Thursday, 16 May 2013
PWC appointed to advise on IEP
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This from Our Man at 222 Marylebone Road... I understand that DfT has just appointed Price WaterhouseCoopers as financial advisers for IEP...
Eye gives you Christian Farage!
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The leader of UKIP had better look to his laurels! This from Mayoral candidate Christian Wolmar , reflecting on the impact of EU policy o...
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
May slams 'ugly' bridges
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This from GetWokingham ... Theresa May disappointed with "ugly" Woodley railway bridge Disappointment su...
Burns Lite - RMT unspins the big man
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This from the Brothers ... RMT research and answers to parliamentary questions have revealed that in an effort to justify the government’s d...
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Crossrail 2 consultation launched
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So. Today Boris Johnson launched the consultation for Crossrail 2. According to the TfL blurb : Crossrail 2 would create a new high-freq...
Burns Lite: A week is a long time in politics
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More wise words from Third Degree Burns . This written answer given yesterday... Chris Williamson (Derby North, Labour) To ask the Secre...
Hitachiballs - East Coast IEP contract signed!
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Good news for fans of 'British built' trains! This from Hitachi... Hitachi Rail Europe Signs Contract with Merchant Place Develo...
Monday, 13 May 2013
Pointless signs - Tile Hill
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This from the Vice Marshall... Not sure that this sign at Tile Hill station can be described as 'pointless' since it points to Train...
Hadfield does Bowie
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Wildly off topic but absolutely brilliant! Commander Hadfield offers his variant on 'Space Oddity' before departing the Space St...
Friday, 10 May 2013
Reading remodelling steps-up?
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This, apparently, taken yesterday... Ouch!
Hutton, Kelly and 45 minutes
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Much excitement across the airwaves! The most recent edition of Radio 4's excellent programme 'The Reunion' brought together som...
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Brompton frenzy takes over rail industry?
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This from Oratorian Brother Cletts... Regularly seen nipping between Waterloo and Friarsgate House your snapping sleuths might try to catch ...
DG Rail goes on tour!
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Interesting news from the 'heart of the railway industry'. According to the Derby & Derbyshire Rail Forum the new DG Rail, Cla...
Pointless signs - Greenwich
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Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Brand Pride - Porterbrook
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This, allegedly, from a Mr Tudor Arrow... Unbelievably some people in the railway industry still believe that we Roscos are populated by r...
26038 named Tom Clift
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This from Northern Spirit... On Saturday 27th April locomotive 26038 was named "Tom Clift 1954 - 2012" at the Keighley and Worth...
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Time for NR to take power?
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The Fact Compiler's latest column in Passenger Transport published on the 26th April... The next edition of Passenger T...
Virgin avoids wardrobe malfunction
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This from the Daily Mirror ... Sir Richard Branson has been forced to buy his train staff new bras – because their latest uniforms are too ...
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Brand Pride - South West Trains
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Or should that read South Western Railway? No matter. This is the bespoke case that SWT's twitter supremo has had created for her iP...
Friday, 3 May 2013
East Coast introduces Dry Train on Fridays!
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Bad news for thirsty North British passengers! This from East Coast ... Train operator East Coast is to trial an alcohol ban on a morn...
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