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Bill Emery
Chief Executive

Office of Rail Regulation
One Kemble Street
London
WC2B 4AN

Dear Dr Emery,

I am writing to you to express my support for the People's Rail campaign. While I welcome the news that you have launched an independent review of Network Rail's governance, I urge you to ensure that the proposed solution will give passengers and the public real power over their rail network.

Network Rail is widely acknowledged to be underperforming. I believe that a significant factor in this its Board's failure to be accountable to anyone but itself. The solution set out in 'The People's Rail,' is a simple one, which would be welcome by myself and other long suffering passengers.

For Network Rail to become truly accountable, all citizens must be given the right to become individual members. As a genuine mutual venture, Network Rail would then give all of its members the right the right to elect governor representatives to a Member's Council, which would replace the role currently fulfilled by its existing membership. Industry members could continue to be nominated by their respective interest groups - be they train operating companies or trade unions.

Open membership systems deliver organisations that act in the consumer interest. If we are to get the rail network that the British public want and need, Network Rail needs a structure that delivers real accountability - not just a pretence.

Yours sincerely,

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