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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to give proper recognition to Britain’s transport heritage by giving it adequate funding, resources, protection and recognition. We request that the Government build on the success of the National Register of Historic Buildings and Sites by creating a similar statutory national register protecting Britain’s mobile transport heritage e.g. historic ships, aeroplanes, railway locomotives and carriages, and motor cars etc. More details
Submitted by Alex Naughton – Deadline to sign up by: 13 September 2007 – Signatures: 164
More details from petition creator
Britain is renowned for its innovation in the field of transport. It invented the railways (Stockton & Darlington Railway), the ocean liner (S.S. Great Britain) and Sir Frank Whittle invented the jet engine that set the scene for modern aviation.
Sadly in recent years our transport heritage has been given little recognition, is poorly resourced and financed and is neglected.
The future of our historic railway locomotives, carriages, ships, and aeroplanes is by no means secure. There are many historic ships at risk such as P.S. Ryde, Tug Tender Calshot, HMS Whimbrel, M.V. Royal Iris, S.S. Manxman, the Mersey Bar lightship "Planet", and the former Historic Warships Birkenhead.
It is time our mobile transport heritage was given the recognition, protection and resources that it deserves. This petition will hopefully encourage the Government to give our transport heritage adequate resources and protection via the creation of a statutory National Register. Please support this petition and safeguard the future of our transport heritage. Britain's historic railway locomotives, carriages, aeroplanes, motor cars and ships need you NOW. Please help.
Current signatories
Alex Naughton, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Clive Harvey
- Mark Young
- Alan Boakes
- Andrew Constantine, English Democrats
- Neil Marsden
- Adrian Sweeney
- Thomas Little
- martin p carr
- Deane Wynne
- Neil Farthing
- George Pennington
- Peter Ross
- Paul Hood
- Alan Hughes
- Philip Glover (the son of a late flying boat Captain)
- John G. MacLennan
- Ron Fearon
- Martin Slater (ex RN)
- DEREK HUGHES
- Malcolm Whitlock
- Neil White
- Tom McNeill
- Stewart D Mungin
- John Hake
- Andy Dawson
- Graham M Adam
- David Asprey
- Stewart Boyle
- Arthur Ellis
- Derek moth
- Iain Wakefield
- David Edwards
- Steve Matthews
- William Couper
- James Christie
- Nick Hall
- James Packer
- Ronald Collins
- Richard Ash
- Colin West
- colin godfrey
- peter dewsbery
- fRED kEEN
- Andrew Davidson
- Edward Gooderson
- Michael Howley
- Richard Walker
- Charles M Patterson
- Alfred Turner
- Colin Brogan
- Pat Ward
- A Dibsdall
- john Mckenzie
- Stanley Benn
- Lawrence Hanney
- Chris Allman
- Andrew Rutter
- Sean Robertson
- benjamin greenham
- Reg Barter/Swiftstone Trust
- John Martin
- Roy Tindle
- John Aspin
- Stan McNally
- Martin Winchester
- Steve Taylor
- Patrick C Taylor
- A.D. Williams
- Jonathan Bregazzi
- George Sephton
- kevin barry
- Richard Gleed-Owen
- Michael Waddington
- Richard Bratby
- R Whitlock
- Mark Oelbaum
- david archer
- Robert James Rosevear
- David Hutchings
- Kenneth Vard
- David Powell
- Ron Stewart
- Tim Ellis
- Keith Broster
- Ian Duncan Ferguson
- Ken Crellin
- David Burrows
- Paul Thomas
- Roger Bratby
- Nigel J Goodall (Blackburn Buccaneer Society)
- James McMillan
- Clive Plummer
- Tim Mitchell
- Michael Bailey
- Laurence James Mc Mahon
- Andy Vincent
- Iain Kirk
- robert K. Long
- Edward Janard
- Martin Mottershead
- Aidan Lee Croft
- David Hulme
- Peter Evison
- Lynda Bracegirdle
- Zoe Crisp
- John Hulme
- Gillian Plummer Jones
- Conrad Waters
- Gary Jones
- David Wood
- Gareth Peaston
- Stephen Cowen
- Cdr. Peter C. Tambling RD*
- Nigel Robinson
- Barry J Eagles
- colin smith
- Paul McElroy
- John Bird
- Brian Sillett
- Andrew Littlejohns
- David Littlejohns
- Daniel Cawkwell
- Zoe Davis
- Rob HIll
- Robert Ellis
- Russell Burgess
- David Bird
- john chisem
- Jamie Currie
- R. Coulson (ex. RN)
- Wayne Diaper
- David Morton
- K. Woodhouse
- David Daniels
- Michael Fulton
- Peter Nicholson
- Steve Wood
- Mark Walker
- Gordon Stewart
- Fr. Geoffrey Bottoms
- Anthony Luckman
- John Humphrey
- Tom Vart (Ex RN)
- Eddie Gadsden
- ANDREW ROBERT CRITCHLOW
- Edward Brian-Davis
- clive evans
- Alan Stanbridge
- Terry Clark
- Thomas JD "Barry" Erskine
- A Blackler
- ALAN CANTLAY
- Dave Halford
- DAVID NURSAW
- David Manders
- John Haycock
- Brian Harris
- BILL TAYLOR
- steven crago
- Anthony Brown
- Susan Reynolds
- Matt
- Fred Boland
