Action for Rail, the Fair Fares Now campaign, Bring Back British Rail and Climate Rush will joining together on a demo and national day of action to protest against massive hikes in rail fares and cuts to railway staff and services.
On 14 August, the RPI inflation figure for July will be announced, which will be used to set the rise in regulated train fares for next year. The government has indicated that regulated fares will be increased by 3% above RPI in January 2013 and again in January 2014. With the “flex” allowed to individual rail companies, this could mean some passengers paying 11% more from next year.
At the same time, the government’s Rail Command Paper sets the agenda for train operating companies to shed thousands of station staff, guards, catering staff and booking offices in order to slash costs.
Passengers are being asked to pay more to get less.
We will staging a demo at Waterloo Station:
Date: 14th August
Time: 8.30am
Venue: Outside Waterloo Station, corner of York Road and Sutton Walk
Also on the day there will be activity at the following stations (more to be confirmed soon …)
Midlands
To be announced
North East
To be announced
North West
Chester 07:00 – 09:00
Crewe 07:30 – 09:00
Liverpool Lime Street 16:30 – 18:00
Liverpool Moorfields ( Old Hall Street entrance ) 07:00 – 09:00
Manchester Piccadilly 07:00 – 09:00
Manchester Victoria 07:00 – 0900
Shrewsbury 07:00 – 09:00 & 16:30 – 18:00
Stockport 16:30 – 18:00
Wigan Wallgate / North Western 07:00 – 0900
London and South East
Dover Priory: 07:30 – 09:30
Euston: 07:30 – 09:30
Watford: 07:30 – 09:30
Kentish Town: 07:30 – 09:30
Gillingham: 07:30 – 09:30
Chatham: 07:30 – 09:30
Strood: 07:30 – 09:30
Kings Cross: 07:30 – 09:30
East Croydon: 07:30 – 09:30
Harold Wood: 07:30 – 09:30
East of England
Thetford: 07:30 – 09:30
Ely: 07:30 – 09:30
South West & South Wales
Bristol Temple Mead: 07:30 – 09:00
Reading: 07:30 – 09:00
Wessex
Portsmouth: 07:00 – 09:00
Southampton: 07:00 – 09:00
Scotland
Aberdeen: To be announced
Edinburgh Waverley: 07:00 – 09:00
Glasgow Central: 07:00 – 09:00
Glasgow Queen Street: 07:00 – 09:00
Inverness: To be announced
Perth: To be announced
