Petition · past parliament
Southern Rail to either lose franchise or be given a competent CEO
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Southern Rail owned by Govia have provided nothing but cancellation sand delays without valid reason for almost 5 months. Thousands of customers struggle on a daily basis without fail due to the poor running of the company and relationships with staff.
Every day for the past 5 months the trains have been delayed or cancelled. The reasons for delays are blamed on lack of staff due to sickness however conversations have been had with staff who have turned up to the same announcement as customers and are shocked that this is what is happening and people are being lied to. On 27/06/2016 trains were subject to cancellations or delays of an hour plus. Clearly there are internal politics at play and it should be put to an end, customers come first!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jun 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.