This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Special Trains for Sunderland fans and police escort from Newcastle Central Station for Tyne & Wear derby 21/12/14
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Its been announced that this years tyne wear derby will have no special metro trains from Sunderland direct to Central Station and normal sunday service will occur. This means that fans who travel by train will face the risk of been attacked at stations just outside of Central but also means fans can get off at whatever station they want.
This is also added to the fact Chief Supt Steve Neill of Northumbria Police has announced that Sunderland fans travelling by train would not receive any police escort to the ground. This means that any fan travelling by train (potentially also fans from north of Newcastle who wouldn't be able to travel by the coaches put on by the club) would have to walk the entire journey from Central Station across the city to St James' Park and risk of been attacked.
It protects the safety of both fans and members of the public and helps keeps troublemakers from both fans apart.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not responsible for.
This is an operational matter for the police.
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