MARYLEBONE BR station is to be axed if the British Rail Board gets its way.
This would be the first London terminus to close and, as stated in report in last Monday's London- Standard, will be a 'prelude so a major sale of assets BR London Iransport planned by e government'.
Marylebone is a prime site for development and its closure will inevitably jobs as well as call lOSt services. Line closures will follow fast on the heels of the station shutting down.
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cd as a newspaper with the Post Office I by Cardinal Enterprises, PO Box 50, London N1. many years, particularly since. no investment has been put into ILs antiquated signalling system, track and rolling stock.
But recent information indicated that closure was imminent and a local coordinating committee of National Union of Railwaymen the train drivers union ASLEF has been established to launch a campaign lo keep Ivarylebone open.
The decision of the NUR's. recent Annual closures with industrial action has to be imo emented by the leadership. Not onv is this the only way to Marylebone and the jobs and SCIVICES there, but it will give warning to the Tories that each and every plan to further erode the rail industry will be met with action.
NEXT BR's engineering Like the Cosure work- of shops, the closure OTI Marylebone| is the imof welculation Serpell Report by the backdoor. (see page 11)
Marylebone's demise would also aid the Tories plans to abolish the GLC set transport authority. table parts ne off profitable parts London's transport system.
Everv council including the GLC has to totally oppose BR's plan support any action taken by Marylebone's rail workers defend our jobs.
The campaign to keep Marylebone the same campaign to fight all the Tories attacks on BR and the whole of the public sector.
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By Tessa van Gelderen (Marylebone NUR)