Keep Network Rail public – have your say
21st December 2015 | News
Forget the Christmas shopping! If you do one thing this week, make sure you respond to the public consultation on the Shaw Report, which has options including the ‘full privatisation’ of Network Rail. Following the tragic disaster of Railtrack (Network Rail’s privatised predecessor), we all know what a terrible idea this is.
Make your views known before the deadline on 24 December 2015 at 23:45.
You can use the handy online tools made by our friends at We Own It and Campaign for Better Transport to compose your response, or simply email your thoughts directly to:
shaw.secretariat@shawreport.gsi.gov.uk
We welcome Chiltern Railways being brought back into public ownership today π That leaves only four rail franchises still in the private sector π
β° Count down to their demise using our handy Privatisation Departures Board π
bringbackbritishrail.org/departures @top fans ...
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The #RailwaysBill which will create our new Great British Railways is now being scrutinised by the UK House of Lords π Can they close the loopholes for re-privatisation & help deliver a fully-integrated railway? Please read & share the Association of British Commuters' excellent briefing π @top fans ...
Railways Bill Briefing 1: Ownership and Structure
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The Railways Bill is supposed to be a tool for bringing the railway fully into public ownership and integrating its structure and finances. However, there is great uncertainty on both these counts,β¦4 CommentsComment on Facebook
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Great to see Liverpool City Region Combined Authority agree plans to take Merseyrail back into public ownership when the Serco/Transport UK contract ends in 2028 ππ But there's still a big loophole in the #RailwaysBill meaning a future Mayor could easily re-privatise it π€¦ββοΈ
Kim Johnson MP Maria Eagle Dan Carden Paula Barker MP @top fans ...
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π¨ Privatisation loopholes discovered in the Railways Bill π¨ Last month, we thought we had a big win when the government amended the Bill to ensure that Great British Railways is fully publicly owned. But no one checked the small printβ¦ Read more from Emily Sullivan, co-founder of the Association of British Commuters in RAIL Magazine π @top fans ...
Drafting issues in the Railways Bill put public ownership at risk
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Emily Sullivan explains why the new βwholly ownedβ requirement for Great British Railways will not deliver the public ownership Parliament expects.1 CommentsComment on Facebook
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π’ The 3rd Reading of the #RailwaysBill will now take place this πͺπ²π±π ππ¬ πππ»π² π Don't miss your chance to email your MP and ask them to back crucial amendments to ensure that our new publicly-owned Great British Railways always puts passengers' rights before private profit π @top fans ...
Railways Bill: Demand your MP protect passengers' rights and our environment
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The Railways Bill must protect passengers' rights and our environment4 CommentsComment on Facebook
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