Quote of the week

For the non-rail readers, Barbie Rail is the name given to East Coast, the nationalised train operating company, by the Railway Eye blog. The name has been chosen owing to the company's chairperson - Elaine Holt, aka Rail Barbie.


Holt's abhorrence at the term is known yet in an attempt to suppress the use of Rail Barbie, she made reference to it in a speech last month. It also confirms the widespread readership of Railway Eye.

The Sunday Express ran an article in which they incorrectly(?) claimed up to 2,000 new vehicles could be delivered for the East Coast Main Line train services. To which Railway Eye retorted:

2,000 vehicles for the ECML?

Not so much Rail Barbie as Hail Barbie if she can pull this off!