Bring Back British Rail

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Why are we still waiting for better buses? 🚍

Next Weds 24 Sept, we're back at the ScotParl for the 2nd hearing of our petition to "Accelerate the implementation of bus franchising powers"

Help us reach 5,000 signatures before!

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📝 petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE2116

Rail researcher, Dr Grace Brown, explains why the upcoming railways bill is the perfect time to end the rolling stock rip-off.

Private train leasing companies made over £400m in profit in 2023. That money should be reinvested to lower fares.

Agree? Email your MP today👇

Rail expert @christianwolmar explains how public ownership of rail has worked in the past and can work again.

Get your MP to fight for a railway that delivers for passengers, not private profiteers. Take 1 minute to email them today 👇

This time last week we brought together over 40 MPs and rail experts in parliament to push for a railway that works for passengers, not profit.

The railways bill is a huge opportunity to finally kick out private profiteers from the system and bring down fares.

Get your MP to read our report 👇

Lots of MP's want a railway that works for passengers, not profit.

Alongside @chrishinchliff, @martinwrigleymp and rail experts, we co-hosted a parliamentary drop-in session attended by over 40 MPs.

The government must make public ownership of the railways a success.

Several people hold of signs endorsing public ownership of the railways.

Do you want a railway that works for people not profit? 🚆

The good news is there’s lots of MPs who agree. 👍🏼

We were in parliament today with Chris Hinchliffe MP, Martin Wrigley MP and some fantastic rail experts to launch our vision for the railways bill.

Check out the report below 👇🏼

Read the report - Passengers not profit: a vision for the Railways Bill The government's upcoming Railways Bill should include these reforms if it is serious about delivering for passengers.

Are you an MP? Do you want to know how to make public ownership of rail a huge success?

TODAY brilliant experts are ready to talk to you at Jubilee room in parliament 12pm-2pm!

incl @christianwolmar.bsky.social @bringbackbr.bsky.social @abcommuters.bsky.social

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Building support for zero-fares will strengthen the case for publicly-owned transport Plans for rail re-nationalisation and bus re-regulation raise the tantalising prospect of transport provided as a public service, as a universal right.

State-owned Scotrail scrapped peak fares this week. Meanwhile rail fares across the UK could go up 5.8%.
Public transport finance could & should be radically overhauled to release it from dependence on fares.

Read our guest blog from @farefreelondon.bsky.social on the case for fare-free transport.

Passengers not profit: a vision for the Railways Bill. MP drop-in session co-hosted with We Own It by Martin Wrigley MP and Chris Hinchliff MP.

Our railway must work for passengers, not profit.

We're in Parliament this Thursday, 4th September to talk to MPs about rail reforms the government needs to include in their Railways Bill.

27 MPs have already said they are coming.
Ask your MP to join us in Parliament TODAY

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"Axe ROSCOs, scrap open access: We Own It calls for full UK rail renationalisation" 🚆

Read the RailTech.com article in full here 👇
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Axe ROSCOs, scrap open access: We Own It calls for full UK rail renationalisation

"Axe ROSCOs, scrap open access" 🚆

Great coverage of @weownit.org.uk's calls for full UK rail renationalisation on RailTech.com
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Read the 'Passengers not profit: a vision for the Railways Bill' report here 👇
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Read the report - Passengers not profit: a vision for the Railways Bill | We Own It The government's upcoming Railways Bill should include these reforms if it is serious about delivering for passengers.

There's so much at stake with the new Railways Bill being introduced to the UK Parliament this autumn 🚆

Check out @weownit.org.uk's vision for how our new publicly-owned #GreatBritishRailways should be established 👇

Passengers not profit: a vision for the Railways Bill | We Own It The government's upcoming Railways Bill should include these reforms if it is serious about delivering for passengers.

🚨BREAKING: Rail fares could go up by 5.5%🚨

But they don't have to. There is a different way.

Delivering public ownership of our whole railway - not only train operators - would allow the government to cut fares for you.

🆕READ our new report now: weownit.org.uk/passengersno...

Labour must ensure public ownership is the 'final destination' of rail reforms RAIL experts and campaign groups will launch a report today urging Labour to ensure that public ownership is the “final destination” of its rail reforms.The report, titled Passengers not Profit: A Vis...

3 out of 4 of us want a publicly owned railway. But how can we make sure it's a success?

We asked rail experts including @christianwolmar.bsky.social @abcommuters.bsky.social @bringbackbr.bsky.social @rmtunion.bsky.social

🚄👉https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/passengers-vision-for-the-railways-bill

📣Launching today!📣

Our vision for Labour's Railways Bill. 🚆

We're calling on the government to make FULL public ownership the final destination of their rail reforms.

