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Are
you a Railway Pensioner?
Still working
in the Rail Industry and aged 55 or over?
The
British Transport Pensioners' Federation is your organisation
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Industry Memorial - this project is
now underway and plans are in place for a Dedication Ceremony on Tuesday
22nd May 2012. All are invited to attend - full details and new
Progress Report on
the News
Page. |
Have you donated to the Rail
Industry Memorial Appeal? Contributions are still welcome, large or small.
Details on the News Page
| It is
with great sadness that we announce the death, in November 2011, of Ken
Ball MBE. Please see the Chairman's
Page for a brief Obituary and appreciation of the work Ken did on
behalf of all of us. |
| "Signal Box Coming Up, Sir!" - an entertaining
collection of railwaymen's tales by
Bill Parker (former Divisional Manager, King's Cross) and Geoff Body. All profits
are to be
donated to Railway Charities - click here
for further details or visit the North
London Branch page. |
| Go to the Chairman's
Page for Sam Reed's seasonal message. November 2011
message with details of Pensions and Travel Facilities now available. |
| Check
out our News
Page for information and downloadable resources, including:
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News
of National Pensioners' Convention activities and regular
Campaign Bulletins |
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A recruitment poster for Noticeboards and
Exhibitions |
| Travel
tips, including Arriva's bus service, calling at the National
Memorial Arboretum |
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Money
Savers - a few useful tips
| Matinée Club - Sussex Branch invite
all BTPF members to join their
mailing list to obtain heavily discounted tickets for shows in London's
West End (and some regional theatres). Go to Sussex
Page for full details. |
| 'Bite' Discount Card
- click here
for details of how to obtain a Bite Card, giving 20% discount at a
wide range
of food outlets at railway stations. |
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Oyster Card with
Privs. on tube and rail fares - go to our News
Page (Travel News) for details of how to get an Oyster Card,
which will save you money on public transport in London. Don't
forget to 'renew' your Oyster Card each year by taking your new
Rail Staff Travel Card to a LU Booking Office between 01 April and
30 June. |
| Reminder!
- don't
forget retired staff and widow(er)s can take up to four children
aged 5 - 16 for £2 each on production of your Staff Travel Card, provided
you are aged 60 or over. (If Booking Office staff are not
familiar with this concession, refer them to: Passenger
Instruction Manual Section E, Page E5 Paragraph E2.7 and Page E18
Paragraph E14.) |
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Mayflower
- an ER B1 loco photographed on the
Nene Valley Railway by retired driver,
Len Creak
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Since it was formed in 1948, the British Transport Pensioners’
Federation has secured many financial benefits for railway pensioners and their
dependants, as well as improvements to travel facilities for retired staff. We
have representatives on the Board of Trustees and the Pensioners’ Committees
of the Pensions Section ‘Closed Fund’ and the BR
Superannuation Fund. We
have also secured representation on the Pensioners' Committees of many of
the new Funds applicable to the privatised railway.
Our
affiliation to the National Pensioners’ Convention
enables us to add our
strength to the campaign for improvements to the State Retirement Pension and
associated benefits.
With its strong
membership, the Federation is recognised by both
Pension Fund Managers and government bodies as being truly representative of all
railway pensioners.
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The Federation and its sixty local branches are run entirely
by volunteers, who are themselves railway pensioners. But it’s not all
meetings and campaigning! – some branches also organise social activities and
keep in touch with members in their area.
Yet to remain truly representative, and to have an even
stronger voice, we need to continue increasing our numbers, especially among the
‘younger generation’ of pensioners and deferred pensioners. Membership is
open to anyone in receipt of (or with deferred rights to) a railway pension
and/or travel facilities, including widows and widowers of retired staff. Active
staff aged 55 or over are also welcome to join our
organisation and add their voice to the campaign to protect our pensions and
privileges in retirement.
By joining one of our branches, you
will be able to keep in touch with fellow pensioners and ex-colleagues and make
new friends, as well as supporting the Federation’s voice and objectives.
Membership fees vary from branch to branch, but are always very modest.
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All
branches appreciate new members who are willing to get involved with running the
branch and organising activities
- this way the Federation will continue to grow
and thrive. |
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