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Tuesday, 23 May 2017

RMT makes welcome gesture

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Amidst all the ghastliness of recent hours, a small but significant gesture from The Brothers... RMT SUSPENDS STRIKE ACTION ON MERSEYRAIL,...
Monday, 22 May 2017

Tory manifesto - Welsh railways

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This from Julian and Sandy... With the Prime Minister facing a difficult day in Wales over her U-turn on the 'dementia tax' I thoug...

Hammond Eggs: The memories of glories past...

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So Philip Hammond has been on the election trail in Derby... The Chancellor Philip Hammond has been visiting Bombardier in Derby. pic.tw...
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...
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