The People's Rail

Sick of Delays?
Nobody to Complain to?


Holding Network Rail to account and giving passengers power.
Rail users deserve better rail services and need someone to take responsibility for when things go wrong.

So that's why the People's Rail is here, to campaign for a better rail service by placing the power where it should be, with the public.

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Cathy Jamieson launches Scottish leadership bid with support for the People’s Rail

1 August 2008
Cathy Jamieson MSP launched her bid for the leadership of the Scottish Labour Party this week with an endorsement of the People’s Rail campaign.
Cathy’s statement is available here.

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Further vindication of People’s Rail campaign from Transport Select Committee

21 July 2008
The Co-operative Party has hailed today’s report by the Transport Select Committee as further vindication of the ‘People’s Rail’ campaign.
The report states that the Transport Select Committee ‘do not agree…that the governance structure of Network Rail is adequate… Passengers, Government and train operators all have a significant stake in the success of Network [...]

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The Telegraph, 21 July 2008

Network Rail forced into corporate review by its own members
By Alistair Osborne, Business Editor
Network Rail’s 101 members have forced the company to pay for a review of its corporate governance, arguing that it must improve its accountability.
The members, who were supposed to act as a proxy for shareholders when Network Rail took over the UK’s [...]

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