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NotWork Rail

February 3, 2025 Longrider 19

Ever since Network Rail took over from Railtrack, it’s been run by morons. Not that Railtrack was good, as that was a clusterfuck too, but […]

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It Isn’t

June 27, 2022 Longrider 10

Dominic Lawson asks the question. If working on the railways is so awful, how come so many people want to do it? At the risk […]

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Nothing Changes

April 29, 2022 Longrider 8

One of the things I observed during my tenure both at Network Rail and subsequently working as a contractor in the industry was Network Rail’s […]

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Right… Okay…

June 17, 2019 Longrider 7

More BAME train drivers. A campaign to increase the number of female, BAME and younger train drivers is being launched after a study revealed the […]

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Back Where We Belong

December 6, 2016 Longrider 3

Further to this; this. The government has unveiled plans for a fully privatised railway line, with track and trains operated by the same company. A […]

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What With?

May 4, 2014 Longrider 9

Labour should renationalise the rail industry if it wins the next election, a group of 31 prospective MPs has said. I guess this will never […]

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The Truth Never Is

April 4, 2014 Longrider 24

Well received, that is… Transport for London (TFL) found itself embroiled in a Twitter spat after telling a disgruntled customer that he should “leave early” […]