East Coast is OURS!

Campaigners turned out in force at Newcastle, Darlington and Durham rail stations at rush hour on Thursday 1^st August in support of the Keep East Coast public campaign organised under the banner of Action for Rail.

Postcards were handed out to members of the public encouraging people to write to their MPs and voice their concerns about the government's plans to privatise the East Coast Main Line - currently a publicly owned service that reinvests every penny of profit back into the service and which will return over £800m to the taxpayer by the end of this financial year.

The government wants to hand our public service over to private companies, lining the pockets of corporate shareholders.

The trade union-led Action for Rail campaign aims to raise awareness of the attacks on rail services and the workforce from the Coalition government, the rising cost of fares for commuters and to make the case for a return to public ownership.

Action for Rail will be campaigning with a whole range of partners to fight the government's plans. Log on and join our campaign at www.actionforrail.org