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Monday, 13 November 2017

Shaken and Stirred: Chaudhry-van der Velde MD West Midlands

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This from Abellio/Mitsui... Merseyrail’s Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde appointed Managing Director of West Midlands Trains Merseyrail Deputy MD...

TSC Inquiry into Rail Infrastructure

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This from the Transport Select Committee ... The process for deciding the funding and outputs of Network Rail for the control period 2019-20...

Bigland made an honest man!

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Many congratulations to railway snapper Paul Bigland and ACoRP fixer Dawn Wolrich. Paul and Dawn tied the knot on Saturday with friends an...

Remembrance at Derby station

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Friday saw an act of Remembrance at Derby station. Led by Railway Mission Chaplain Ralph Coleman, the short service saw wreaths laid by EM...
Friday, 10 November 2017

Railway Pride Restored - Hampton Court

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Regular Eye readers may recall these sorry images from Hampton Court station. But what's this? Railway Pride is being restore...
Thursday, 9 November 2017

Unusual coupling caused Azuma issue - Official

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Oh dear! This twaddle from Beardie Rail on the East Coast. " It's like a a train and a lazer made a baby while on holiday i...
Tuesday, 7 November 2017

Railway Pride - Manningtree Co-op

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This from a Mr T… While at the Post Office in my local Co-op in Manningtree, I happened upon a few Network Rail A4 Lever Arch files dumped...
Monday, 6 November 2017

Grauniad rivals GTR for up to date information

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Good news for fans of the bleedin' obvious! This from the Grauniad : Britain’s biggest rail franchise, which includes the strike-hit...

DOO - the long view

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This from an Eye reader with a long memory… As those who read RSSB reports may recall - there is a view that "on platform" camer...

DfT consults on Community Rail

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The DfT has issued a consultation document on Community Rail. This follows a passionate speech by Pete Wilkinson last month, in favour of ...
Thursday, 2 November 2017

Chiltern re-brand

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Suffice to say it has not been universally welcomed...   🤔🤔🤔 caps? No caps? Someone couldn’t decide! pic.twitter.com/YiyeQBlRQC — J...

EGIP expands railway footprint

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This from a Mr Euroland… Spotted just outside the railway, outside Stirling.  EGIP's obviously going well....
Wednesday, 1 November 2017

Pay attention Mr Hammond!

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Some interesting research by Ipsos MORI. The research was undertaken across 28 countries in September. Key findings for the UK railway a...

PAC unconvinced by DfT grip on project costs

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Meg Hillier taking no prisoners at Monday's Public Accounts Committee hearing into TramTrain… Chair: I have to say that whatever you ...

Air Quality and bi-modes...

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Notwithstanding accusations about this MP's behaviour... This is a good question and one that Eye suspects will be the first of many i...
Monday, 30 October 2017

Arriva pulls out of Wales and Borders

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This from the twitter feed of Ken Skates… Ken is 'the Official channel of the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure' ...

Digital railway's missing link

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The latest organisation trying, belatedly, to get inside the digital railway bubble are civil engineers Balfour Beatty. What, Eye ponders,...

Industry 'improved finances' - a gentle reminder

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This from Benjamin Disraeli... According to the Rail Delivery Group Notes to Editors on today's launch of the 'Landmark coming to...

Railway Pride - Hampton Court (update)

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Good news for fans of Railway Pride and Hampton Court station. Regular Eye readers may recall this sorry image of the buffer stops at Plat...

Railway Garden Competition - North Dulwich

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This, apparently, from Dicky Davis… As you might expect in North Dulwich, they have gone one better: hanging gardens!
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