Thursday, 28 March 2013
ORR narrative overlooks the positive...
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This from Orrville... Good news from the Office of Rail Regulation! The department within ORR tasked with man marking Passenger Focus, and ...
Reports of DOR's demise exaggerated?
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This from Our Man at 222 Marylebone Road... DfT has once again warned the thinly capitalised equity profiteers not to mess with Clare ...
New Franchising Policy - McLoughlin speaks!
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Some comforting words on the future of the industry from the So S in no less a place than Conservative Home ! " The passage of time ...
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
New Franchising Policy - Just fancy that!
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This joyous news via the Daily Telegraph ... Four of Britain’s major train operators have dropped a lawsuit against the Government to recov...
Simon Godfrey RIP
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Eye was deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of Simon Godfrey, Customer Communications Manager at Northern Rail last Tuesday (19 Mar...
A message to our friend South of the River...
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Dot - dot - dot - dash! "Blessent mon coeur d'une langueur monotone" Keep your pecker up mon brave! Br ...
New Franchising Policy - Advisory Panel
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This from Claude Bottom... Is the Fact Compiler losing his touch? Amongst yesterday's flurry of observations about the New Franchis...
Beeching, a half century
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A lot of stuff and nonsense across the nation's media about Beeching today. Just remember InterCity, Freightliner and Merry-go-round. ...
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
New Franchising Policy - RAIL Exultant!
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Amongst senior industry figures the take on today's New Franchising Policy has been somewhat upbeat. Phrases like: ' competent ...
New Franchising Policy - Rail.co has clear view
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This from Eobhann... According to Rail.co ... Surely this is a trypo and not a comment on our august Transport Secretary... Perhaps...
New Franchsing Policy - DOR rejoices!
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This from Directly Operated Railways ... Today’s announcement In this morning’s announcement, the Transport Secretary said he has decided ...
New Franchising Policy - Bad news for Boris
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A fairly torrid week for Boris has been topped off today by the small print of the New Franchising Policy. The long extension to SouthEast...
Greater Anglia - We're all in it together!
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This gem from the Ipswich Star ... The Prime Minister ditched his train at Manningtree yesterday amid fears engineering work would push hi...
DfT slips funny into New Franchising announce
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Someone at the DfT clearly has a very keen sense of humour! This from the press announce on the New Franchising Policy: " The deliver...
New Franchising Policy - Doomed
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So. A big Eye welcome to the exciting New Franchising Policy unveiled today . In many ways it is very much like the old franchising policy...
McLoughlin unveils new staff cuts shocker!
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This from the Man by the Photocopier... DAfT may be about to improve upon the McNulty report, which recommended that trains should be driver...
Monday, 25 March 2013
DfT 'can't pay, won't pay'. Nonsense!
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The Fact Compiler's latest column in Passenger Transport published on the 15th March... The next edition of Passenger Transp...
Pointless signs - Surbiton
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Scotland yesterday
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This via @NetworkRailScot ... A snowplough clearing the Girvan-Stranraer line yesterday.
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.
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