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Moderator Note: Posts #1 to #4 originally in this thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/how-long-do-we-envisage-shielding-to-go-on-for.203518/ Come on, be realistic. Anything they say, can, and will be, used in subsequent days to hang, draw and quarter them. I'm getting really annoyed...

Talking of Labour I see they have appointed a new Shadow Transport Secretary, Jim McMahon. Anyone know anything about him? https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/18361474.oldham-mp-jim-mcmahon-appointed-shadow-transport-secretary/

Rail fares: Grayling urges inflation change to slow rises A hardly surprising move, given that the Regulator has stipulated CPI for CP6. Mick Cash's reply is unlikely to shock either: Full story here.

Can anyone familiar with the station clear up something about the car park situation please? I can see (using Google Maps) that there is a clearly labelled (long and thin) Station Car Park situated at the London End of the station. There also appears to be another car park at the other end...

Rail Franchising in the UK published by the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts appears to be a damning (and deserved) inditement of DfT's handling of TSGN and ECML franchises (two of the most important rail franchises in the UK). IMO the criticism is entirely deserved and possibly a...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-37703834

Story here Money for this, but not for electrification...

Found here. Note PDF for downloading. The most scathing inditement so far.

Rail Professional, Feb 2013, written by Daniel McShee and Kamal Chauhan (Kennedys LLP)

Scores on the doors Of note is the big improvement on Greater Anglia; although this leaves them on the bottom rung, it shows that they have made a number of improvements over the execrable NXEA.

Following the appointment of Interim Franchise Director, Peter Wilkinson (last seen working on NR Alliancing), on Friday, there are rumours that an announcement is imminent on re-starting the paused Franchises, including TSGN. You read it here first.

Latest rumours suggest that the Brown Report will be published (viewers of the TSC earlier in the week will recall the word "shortly" being used several times) tomorrow, or possibly Friday. Viewers of the TSC may also recall that the DfT would also "shortly" (or even "very shortly") be told...

Story here

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/9710011/West-Coast-rail-legal-threats-force-Government-to-delay-Laidlaw-report.html

http://www.southernrailway.com/southern/news/procurement-of-new-rolling-stock/ This is the same Southern who is due to get 1200 new Class 700 vehicles from Siemens (as part of the new TSGN franchise). Might we assume that all is not well on that purchase?

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/transport/dutch-firm-eyes-scots-train-deal.19319105 Or should that be clogs?

I think you can guess the drift from the title...

In a 321 today and saw new seat covers in Grey with a small white pattern with Dark Red on Metal fitting like Poles. Looked quite neat I thought. Seems that Abellio have done something in 8 months that NX couldn't manage in 8 years...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-16130936 OK the headline is Sun-like, but it works for them, eh?