Wednesday, 19 July 2017
How we used to live...
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This from the 14th March debate in the Lords on GWML Electrification ... Reproduced now, only because My Lord Bradshaw made such an elegan...
NR adopts the Country Mile
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This from a Mr Weights and Measures... According to the Network Rail Rail press release on the annual report and accounts: A record £3....
A masterclass in avoiding the question...
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This from last Thursday's Electrification debate ... Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower) (Lab) What steps he is taking to electrify the rail net...
ORR explains benefits of railway disaggregation...
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This from William Huskisson... From ORR's Annual Health & Safety Report of Performance on Britain's railways 2016-17: Natio...
Blockheaded blockades - Huddersfield
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This from Snapper... There's never a good time to close a railway for engineering works, but one does wonder if someone looked at an e...
Tuesday, 18 July 2017
Shaken and stirred: Paul Francis
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This from the Rail Forum... Announcement from Rail Forum chair, Paul Francis : "Some of you may be aware that I have announced my fo...
Right Time Departure Please!
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This from Thebel Tolzforze... A small reminder, for anyone who might be interested? Under the terms of the Railways Act 2005: the DfT ha...
HS2 - Midlands and North flex their muscles
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This from Snapper... Chris Grayling's late night HS2 statement to the House was interesting. East Midlands and South Yorkshire MPs a...
Monday, 17 July 2017
DfT to resurrect OPRAF?
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This from a Mr Golding... The Times today reports that DfT are considering creating an arms-length agency for managing rail franchises. ...
TUC welcomes 'shot in arm' HS2 contracts
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This from the Trades Union Congress... Commenting on the awarding of £6.6 billion in HS2 contracts today, TUC Deputy General Secretary Pau...
Friday, 14 July 2017
Railway Garden Competition - Bangor
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This is the entrance to Bangor station car park. Good to see that in Wales, the Railway Garden plays a part in delivering the total jou...
Railway Garden Competition - Watford DC Lines
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This from Joe Dunckley... Blud is thicker than water. Oil is thicker than Blud. Deams is also pretty thick. pic.twitter.com/VAvdm1K5p4 ...
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...
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