Friday, 22 March 2013
More Open Access!
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Now pay attention DfT! This from the Centre for Policy Studies... That is all.
Pointless signs - Class 455
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This from Lost Carriage Return... Not entirely pointless, but it looks as though proof reading has gone out the window at SWT. These ...
DG Rail in the firing line?
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This from an interview with Philip Rutnam in Civil Service World ... And what about Claire Moriarty, the director-general who oversaw the ...
Warning - may cause retina bleed!
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This from the Hammer Man... This horror passed across the misus' desk this morning. With the above in mind the answer to this parti...
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
HMQ celebrates 150 as LUL plans for more!
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Good to see H er Majesty the Queen celebrating 150 years of London's Underground! Happily HMQ appears in rude health aboard the Derb...
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Silver Stump Watch - Manchester Piccadilly
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This from Depot Master... Aww! The 'new arrival'!! All say 'Ah, hasn't he got the looks of his father!!!' ...
ORR parks tanks on RDG's lawn
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Good news for fans of needless duplication on the railway! This from the ORR and DfT : ORR and DfT recognise that more can be done to impr...
Monday, 18 March 2013
Pointless signs - Farringdon
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Baker prepares for opposition!
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Good to see Norm preparing for life outside of Parliament in 2015. This from the Beeb ... Junior Transport Minister Norman Baker has rel...
Wise words from Patrick McLoughlin
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This from a DfT press release today... "Pointless signs blot our landscape!" Indeed! Alas the remedies proposed by the DfT...
Friday, 15 March 2013
China in great leap forward!
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This from Trailer Second... It’s not often that China shows the political way ahead, but this one’s a winner . Not only are we as an industr...
How not to recover a train!
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Eye is late to this , so a bowler tip to a Mr Frank Spencer... Ah, time for plan B .
Chemin de fer Barbie!
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LinkedIn is truly a wonderous thing! A quick perusa l today reveal s that Elaine Holt is now ' UK Rail Franchise Director at Ratp Dev...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Wasted Waiting Shelters - Derby
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This from Derbyshire Lad... This has been like this for months.
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Silver Stump Watch - Liverpool Street
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This from Greg and Tonic... All of these bollards are at the top of sets of steps, the 4 in the first 2 pictures are wedged between the “...
Silver Stump Watch - York
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This from the Albatross... What about this little beauty that’s appeared at York – Big Bold and Not Beautiful – one can only assume t...
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Dear National News Editors...
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Bad news for lazy hacks across the land! Apparently abroad is also completely useless at dealing with snow. An honourable mention to Her...
Crossrail concession competition launched
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Good news for fans of accountable and properly managed rail services! Oh and also for all those hugely expensive bid teams currently twidd...
Friday, 8 March 2013
Piling drill burst onto Moorgate line
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This unbelievable image was tweeted by @FirstCC this afternoon... According to FCC the driver of the train in the picture, which was ...
Silver Stump Watch - Fenchurch Street
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This with a bowler tip to @AMonkster ... A noble Silver Stump defending the Fenchurch Place stairs.
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