Read the full report today. Link in comments👇

Campaigners demand ‘Accessibility Framework’ for Great British Railways Disability rights campaigners and passenger groups have today sent an open letter to the Secretary of State, demanding an ‘Accessibility Framework for Great British Railways.’ The lette…

Our new publicly-owned #GreatBritishRailways must mark the beginning of a new era 🚆

We need a railway that is run in the public interest – one that is fully-accessible & affordable for everyone to use 🙌

Read @abcommuters.bsky.social's open letter to @heidialexander.bsky.social 👇

YouTube video by Riku Fryderyk Blurred Lines - A Journey To Public Ownership- Documentary

Want to know more about the process of rail re-nationalisation that will be unfolding over the next few years?🚆

Watch this brilliant documentary by young film maker @rikufryderyk.bsky.social:

A trailer for Blurred Lines was screened at the Scotsman Picturehouse earlier today as part of the Bristol and Edinburgh Filmfest! Thanks to @bringbackbr.bsky.social for making it happen! 😀

Urgent Open Letter: Stop new private rail contracts now - Bring Back British Rail Today we sent a letter to Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander to demand urgent action to stop the Office of Rail & Road awarding new contracts to private

Read our Open Letter to @heidialexander.bsky.social here 👇

We are still yet to receive a response

This is just shocking 😱

Transport Secretary @heidialexander.bsky.social is asleep at the wheel!

Allowing the Office of Rail & Road to approve these privatised 'open access' services will prevent the delivery of a fully re-unified, publicly-owned #GreatBritishRailways until at least 2033 🚆

Enjoyed this documentary and was reminded not only that the name Great British Railways is dumb but also that rolling stock companies and open access lie diametrically opposite a truly nationalised railway; nice work by @rikufryderyk.bsky.social!

YouTube video by Riku Fryderyk Blurred Lines - A Journey To Public Ownership- Documentary

Fantastic new documentary on Great British Railways, asking why the government is so slow to come up with a proper plan.

Made by the talented young filmmaker @rikufryderyk.bsky.social feat Ellie Harrison from @bringbackbr.bsky.social and @christianwolmar.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_6U...

YouTube video by Riku Fryderyk Blurred Lines - A Journey To Public Ownership

Brilliant to see c2c rail services now back in public ownership! 👏

But just how long will we be waiting until #GreatBritishRailways is established? 🚉🤔

Watch 14-year-old film maker @rikufryderyk.bsky.social try to make sense of it in this new documentary 👇

RMT welcomes c2c public ownership and calls for end to outsourcing RMT welcomes c2c public ownership and calls for end to outsourcing

RMT welcomes c2c public ownership and calls for end to outsourcing:
London to Essex train company c2c will come into public hands on Sunday but outsourced cleaners will remain with a private contractor.
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Open letter: stop First Group, Arriva and other private firms clinging on to our railway | We Own It Private firms like First Group and Arriva are fighting to cling on to our railway. The government must impose a moratorium on approval of new rail contracts with private firms.

Private 'open access' rail services are threatening billions of public money and the future of rail reform under Great British Railways.

The Transport Minister must urgently intervene and block any more approvals from the rail regulator, Office of Rail and Road weownit.org.uk/news/stop-pr...

Urgent Open Letter: Stop new private rail contracts now

📢 Read our letter to Heidi Alexander demanding urgent action to stop the ORR awarding new contracts to private companies 🚆💸

Allowing 'open access' operators to continue will completely undermine our new publicly-owned #GreatBritishRailways 👇

📩 weownit.org.uk/news/stop-private-firms-in-our-railway

Open letter: stop First Group, Arriva and other private firms clinging on to our railway | We Own It Private firms like First Group and Arriva are fighting to cling on to our railway. The government must impose a moratorium on approval of new rail contracts with private firms.

8 in 10 of us back full public ownership of rail. And the government is working on delivering it.

But @railandroad is still letting private firms in - disrespecting democracy.
@Heidi_Labour, impose a moratorium on new 'open-access' approvals.

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We need an immediate moratorium on open access applications! 🚆

When East Coast was in public ownership from 2009-2015, it returned £1bn in profits to the taxpayer 💷

Now LNER requires millions in public subsidy because FirstGroup is sucking all the profit out of the line through Lumo 💸

Email your MP today!

Email your MP today to ensure they 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 in the new #RailwaysBill 🚆

Help us 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 who are lobbying like crazy behind the scenes 🤑

Take action now 👇
📨 weownit.org.uk/act-now/great-british-railways-action

Infographic showing a portion of the Union Jack, and the text "Make Great British Railways Great! Speaker event recording now available.

The govt’s Railways Bill is making its way through Parliament. BUT private rail companies are already lobbying to let them keep a piece of the pie.

Watch a panel of experts discuss the changes we need in our railway to make sure public ownership works.

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