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News reaches me that Mick Cash has been elected as the new General Secretary of the RMT. No feeds yet, but soon as I find them I will post. This from yahoo news. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/rmt-union-elects-leader-160807157.html

London Overground are to implement plans for their network to be 100% DOO by July 2014. It will be done in two stages. The North London and West London lines by December 2013 and the Gospel Oak to Barking line by July 2014. I cannot give any links to the info, but reps were called to a meeting...

Well the Mayor's plan to us to start using the rear platform, have sort of backfired by his organisation. The New Bus for London was sold (not just expensively) but its use of the rear open platform. However bosses have decided that that the 8 or so LTs (that's the code given to them) on route...

Not all is bad news in light of the tragic incident at Riddlesdown this morning. I was getting reports so I thought i would go through the internet to see if i could find some news i managed to find this...

As some of you know i am a bit of a bus enthusiast and the Olympics in London especially have been a bus enthusiasts dream. Stagecoach have virtually sent all there Enviros 400s and a lot of Enviro 300s for service in London. They have come across from all the Stagecoach fleet from Devon to...

Well so says the MD of Stagecoach South West Trains Mr T Shoveller. Sorry i thought the games was sold to the people of this country to use public transport not the private motor vehicle. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-18874000 I don't think I would want to get off at Bournemouth...

Not sure if this has been mentioned before (if it has can a mod please put this in the correct place please) Transport for London Penalty fares increase from (i think) Monday 20 February 2012. The current £50 penalty fare reduced to £25 if paid withing 21 days increases to £80 (yes £80)...

http://www.rmt.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=154933 I suppose having a ballot for this is also wrong? No doubt Bob Crow will get the blame.

Well, well, well, i am told by the Government that we are in a recession and must have restraint in wages, I am told by the press that times are really hard and that we need to make cutbacks, i am often told that i am lucky to have a job, i am also told that i should continue working until after...

I have not actually read the full report but this is the view of the RMT. http://www.rmt.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=144705 Are the RMT right in saying that it is wrong for First Group bailing out First Great Western three years early depriving £826million while soaking up...

Good to see that private enterprise thriving in Austere Britain. Tesco announce £3.9b profit. I wonder if they will do the decent thing and give their employees (like my wife) a decent pay rise. Sadly i dont think they will. For the lefties of the group here is the Guardians take on it...

And this one is from everyone's favorite Daily (on here or so i am led to believe) I am not going to write it out as it would take all night. Whilst he chastises the Management a lot i cant help but read once again the generalisation of 'RUDE STAFF'. Keep selling this to the public and they...

Sorry Guys, not sure where to put this. This is mostly for the members on here who are railway staff. It has become apparent that this indivdual who was gaoled for fraud and theft in 2008 is out and about again I have been reading a thread about this guy in another forum. I belive he is based in...

Another London bendy Bus has gone up in flames. This morning a Mercedes Citaro Bendy bus operated by Arriva London North operating on route 73 at Terminus Place Victoria. The only person on board the driver escaped without injury. Looking at the pictures of the bus and the fact that TfL are...

Dear all, i have not seen this elsewhere but i thought i would give it a mention here. LOROL are to get Class 165 units from half sister Chiltern for the Gospel Oak to Barking route as the class 172 is as usual with everything Bombardier behind schedule. Crew training starts next week. I...

Now that the Germans have got their hands on yet another british company, what does that mean for the arriva livered buses and those red ones in London. Will the arriva logo be replaced by the db logo, it would be interesting seeing my local arriva serving London bus W3 with DB serving London...

Hi all, I read previously that the 60s were put into store, however on one of many Gospel oak shuttles today i saw 60051 pass through Gospel Oak with what looked like an aggregate train (was dark) around 21.00 hrs. Dont normally put these things down but i thought that some would want to know.

Dear All, Below is a copy of a letter put out today by Londonlines. It Reads thus: New Trains for the North London Line Train builder Bombardier is to supply the North London Railway and East London Line (London Rail Concession) with 152 Electrostar electric multiple unit vehicles...