a letter published in the Pink 'Un today, in which he says: Your...
Tuesday, 15 January 2013

ASA says railway not screwed - Official

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This from the Mail on Sunday ... Former Tory Minister Edwina Currie has defended a rail union banned from publishing an 'offensive...
Saturday, 12 January 2013

Just fancy that! All in it together...

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This from The Inchworm... The new year has seen the publication of some interesting statistics on the costs of Britain's railway. Eye re...
Friday, 11 January 2013

Brown Review - Radical evolution?

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Some thoughts on the Brown Review from Eye's man in the Hot Seat.. Brown clearly identifies the key elements that matter, many of whi...
Thursday, 10 January 2013

TUC exposes reward for Brown Review

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This from the TUC's Action for Rail campaign... Brown Review into railways a missed opportunity, says the TUC Lord Brown’s Review into...

Harrogate, Huddersfield, whatever...

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This from the BBC ... Network Rail has apologised after it wrongly announced it was investing millions on a North Yorkshire station. ...
Wednesday, 9 January 2013

News from Upside Down Land

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Sources suggesting that the Brain Drain to the southern hemisphere continues. Eye gives you - Rail 'chuck-another-prawn-on-the' B...

Eye chastised over Big Jigs Toys - Shocker

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The Fact Compiler has been spanked by loads of readers for not running anything on the fantastic Big Jigs Toys bid for the #ICWC franchise....

Wales SBP - It's brains you want

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This from Castle Coch... BBC Wales' report yesterday on the Strategic Business Plan was followed by some Vox Pop interviews conduct...

Brief words on NR's SBP

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The launch of NR Strategic Business Plan yesterday was pretty well received, despite Fleet Street media fixating on fares, shedding more hea...
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