Petition · past parliament
Compel rail companies to decommission diesel engines.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
5 years ago Chiltern Railways bought diesel engines that require minimum 20 minutes of idling. Air and noise pollution increased beyond acceptable levels. St. Mary’s school, Enford St, was declared the most polluted school in Britain.Use of asthma inhalers by the pupils increased significantly.
Chiltern Railways assert it is ‘too expensive’ to covert their stock. They insist tax payers should pay for new stock.
Why are they not subject to the same as private vehicles paying the ULEZ charge?
why should tax-payers subsidise a company polluting the environment
Why should the NHS have to treat people who are being poisoned by a private business?
Why should passengers, passersby and residents live in diesel fumes to protect the profits of Chiltern Railways shareholders?
Why are they not subject to the same as private vehicles paying the ULEZ charge?
why should tax-payers subsidise a company polluting the environment
Why should the NHS have to treat people who are being poisoned by a private business?
Why should passengers, passersby and residents live in diesel fumes to protect the profits of Chiltern Railways shareholders?
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 7 Aug 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Aug 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
23 Aug 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.