Collecting info on organised transport for G8:

TRAINS

Resist G8 Trains from London to the G8 (info correct as of 11th May)

http://www.resistg8.org.uk

Booking Form: http://www.resistg8.org.uk/trainbookingform.pdf

The G8 Summit takes place in Gleneagles, Scotland from the 6th-8th July 2005. However, there will be many events, demos and direct actions around Scotland in the days leading up to the summit. The South East Assembly has chartered two trains to take people up to the protests against the G8 summit.

This will also include the huge Make Poverty History march on July 2nd in Edinburgh. Every day there will be different protests at nulcear bases (Faslane July 4th), detention centres (Dungavel July 5th) and several other initiatives which need support. The trains will depart early morning from London Kings Cross and arrive in Edinburgh where accommodation (bring sleeping bags and tents!) will be provided for free. Booking a seat

(All trains departs LONDON Kings Cross 7am arriving EDINBURGH 1pm)

LONG STAY // Friday 1st July RTN Saturday 9th July

SHORT STAY // Monday 4th July RTN Friday 8th July

All tickets cost £50, with the view of providing a concessionary price for unemployed/low wage/asylum seeker and those traveling from Eastern Europe. If possible, please make a donation to contribute to this concession.

To book a seat on the train please download the booking form, fill it in clearly and send to BM SOUTH EAST ASSEMBLY, London, WC1N 3XX enclosed with a cheque/postal order made payable to “G.E.N.I.”

Finalised times for departure and arrival are subject to network rail agreement but will be around 7am-ish from London Kings Cross, arriving Edinburgh at 1pm-ish.

All tickets are return but for those wanting a one-way ticket there will be an option to sell/donate your return journey at the convergence & camp sites.

If you have any spare cash then please add a donation to help a subsidised ticket being available for unemployed/low wage/asylum seekers and those travelling from Eastern Europe.

Once we recieve the order for tickets we will comfirm by email/phone.Tickets will be posted out two weeks before departure.

Both trains are organised by the SOUTH EAST ASSEMBLY, an anti- authoritarian co-ordination of groups & individuals based in the South East.

For more info: www.resistg8.org.uk // www.dissent.org.uk

Contact the transport group for any queries: trainforG8@hushmailSTOPSPAM.com

Globalise Resistance Trains from London (info correct as of 11th May)

http://www.resist.org.uk/reports/archive/g82005/train01.php

Booking Form: http://www.resist.org.uk/downloads/trainconfbooking.pdf

Exact timings and route is still under negotiation, but suffice to say, it will be leaving London on the morning of Friday 1 July, and returning on Thursday 7 July. Tickets will cost £55 / £45 concessions. There will be a number of tickets far more heavily subsidised for asylum seekers and visiting delegations to the UK (contact the office on +44 20 7053 2071 for more details of this).

A booking form and publicity is being prepared at the moment. A temporary booking form is available here.

Send a cheque or postal order (sorry, no credit / debit cards) payable to Globalise Resistance, with your name, address and email address (write clearly) to: Globalise Resistance, PO Box 29689, London E8 2XR