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Thursday, 13 July 2017

CAF - Newport wins!

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This from the Railway Gazette ... UK: Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF has selected the Celtic Business Park at the Llanwern steelwo...
Wednesday, 12 July 2017

Election of Select Committee Chairs

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Tonight the Speaker announced the results of the election for Select Committee Chairs. Most importantly, for the Railway Industry, Lilian ...

Maynard on RPI and fares: "policies under review"

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This PQ from Lilian Greenwood was answered today... "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2...

CAF secures UK footprint!

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This from Nottingham headquartered  BWB Consultancy ... BWB, one of the UK’s leading design engineering consultants, is set to embark on si...

Railway Garden Competition - Brixton

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This from Matthew... I'd like to enter Brixton into the railway Garden competition. It's nice to see that SouthEastern have r...

Transport Select Committee - Production Values

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This from SNP MP Stewart McDonald, via twitter... I can't wait for these Select Committee Chair elections to be over... pic.twitter....
Tuesday, 11 July 2017

Pointless signs - Pwllheli

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This from Wheaty... @TheFactCompiler Pointless signs - A most unhelpful timetable at Pwllheli station. Who employs these people?🙄 pic....
Monday, 10 July 2017

Railway Garden Competition - Chester sabotaged!

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Shocking scenes from an Eye correspondent in Chester on Friday! This member of staff is wilfully clearing the platforms of weeds and other...

DfT opens the door to Room 101

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This from The Times ... Transport secretary Chris Grayling is preparing to delay the electrification of huge swathes of the railway networ...
Wednesday, 5 July 2017

Shaken and stirred - NR Silver Ghost off to Royces

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This from Rolls-Royce ... Rolls-Royce today announces the appointment of Barney Wyld as Director, Corporate Affairs. Barney will join Roll...

Railway Garden Competition - Finsbury Park

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This from Adam the Gardner... Just south of Finsbury Park: What a splendid scene of neglect.

Railway Garden Competition - Vauxhall

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This also from a Mr Greg Tingey... Vauxhall – between the Windsor Lines. More please.

Railway Garden Competition - Stratford

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This from a Mr Greg Tingey... Stratford – westbound Central line is at left of picture, which is taken looking East (ish) – the Buddleia i...
Tuesday, 4 July 2017

EXCLUSIVE: Vote for the new Chair of the Transport Select Committee!

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Time for an exciting new Eye poll! Using your skill and judgement, select who you think should be the new Chair of the Transport Select Co...

Rachael Maskell MP - new Shadow Rail Minister

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A big Railway Eye welcome to the new Shadow Rail Minister Rachael Maskell! Ms Maskell is the Labour and Co-operative Member of Par...

RIA socks it to the man!

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RIA supremo Darren Caplan has taken to Conservativehome in a push for more Treasury funding. In the sponsored post Caplan argues: An...

Shaken and stirred: Andy Mellors

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This from First Group ... FirstGroup and MTR announce that Andy Mellors has been appointed as Managing Director of the new South Western rai...
Monday, 3 July 2017

Branson outlines East Coast strategy - Shocker!

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This from @Virgin ... Indeed. Good effort @Virgin and an interesting picture choice.

Shaken and stirred: Long appointed CEO G&W (Freightliner)

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This from Freightliner ... LONDON – Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) today announced the appointment of Gary R. Long as Chief Executiv...

Hong Kong and UK railway procurement

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Eye notes with interest that companies owned by the Chinese state are bidding for HS2 contracts. Meanwhile, the same Chinese state is adop...
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