Protest about Rail Fare Increases - Train Free Day
Due to the adverse weather conditions and travel chaos, we at Arrivatrainsnails felt that it would be unfair to expect people not to use the train service on the proposed TRAIN FREE DAY of Friday 17th December 2010, due to people being unable to drive or use other public transport.
Arrivatrainsnails are now proposing a new date in early 2011 to hold TRAIN FREE DAY and that date will be confirmed shortly.
Due to the adverse weather conditions and travel chaos, we at Arrivatrainsnails felt that it would be unfair to expect people not to use the train service on the proposed TRAIN FREE DAY of Friday 17th December 2010, due to people being unable to drive or use other public transport.
Arrivatrainsnails are now proposing a new date in early 2011 to hold TRAIN FREE DAY and that date will be confirmed shortly.
TRAIN FREE DAY
Just recently it was announced that rail fares are to rise next year on average by 6.2%. That’s just an average, in some areas Season Ticket holders could be paying as much as 10.8% more. There is no price cap so rail firms could raise them by much more.
Newport-Bristol off-peak day return will be rising by 8%. We feel this is too high an increase for our daily commute which is already expensive, often late and always overcrowded. Like many, our wages aren’t likely to rise by this amount so we have to swallow these costs ourselves just to get to work. This is why we are going on strike.
What we’re proposing is a passenger strike day - Date to be confirmed.
We call it TRAIN FREE DAY.
It’s not easy but see if you can find an alternative method of transport, be it by bike, car, bus or walking. If that’s not possible consider working from home.
By protesting in large numbers perhaps we can make a difference and let the government and rail companies know that we won’t just accept price hikes without any improvements to the service.
arrivatrainsnails.co.uk and onatrain.net are joining forces to help launch TRAIN FREE DAY.
Please show your support, re-tweet this article, tell people about it on Facebook or email your friends this article. It would be great if we made a difference. Don’t forget to add your comments in our guestbook and follow us on twitter.com/arrivasnails.
Read more about the prices on the BBC News website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11818904
TRAIN FREE DAY - NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
Just recently it was announced that rail fares are to rise next year on average by 6.2%. That’s just an average, in some areas Season Ticket holders could be paying as much as 10.8% more. There is no price cap so rail firms could raise them by much more.
Newport-Bristol off-peak day return will be rising by 8%. We feel this is too high an increase for our daily commute which is already expensive, often late and always overcrowded. Like many, our wages aren’t likely to rise by this amount so we have to swallow these costs ourselves just to get to work. This is why we are going on strike.
What we’re proposing is a passenger strike day - Date to be confirmed.
We call it TRAIN FREE DAY.
It’s not easy but see if you can find an alternative method of transport, be it by bike, car, bus or walking. If that’s not possible consider working from home.
By protesting in large numbers perhaps we can make a difference and let the government and rail companies know that we won’t just accept price hikes without any improvements to the service.
arrivatrainsnails.co.uk and onatrain.net are joining forces to help launch TRAIN FREE DAY.
Please show your support, re-tweet this article, tell people about it on Facebook or email your friends this article. It would be great if we made a difference. Don’t forget to add your comments in our guestbook and follow us on twitter.com/arrivasnails.
Read more about the prices on the BBC News website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11818904
TRAIN FREE DAY - NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
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