Petition · past parliament
Cancel Northern Rail Franchise and take back under public ownership.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
Northern Rail isn’t operating a service which is fit for public use. They have failed its customers; trains are outdated, delay repay takes months to
Get back, ticket offices are not staffed and trains are late & cancelled effecting peoples lives! Meanwhile prices continue rising
Get back, ticket offices are not staffed and trains are late & cancelled effecting peoples lives! Meanwhile prices continue rising
Parliament should debate the government response to rail investment and the level of focus from department of transport in the North Of England at present compared to tj south and following such debate vote on stripping northern rail of its franchise. The debate should focus On current routes and standard of rolling stock not HS2 which is often used as examples of investment in the north.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We think that this petition is similar:
Strip arriva rail north of the franchise as they are not giving customers 100%
Strip arriva rail north of the franchise as they are not giving customers 100%
Timeline
| 1 Jun 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Jun 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Jun 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.