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Friday, 30 June 2017

15,000 rail staff trained by Samaritans

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This from the Samaritans ... 15,000 rail staff trained by Samaritans in suicide prevention Around 1 in 6 rail staff is now trained to pr...
Thursday, 29 June 2017

Alstom gears up for UK manufacturing

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This from Alstom ... Alstom today opens the biggest and most sophisticated centre for train modernisation ever in the UK. In a major boost...

The Case of the Chained Hound

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The scene: A room at 221b Baker Street... I say Holmes, what do you make of that whole VTEC thing? Pretty bullish of them to take so many ...
Wednesday, 28 June 2017

Virgin déjà vu!

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This from E. L. Bowe... Stagecoach's apparent sang froid in the face of the Virgin Trains East Coast losses is easily explained - they...

UPDATE: Ministerial roles and responsibilities

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Latest list of ministerial roles and responsibilities: Secretary of State – Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP Oversight of all areas EU Exit ...

East Coast - a franchise that keeps on giving

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Stagecoach have published their results today. And they make painful reading, with the company recording an £84.1m exceptional charge t...
Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Humza, I'm not sure that this is a great idea.

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The SNP has decided to disaggregate the BTP! Delighted to pass my first Bill with support from Greens. Will make Railway Policing more a...

TSC: Farewell Ellman - runners and riders

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This from Roger Ford... Sad news from Westminster. Under Parliamentary rules Select Committee chairs are limited to two Parliamentary t...

Alstom obtains ISO37001

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Good news from Alstom... Alstom obtains ISO 37001 certification for its anti-bribery management system 27 June 2017 – Alstom has obtaine...
Monday, 26 June 2017

Khan sets his face against railfreight

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This from Bruce Grove... London Mayor Sadiq Khan has set out his plans for supporting railway investment in the regions. His draft trans...
Thursday, 22 June 2017

Railway Garden Competition - Farringdon

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This from a Mr Mike Wallis... Missing from the #gibbreport is this mess at Farringdon! #railwaygardencompetiton @TheFactCompiler pic....

Gibb Report published

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Chris Gibb's report into Southern's performance has been published. It's a chunky 163 pages so will take some reading. Howe...

Electrification benefits explained!

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Good news for fans of electrification! This from the Scotsman... Plans to close Breich Station in West Lothian, used by just three passe...

South Eastern and West Coast Partnership bidders

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This from the DfT ... South Eastern franchise The companies which want to run the next South Eastern franchise are: South Eastern Hold...
Tuesday, 20 June 2017

DfT Ministers - Roles and Responsibilities

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Here are the published roles and responsibilities of the refreshed DfT Ministerial team: Secretary of State – Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP O...

First/MTR suffers from premature evacuation - Official

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Good news from the Shire this morning! The great and the good are gathering in Derby for an announcement about an order for 750 new 'A...
Monday, 19 June 2017

Railway Garden Competition - Windsor and Eton Central

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This from Windsor Lad... Windsor and Eton Central last week: A sorry sight these days, especially when compared to the Riverside sta...

Railway Gongs - Queen's Birthday Honours

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Some of those honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honour's list... Order of the British Empire Commanders of the Order of the Britis...
Sunday, 18 June 2017

Eye prepares for Brexit!

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An Eye chum in Europe has sent the following screen grab... Hopefully RENFE and CAF are regular browsers...
Thursday, 15 June 2017

Shaken and stirred - David Brown to Northern

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This from Northern... David Brown has been appointed as Managing Director of Arriva Rail North Ltd which operates the Northern rail franchis...
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