The government has spent four years telling northerners we live in a powerhouse.

In reality it treats us like second class citizens, with a second class, secondhand transport network.



We are sick of cancellations, delays and rail replacement buses.

We are sick of 'sorry for the inconvenience'.

We are sick of London being put first, a city with TWO shiny new high-speed lines in the pipeline while we make do with cramming into its old carriages - if they arrive - after waiting on ageing, unsafe platforms.



Government: enough is enough. We are sick of your warm words.

You promised us a northern powerhouse.

So build it.

We want:

immediate action to end the Northern Rail crisis - not just an 'inquiry'

immediate introduction of a proper compensation scheme, within days not weeks

ALL major northern transport promises gathering dust on the transport secretary's desk to finally be agreed

new high-speed northern lines BEFORE Crossrail 2

the same transport funding as London

This petition has been set up by Jennifer Williams, political editor at the Manchester Evening News, on behalf of the #OneNorth campaign.

Use the hashtag #OneNorth on Twitter to keep letting us know about your train journey horrors and showing us any interesting links or information relevant to the campaign. Or just your messages of support!

Below is a list of Northern media titles who are backing our campaign for a better deal for rail users in the North.

You can read more about how this campaign started and why.

Johnston Press

The Yorkshire Post

Yorkshire Evening Post

Sheffield Star

Lancashire Evening Post

Blackpool Gazette

Wigan Post

Chorley Guardian (weekly)

Leyland Guardian (weekly)

Newsquest

The Northern Echo

Lancashire Telegraph

The Bradford Telegraph & Argus

The Bolton News

The Oldham Times (weekly)

Bury Times (weekly)

Radcliffe Times (weekly)

Prestwich & Whitefield Guide (weekly)

The Messenger (weekly)

Bolton Post (weekly)

Reach

Newcastle Journal,

Liverpool Echo

MEN

Huddersfield Examiner

Teesside Gazette

Newcastle Chronicle and Journal

Leeds Live

Community / Hyperlocal

Wythenshawe Reporter

Amble by the sea

Nantwich News

Alt Blackpool

West Leeds Dispatch

South Leeds Life

Rochdale Online

Blog Preston

The #OneNorth campaign on the TV:

James Mitchinson, editor of the Yorkshire Post, on BBC News at 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ-8wZ9TDao

Jennifer Williams, on Newsnight:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkFJeD6xPxg

Darren Thwaites, editor-in-chief for Manchester Evening News, on Sky News:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvng0QVWW8U

Samantha Gildea, from Leeds Live, on Sky News:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9lBhv3s34g