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Wednesday, 24 July 2013

Higgins keeps his word - Shocker!

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Much amusement in the industry over today's coverage of David Higgins decision ' to resign '! Take this, from the usually well...

Our Ma Sheriff's become proactive!

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Steps back in amazement! There is some good news to be found amongst the chaos of Civil Servant rolling stock procurement. Our Ma Sherif...
Monday, 22 July 2013

Shoveller disintermediates the Deep Alliance!

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This from @SW_Trains ... See! Narrowcast and talking direct to the customer isn't so difficult. Although perhaps something on ...

Railway Garden Competition - Waterloo East

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Sunday, 21 July 2013

Situation has developed not necessarily to iDave's advantge!

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Oh the irony! Just days BEFORE Her Majesty's Britannic Government expended more taxpayer cash on additional Ninky Nonk trains, Japan ...
Friday, 19 July 2013

Wilkinson contract at DfT extended

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This from the DfT... Peter Wilkinson to carry on as Franchising Director The Department for Transport has extended the contract of Interi...
Thursday, 18 July 2013

Railway Garden Competition - Barking

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This from Trailer Second... The LTS main line down platform.

Railway Garden Competition - Dalmarnock

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Pointless signs - Blackfriars

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Brown joins DfT Board

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This from the DfT ... Richard Brown appointed to the Department for Transport Board Richard Brown CBE has been appointed as a Non-Executiv...

Eversholt speaks for industry on IEP

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This from Eversholt Rail...    “ Eversholt Rail is disappointed that the Department for Transport has decided to proceed with IEP Phase 2 a...
Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Railway Garden Competition - Broadstairs

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Tuesday, 16 July 2013

No Pitt stop, as Andy chairs fleet money men

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This from Cross London Trains... Cross London Trains (“XLT”) the company established to finance and purchase Desiro City  trains from Sieme...

John Dennis RIP

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John Dennis 1948-2013 It is with great sadness that Eye has learned of the passing of John Dennis, a railwayman with a rich and varied caree...
Monday, 15 July 2013

ORR formalises blinkered view of industry

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Good news for fans of an holistic understanding of the railway! This from the ORR's Long-Term Regulatory Statement , published today... ...

Cross-hatch madness - a mea culpa!

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The Fact Compiler's latest column in Passenger Transport published on the 5th July...   The next edition of Passenger Tra...
Thursday, 11 July 2013

How we have changed, for the better?

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This from Digital Spy ... "One viewer complained that the 1970 movie starring Call the Midwife's Jenny Agutter may lead to childre...
Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Pointless signs - East Coast media dinner

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East Coast resurrects fine dining

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This from the late Sir Peter Parker... I am delighted to hear that the state owned passenger train operator will be unveiling their plans fo...

McLoughlin makes extra-ordinary confession!

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Good news for fans of Openness and Transparency! At last night's ATOC sponsored wake for franchising Patrick McLoughlin made the foll...
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