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Friday, 31 May 2013

London Bridge to Aberystwyth? Sort of...

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Good to see that all this modernisation malarkey doesn't necessarily mean that our history gets scrapped. This from the Beeb ...   P...

Somnambulism aboard the Civil Service Express

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This from Battersea Bertie... The 87 bus that runs from Westminster to SW London is not called the "civil service express" for n...

NRMM - bypass Whitehall, head to Bruxelles!

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This from Sue La Manche... Ne pas jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain! As the rhetoric over our relationship with Europe grow ever loude...
Thursday, 30 May 2013

EMT Automated Comedy Gold

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This from Derby Anoraknophobic... Those boarding the 06:04 to St Pancras at Derby this morning were greeted by an announcement asking all pa...
Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Maria the Eagle blusters on bonuses

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Another belly flop from Maria the Eagle... Labour's beleaguered Transport shadow opined... “Commuters facing inflation-busting far...
Tuesday, 28 May 2013

TPE introduces PEDs!

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Exciting news for fans of Platform Edge Doors! (shurely Platform Edge Designs? Ed) This from 'Northern Spirit'...  Obviously th...

Railway Garden Competition - Birmingham New Street

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This from JT19... Although these are some weeks old it appears that there has been a good start to the new growing season at Birmingham Ne...

Pointless signs - Brundall

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This from Anonymous Please... I thought Eye readers might enjoy this sign seen at Brundall Station in Norfolk last week. It seems tha...
Thursday, 23 May 2013

CrossCountry rejects use of IEP! - Shocker

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Good point. Well made.

Pointless signs - Euston

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This from Joseph-Michel Montgolfier... Not really a pointless sign... More a statement of ride quality South of Rugby.

Brompton on manouveres

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This from The Man in Room 205... Given recent snaps of industry Brompton bikes , I thought you’d appreciate a picture of my SWT Brompton dec...
Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Railway Garden Competition - Belper

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A welcome return for that Eye hardy perennial - the Railway Garden Competition! This from the Wicked Weaver... Perhaps, in the ' ...

The railway and the rise and rise of Ukip

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The Fact Compiler's latest column in Passenger Transport published on the 10th May... The next edition of Passenger Transp...
Monday, 20 May 2013

McNulty strikes again!

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This from the Evening Standard ... The Gatwick Express “at times veers towards Third World conditions” giving some business executives and...
Friday, 17 May 2013

Pointless signs - Pendolino

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This from Pendolino Warrior... Does anyone actually read the safety notices? Let's work through the Virgin Pendolino window smashin...
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...
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