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Since taking over the East Coast mainline franchise NXEC Trains Ltd have made a number of cutbacks that have made the experience of travelling more frustrating while continuing to raise fares by record levels. As a long-distance InterCity operator NXEC need to make their services an appealing alternative to flying.

NXEC should, at a minimum, restore service levels to what they were at the beginning of their franchise. The franchise should be re-negotiated with service levels specified and fares reduced to a reasonable level - it should be affordable for the average person to be able to buy a ticket at the station and travel on the same day.

NXEC laid off many staff on-board at the beginning of the year, the catering offering has been significantly reduced, at-station parking and turn up and go fares continue to rise above inflation and they're the only UK rail operator not to accept American Express which is used by many business travellers.

For example, it's now no longer possible to turn up at Kings Cross and buy a ticket for travel to Newcastle for under £100, this becomes £266 for a Standard Class return during peak time or £375 for First Class.

Current signatories

David Hallowell, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• David McGuinness
• Bill Shacklock
• Betty Wright
• christian cundall
• Bill Gibbon
• Hassan Khan
• Tom Napier
• Ian Pearson
• Rob Levy
• Matthew Johnson
• Christine davis
• Joseph Valliancourt
• Ronald Tarquin
• Julian Lloyd
• David Greig
• M Gathecole
• PAUL MONTAGUE
• Michael Rose
• John Beesley
• Neil Evans
• Lars Brunner
• Michael Walker
• sarah smith
• Richard Healing
• Anthony Ward
• Paul Jarvis
• William Etherington
• Donna M Hall
• James Finlay
• Chris Sutton
• Richard sanderson
• Ian Brumfitt
• Max Britten
• Nick Hodgkinson
• Aaron Styles
• Adam Cooke
• David Allan
• Joshua Parkinson
• Allan Wake
• Harry Douthwaite
• William Mellor
• James Wake
• Dave Phillips
• Mr Partis (petitions.pm.gov.uk/12monthtax/)
• dave lockwood
• janine smith
• Nathan Phillipa
• John Barton
• Craig Webster
• James Brown
• Tim Holmes
• Sam Green
• Ross Burns
• robert Crompton
• Ben Williams
• vishal rehan
• Christopher Higham
• Steve Taylor
• Laura Wilson
• Richard Hornby
• Mike Whitaker
• David Stent
• John McBride
• John Kapantais
• Sam Nash
• Chris Gledhill
• James Hopkins
• Manitosh Prasad
• John Stewart
• John Catnach
• Christopher Perman
• Maks Taylor
• Dan Lyell
• geoff robinson
• Aidan Jennings
• Edward Ferrari
• Harvey Bennett
• David Giles
• Paul Dabrowa
• Richard Armstrong
• doug futers
• Paul Wattam
• Stuart Pattullo
• David Smith
• Dave McGuire
• Colin Ord
• D Fairbanks
• Laura Brown
• A Hetherington
• Nicola Dent
• tracey maher
• John Harrison
• Angus Wheeler
• Colin S.J.Wilkinson
• Nigel Penman
• Emma Holmes
• Lisa Metcalfe
• Debs Hetherington
• Jeremy Barker
• Katherine Rowley
• C Mullen
• Nicholas Barrett
• Deborah Butler
• Joanne Gardner
• kerry millson
• Lisa Cherry
• John R. Wilkinson
• Susan M. Wilkinson
• Andrew Lester
• Patrick O'Brien
• Glenys Wight
• Deb Axon
• Lynne Douglas
• CLAIRE BRADLEY
• Roger Barber
• Nigel Morley
• Brendan Biggs
• Geoffrey Lee
• Richard Street
• Antony Eaton
• Richie Veitch
• michael hannon
• David Whitehall
• Kim Rankin
• Jackie Hancock
• Malcolm Peirson
• Paul Rankin
• paul coulson
• Mark Frostick
• Richard Mullen
• Lindsay Westerby
• Nicola Short
• Ian A Lyall
• Diane Martin
• Paul Heslington
• carole mcvay
• Steve Bassett
• Richard Elms
• peter duggan
• Brian Milner
• Daniel Johnson
• Barry Chipchase
• Derek Small
• sandy clarke
• Dawn Gardner
• clare hill
• Richard Hutchinson
• Mandy Arter
• Ron Stirling
• Brian Smith
• Timothy van Zyl
• John Walker
• Fiona Renney
• Thomas Clyndes
• Andrew Pandy
• Douglas McKelvie
• Doreen Cherry
• stephen Armstrong
• Mark Wharrier
• James Vasey
• William Dewar
• David Sexton
• Stephen Ashford
• Douglas Cringles
• Margaret King
• Shirley Witherley
• E Murphy
• Alistair McIntosh
• Mark Collins
• Dick King
• S King
• Jeff
• James
• Charlie Brady
• Rachel Rowley
• David I Evans
• A Smith
• A Resse
• Kelly Measures
• Alasdair Murray
• Chris Wood
• Norman Witherley