Friday, 19 May 2017
Railfreight - the movie!
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This from our North American cousins is nice. As all three major parties made specific reference to Railfreight in their manifestos th...
Shaken and stirred: Caledonian Sleeper
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Eye understands that there is a new MD at Caledonian Sleeper! Although it is Keith Wallace who has been appointed, rather than his name...
Thursday, 18 May 2017
Manifesto responses - Germolene or Iodine?
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This from Howard Wade... Interesting to compare and contrast trade associations responses to the recent spate of manifestos. Here is Rai...
The Case of the Missing Project
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The scene: A room at 221b Baker Street... I say Holmes, what do you make of the Tory Manifesto, it looks pretty thin gruel to me? Bu...
Tory Manifesto - Farewell BTP?
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This from Politics Home ... JUSTICE Other pledges include the creation of a national infrastructure police force, bringing together the Civ...
Tory Party manifesto - Rail
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Here are the sections on rail from the Tory manifesto launched today... Thin!
Pointless signs - Halifax
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With the media pack descending on Halifax for the launch of the Tory manifesto Eye has received this: Coming next: "Remember to b...
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
ACoRP launches website promoting Scenic Rail
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Here's ACoRP's CEO, Julie Townsend, launching the new Scenic Rail website at King's Cross today. Eye will of course draw a ...
LibDem Manifesto - Rail
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Here are the key rail elements of the LibDem manifesto... Taken from section 6.7 'Investing in the transport we need' (page 62ff)....
Tuesday, 16 May 2017
Labour party official manifesto - Rail
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Here are the key rail elements of the Labour Manifesto launched today... Taken from the section on Transport (page 90ff): On our railway...
Monday, 15 May 2017
Pointless signs - Duffield
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This from a Mr Highbrow... The ticket machine was relocated to the front of the station several years ago.
Waterloo - it was the WON what won it.
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Amazingly, since Eye's return to the fray, we have not been inveigled into giving a blatant plug for the industry's stealth newslett...
Sunday, 14 May 2017
All The Stations - worth a watch
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A Pilgrimage of Grice undertaken by Geoff and Vicki, supported by RDG... From the All The Stations website: All The Stations is a proj...
Shot in arm for Corbyn nationalisation plans!
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No, sorry. Eye lied. It's actually a huge shot in the foot, or other more sensitive parts of the anatomy! Readers of today's Su...
Friday, 12 May 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Latest on LSWR plans for SWT!
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Exclusive Eye footage of First/MTR's bid director outlining the management plan and new train strategy! You can run, but you can...
Thursday, 11 May 2017
TfL shows how we deliver the service
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This from TfL, is brilliant! Finally somebody acknowledges those who make our industry happen. Day in. Day out. And safely. We get y...
The Worrying Case of the Global Market
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Overheard at Railtex... I must says, Holmes, it certainly makes you proud to see that so many rolling stock manufacturers see such potenti...
RFG publishes rail freight 'manifesto'
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As ever the Rail Freight Group is quick off the mark! RFG managed to publish their manifesto the day before Labour's was leaked! Hea...
Leaked Labour Manifesto - Transport
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Here is the Transport section of Labour's leaked manifesto: Labour will invest in a modern, integrated, accessible transport system th...
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 ...
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