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Fair Fares Now!

bringbackbritishrail — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:00:14 +0000

Bring Back British Rail is now officially supporting the Fair Fares Now campaign launched by the Campaign for Better Transport in response to January’s fare rises and the prospect of further extortionate unregulated rises over the next few years under the new government. Please visit the campaign website for more details of how to get involved:

www.fairfaresnow.org.uk

Reply to consultation

bringbackbritishrail — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:00:49 +0000

To: franchisepolicy@dft.gsi.gov.uk
From: info@bringbackbritishrail.org

Dear Rail Franchise Policy Team,

I am writing on behalf of the Bring Back British Rail campaign in response to your open consultation on ‘Reforming Rail Franchising’, due to close on 18 October 2010.

The Bring Back British Rail campaign is a growing movement of disgruntled rail passengers and disheartened TOC employees who are demanding that the government make major improvements to the county’s dysfunctional rail franchise system. The campaign, launched in 2009, currently numbers close to 8,000 supporters across our Facebook community, website and mailing list.

Since its introduction over 17 years ago, the franchise system has caused the fracturing and disintegration of our once world-class rail network. This has led to:

the lowering of employee conditions and morale
a poor, inefficient, expensive and confusing service for passengers

Both money and expertise are wasted every time franchises change hands or go under.

We believe the that train travel offers the only real, green transport solution for the future.

Therefore, we are advocating a return to a unified and fully integrated railway network for Britain, which is subsidised by the government, operated under one roof and run for passengers not profit.

Only then will employees again be able to take pride in their work and passengers be guaranteed consistent low priced fares and fast, frequent and efficient services. These should be the fundamentals of any fair public transport system.

We urge you to take the demands of the Bring Back British Rail campaign into serious consideration when planning the future of our rail franchising system and to make the radical reforms necessary to restore faith in our national rail network.

Yours sincerely,

Ellie Harrison

Bring Back British Rail

www.bringbackbritishrail.org

www.facebook.com/bringbackbritishrail

Autumn Activities!

bringbackbritishrail — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:00:47 +0000

This looks likely to be a tough autumn for public services in the UK, with the new government’s Spending Review due to be announced on 20 October 2010.

We want to step up the promotion of the Bring Back British Rail campaign during this period so that it becomes a flagship for the resistance against the continual depletion and privatisation of our public services.

We have over 17,000 more Bring Back British Rail stickers printed and ready to post out to willing volunteers who are keen to help us promote the campaign. If you would like to get involved, please email your postal address with an indication of the number of stickers you plan to distribute and we will get them in the post.

Please stick responsibly and help us spread the word!

Rail Franchises – Have your say!

bringbackbritishrail — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:00:51 +0000

You have until 18 October to have your say about how rail services are run in this country. This summer, the new government launched its Reforming Rail Franchising public consultation.

We are asking all supporters of the campaign to email your views on the current shambolic franchise system directly to the Department for Transport before the deadline on 18 October 2010.

The Bring Back British Rail campaign is demanding an end to the bitty and inefficient franchise system, in favour of a fully integrated, publically owned rail network which is run as one organisation for passengers rather than profits.

Read Consultation online >

Email your views to: franchisepolicy@dft.gsi.gov.uk

Post your views to:
Rail Franchise Policy Team
Department for Transport
5/27 Great Minster House
76 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DR

Campaign Planning Meeting

bringbackbritishrail — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:00:13 +0000

We are holding the first open campaign planning meeting this Sunday 29 August 2010 at 2pm at a venue near Edinburgh Waverley station.

If you are have suggestions or feedback and are keen to get actively involved in the Bring Back British Rail campaign, then please come along!

Email info@bringbackbritishrail.org for the venue details.