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Sunday, 4 June 2017

BTP first in the line of duty at London Bridge

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This from our 'Railway Plod'; which is very much part of the Railway Family. Which makes it somewhat personal! Statement from Ch...
Thursday, 1 June 2017

EGIP costs contained - sort of?

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This from 'My Laird'... Truly, the world has gone mad. And budgets madder? EGIP taking over a public path to Plean south of Sti...

Railway Garden Competition - Dorking (Main)

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This from @NickRH14 ... Looking lush at Dorking (Main)... Keep 'em coming (and remember the rules - only UK railway gardens are e...
Monday, 29 May 2017

Railway Garden Competition - Sleaford

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This from a Mr Dogboxdriver... Lincolnshire's first entry of this year's contest is this fine effort at Sleaford station.  No...
Sunday, 28 May 2017

Railway Garden Competition - Newhaven Harbour

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This via @mikewallis11 ... Keep 'em coming!
Friday, 26 May 2017

VTEC in Fake News - Shocker

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This from Captain Deltic (for it is he)... You can imagine the good Captain's consternation when PR firm Hope & Glory sent out a p...

Court backs ORR on Heathrow TAC

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This from the ORR ... Court upholds ORR decision on Crossrail charges As the independent regulator for the UK’s railways, we have a statuto...
Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Railway Garden Competition - Clapham Junction

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This week sees the Chelsea Flower Show! So with this in mind here is the railways contribution at Clapham Jct. Keep 'em coming!
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)....
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