Petition · past parliament
To not give control/maintenance of the tracks to the Train Operating Companies.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Safety levels are at the best they have been for a long time, why bring back the railway to the times when we had major incidents and death on the railway due to the greed of private train companies?
Companies like Southern and Southeastern should not have single control of the network they run on.
Companies like Southern and Southeastern should not have single control of the network they run on.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 6 Dec 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Dec 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Dec 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.