Bellenden Residents' Group (BRG)

We held a historic and very successful Public Meeting on Wed 30th Sep 6.30pm for 7pm-9pm at Institute of Psychiatry, 16 De Crespigny Park, Camberwell. Over 200 rail users came and saw [click here to see]: a SRUG overview on the role of the SLL in south London's rail system, and heard from a panel of three rail users covering all the stations what the issues are. Then there was a rail industry panel with speakers from Network Rail, TfL and London TravelWatch, who faced over an hour of questions and comments.

read South London Press report   read Southwark News report

South London Press 2nd October 2009  Jenny Clover

Tempers fray during public meeting into train line axe

South London Press 2nd October 2009  Jenny Clover

tube map 2012 with South London Line  - Tube map created by SRUG

South London Press 2nd October 2009  Jenny Clover

Rail chief: I'll compensate for lost service... but I won't bring it back

 The public meeting on 30th September 2009 was a historic event. see copy of agenda. Over 200 rail users turned up to the Institute of Psychiatry, at 16 De Crespigny Park, near Denmark Hill, to hear rail user campaigners explain the devastating impact of the cuts in direct rail services to central London, planned by the rail industry, and to hear how TfL and Network Rail explained the reasoning behind these plans. Further reports on the meeting will be posted later.

Key information given to the meeting by SRUG was:

• a Tube map showing the way TfL sees our rail services - with Queens Road, Peckham Rye and Denmark Hill totally disconnected from central London, but the new East London Line Extension taking us to Canada Water and Clapham Junction;
• a Tube map showing the South London Line on the map and as a key part of the integrated Zones 1 & 2 south London transport infrastructure.
• a comparison of the two maps - showing them side by side
• summary of the impact of the planned cuts station by station;
• summary of key actions to take to support the campaign.

• Nightie night! It's a protest in pyjamas - railway camapigners to don bed wear  SLP 22 Sep 09 by Jenny Clover
• Sleepy protest to save rail line  Southwark News 24 Sep 09 by John Prendergast
• Railway sleepers in pyjama protest  SLP 25 Sep 09 by Jenny Clover  webpage report

MONDAY 9th NOVEMBER 7PM - 9PM
Mayor's Question time  -   Brixton Academy

London Mayor Boris Johnson will be taking questions from the public on Monday 9 November, 7pm - 9pm, Brixton Academy. He has refused to meet with South London Line Campaigners, so this is your chance to ask him why TfL are proposing that our rail services should be cut. Tickets are free, but are available on a first come, first serve basis - so don't delay! Let us have so many rail users there that he has to hear us.
TO APPLY: email -   peoplesquestions@london.gov.uk    including your name, address, postcode, daytime phone number and the number of tickets you require (max 6 per application) OR call 020 7983 4762.

 Tuesday 22nd September, 7.30pm, outside Denmark Hill Station

 Key stations will lose evening service to Victoria if South London Line is scrapped

 On Tuesday 22nd September campaigners fighting to save the South London Line will stage a pyjama protest outside Denmark Hill Station to highlight the loss of an evening service to Victoria if the line is scrapped.  GLA members Val Shawcross and Jenny Jones will be joining the protestors.  The campaigners, all clad in their pyjamas, will gather outside Denmark Hill Station at 7.30pm.
 

LONDAY 9th NOVEMBER 7PM - 9PM
Mayor's Question time
Brixton Academy

London Mayor Boris Johnson will be taking questions from the public on Monday 9 November, 7pm - 9pm, Brixton Academy. He has refused to meet with South London Line Campaigners, so this is your chance to ask him why TfL are proposing that our rail services should be cut.
 
Tickets are free, but are available on a first come, first serve basis - so don't delay!

Let us have so many rail users there that he has to hear us.
 
TO APPLY:
email -   peoplesquestions@london.gov.uk    including your name, address, postcode, daytime phone number and the number of tickets you require (max 6 per application) OR call 020 7983 4762.

ADVANCE NOTICE FOR YOUR DIARY

PUBLIC MEETING - WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2009
6.30pm refreshments & networking
7.00pm - 9.00pm meeting
Institute of Psychiatry, 16 De Crespigny Park,
Denmark Hill, Camberwell, SE5  8AF

Save Your South London Train Service
Stop cuts to Victoria and London Bridge trains
get the facts, hear the issues, join the action

The meeting hosted and facilitated by the SE5 Forum
on behalf of the Southwark Rail Users' Group

Further details, and information for publicity, will follow.
In the meantime please note the date in your diary

click to download to print: poster  &  flyers for distribution to fellow rail users. Spread the word to fellow rail users.