Submitted by Nathaniel Dodd on Saturday 14th December 2024
Published on Tuesday 18th February 2025
Current status: Open
Open until: Monday 18th August 2025
Current Signatures: 17
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Access ~ Benefits ~ Boxing ~ Boxing Day ~ Companies ~ Contract ~ country ~ Ensure ~ IMPACT ~ National Rail ~ Net Zero ~ Passenger ~ rail ~ Regular ~ Scheme ~ Smooth ~ Target ~ The National ~ The Proposal ~ work
Require railway companies to operate Railway Passenger Services On Boxing Day
We think the UK Government, in any new contract, should require rail companies to operate a regular passenger service on Boxing Day every year. The exception being when engineer work needs to be carried out to ensure the safe and smooth operations of the railway network.
By operating the national rail network on Boxing Day we think it would help grow stronger economical resilience for the Country and encourage people to spend, as a result of having greater access to goods and services.
We think such a proposal would also reduce the social impact of being isolated in communities that suffer from poor amenities.
We think the proposal would also help the Government work towards the 'net zero target' carbon emission scheme set along with other environmental benefits.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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