Join Action for Rail on 7 March - Keep East Coast public!

Action for Rail and coalition partners are planning campaign actions along the East Coast Main Line on 7 March 2014, to coincide with the start of the Lib Dem Spring Conference in York, calling on Liberal Democrat MPs to keep the East Coast in public hands. Campaigners are calling on Liberal Democrat MPs to Keep the East Coast Main Line in public hands and oppose plans to privatise this successful public train company. Since being under public ownership, passenger satisfaction rates for the East Coast Main Line are amongst the highest for train operating companies, the company provides an income of up to £800m to the treasury, and since 2011 it has received 35 industry awards.

The government's plans to sell off the East Coast Main Line are purely ideological and ignore the company's improving performance under public ownership. A survey by Survation found that 68 per cent of Lib Dem voters want the East Coast Main Line to remain in public ownership. In 2013, over 25,000 people signed a petition to keep East Coast public, which was handed into parliament by We Own It, Bring Back British Rail and Action for Rail campaigners.

Join our campaign actions on 7 March at the following stations:

London - Kings Cross 07.30 - 09.00

Stevenage - 08.00 - 09.00

Peterborough - 07.30 - 08.30

Newark North Gate - Time TBC

Doncaster - 07.30 - 09.00

Hull - 16.30 - 17.30

Keighley - 17.30 - 18.30

York - 13.00 - 14.00

Durham - 08.00 - 09.00

Newcastle - 08.00 - 09.00

Berwick-upon-Tweed - 08.00 - 09.00

Edinburgh Waverley - 0700 - 09.00

Bristol Temple Meads - 18.40

For more information visit the Action for Rail website - http://actionforrail.org/join-action-for-rail-on-7-march/

If you would like to get in touch with us, contact us at actionforrail@tuc.org.uk