Monday, 8 May 2017
Eye signs legendary 'Chris Crossrail'
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This from Chris Crossrail, Fleet Street's legendary 'burrower for news'... Although now fully retired and resting I can't ...
Shaken and stirred: Graham Coombs
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Eye hears that Graham Coombs is departing RIA. After two decades as Communications Director at the Railway Industry Association (the U...
Eye's Summer Special Offer!
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This from Barry Spotter Enterprises... Having trouble with air conditioning controllers going walkabout? Do you find yourself unable to keep...
Thursday, 4 May 2017
Railway Sculptures - Hall Royd
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The return of an occasional series celebrating the rich diversity of artistic forms that Network Rail have left in strategic locations to de...
Exclusive - DfT proposes new DOO train design!
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Despite purdah, Eye sources have leaked this revolutionary DfT design for a DOO compliant train... #BreakingNews : Department of Trans...
Wet Toast - warming the market for rail
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How the heart swells when you see traditional scenes like this on today's railway! What's that you say? It's not from a k...
Shaken and stirred: Ross to Scotrail
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This from The Herald ... David Ross, one of the most senior figures in [ Labour leader, Kezia ] Dugdale’s team, will leave after June 8th to...
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
PM commits to HS2
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This from The Grauniad ... Theresa May has committed to delivering the HS2 high-speed rail link. The prime minister was reportedly coming ...
The crumbling edge of quality: Manchester Piccadilly
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This from Charlemagne... It looks like NR's cutting back on renewals is good news for the makers of tie-bars. The road throu...
Pointless signs - Northallerton
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This courtesy of 'BA'... So much thought, so little point!
Phillips chairs BTPA as McVey contests Tatton
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This from the British Transport Police Authority... I am writing to inform you that Esther McVey has formally resigned her position as Cha...
Saturday, 29 April 2017
Railway Garden Competition - Urmston
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Back due to popular demand (thanks Sid and Doris Gricer) Eye's Railway Garden Competition! @TheFactCompiler you really need to bri...
Friday, 28 April 2017
Shaken and Stirred: Nick Joyce takes on DG Rail role
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Nick Joyce is the acting Director General, Rail Group, at the DfT Previous incumbent Bernadette Kelly took on the role of DfT Permanent Se...
Scotrail celebrates #EdBallsDay
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Alas, not taken in passenger service... No doubt the Cybernats will soon demand this tweet is deleted? Good effort!
Eye's powerful intervention in Nationalisation debate!
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As any ful kno evidence based arguments are the way forward! That is all.
Thursday, 27 April 2017
Shaken and Stirred - RDG's Quigley and new arrival Thomas
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Word reaches Eye of some changes at the Rail Delivery Group. Christine Quigley , Head of Public Affairs, has been poached by Keolis as their...
Gibb Report spiked - Official
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This written response from Paul Maynard confirms what Eye predicted last week ... Caroline Lucas Green, Brighton, Pavilion: To ask the S...
Jones unlucky at Hornchurch and Upminster
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Further to yesterday's post on Simon Jones seeking selection as Tory candidate for Hornchurch and Upminster This from Conservative Hom...
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
BTP promotes early age safety culture
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This from the Inverness Courier ... TWO Inverness schoolchildren are to become rail safety ambassadors after trespassing on a main line near...
RMT backs Corbyn for GE2017
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This from The Brothers ... " The union said that, following a decision of its ruling NEC, RMT is supporting a maximum Labour vote at th...
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