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Wednesday, 6 September 2017

Transport Select Committee - New Tory members

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A big Eye welcome to the following Tory MPs elected to the Transport Select Committee. Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay) Huw Merrima...
Tuesday, 5 September 2017

Railway Garden Competition - Rugby

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This from Sealink Sam... See how beautifully crowned with vegetation are the tops of the buildings at Rugby station. And here the bay...

SWR gets ideas above its stations...

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This from the SWR website... On our network - Cambridge? Peterborough?? London Bridge!!! Who knew?
Monday, 4 September 2017

Shaken and stirred: Veitch brings Talgo to the British Isles

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This via twitter... Today we are delighted to announce that Jon Veitch joins the Talgo team as Key Account Manager for the UK and Iris...

Problems remain once the circus moves on...

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This from Hieronymus Bosch... Reporting exclusively for Eye from today's exciting SWR launch at Waterloo!  So the Top Brass turn up ...

Shaken and stirred - Mary Grant to Porterbrook

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This from Porterbrook... Porterbrook Leasing has confirmed the appointment of Mary Grant as its new chief executive officer. Mary will be jo...

SWR - master of all it surveys!

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This via twitter... South western trains timetable - Clapham before Woking apparently... pic.twitter.com/jieBpzMEeO — David Kirwin (@D...
Thursday, 31 August 2017

Railway Garden Competition - Sleaford

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This from Dogboxdriver... Here is the Sleaford North Jn - Sleaford West Jn single line, showing how well Mr Verster's famed vegetation...

Railway Garden Competition - Derby

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A wonderful example of the plantsman's craft. Outstanding!
Wednesday, 30 August 2017

RAIB on Waterloo collision

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RAIB has confirmed it is conducting an investigation into the 15th August derailment at Waterloo. The RAIB statement says: The collisio...
Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Dft Policy Explained via Twitter Meme

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This is very good! I'm going for no likes or retweets here 🛤️🚄🚆 pic.twitter.com/sUimaqCaO3 — Laurence Turner (@larry_turner) Augu...
Friday, 25 August 2017

Railway Garden Competition - Peterborough

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This from Albatross... Snapped these from the comfort of my Virgin EC Saloon – photographs of just North of Peterborough, around Eastfield...

Railway Garden Competition - Newquay

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This from Talgo Tony... Who knew that the Cornish branches had been converted to tramways? Colonel Stephens would be proud!

Bombardier to retraction LUL 92 Stock

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Good news for the Shire! This from Bombardier ... Press Release - Bombardier Wins Contract to Supply New Propulsion Technology to London...
Thursday, 24 August 2017

Pointless sign - Kings Cross

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This from a Mr Greg Tingey... Perhaps not an entirely pointless sign. Although the branding harks back to an event that took place five ...

Best railway tweet, ever!

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And the prize goes to - Greater Anglia! Eagle-eyed drivers spotted a snake under a train at Southend Victoria station yesterday. The sna...

Pointless signs - St Erth

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This from Harry the Voice... Pictured at St Erth today. Hmmm... 'regularly patrol', although on an infrequent basis? Pe...
Wednesday, 23 August 2017

Labour proposes gender segregation on rail

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Good news for fans of Chris Williamson MP (Sid and Doris Gricer). The Shadow Home Office minister has suggested a return to Ladies Only c...
Tuesday, 22 August 2017

Osborne undermines his own case for enhancements

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So, George Osborne is on manoeuvres, again. The former Chancellor, and now free sheet editor, made the case for Northern Powerhouse Rail i...
Monday, 21 August 2017

SWT - the brand that refused to die!

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Top tweeting here from the new incumbents of the SWT franchise ... But what is that cheeky logo on the bottom left of the message? ...
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