Luke Oldale, WorksopIt should never have been privatised in the first place. It was the worst thing John Major ever did.
Judith Joy, SkiptonPrivatisation only works for the owners and their shareholders. Return to BR now.
Thomas Brewis, Berwick-upon-TweedI’m fed-up with fat cats creaming off profit from what should be a nationalised industry.
Anita Mannion, St AlbansI absolutely agree we should re-nationalise our railways.
Martin Elliott, GuildfordThe current subsidies and ticket prices for a terrible system to pay shareholders must end.
Stephen O’Neill, LiverpoolI am old enough to remember the propaganda about state subsidies to inefficient nationalised industries. Now those subsidies have tripled under privatisation.
Steven Harland, BradfordThe Tories privatised a lot of things from Maggie Thatcher onwards. The biggest mistake was our railway. It’s not British now. It’s time to buy it back.
Diane Berry, WithernseaPlease bring back British Rail and reinstate some of the old lines to reconnect the country.
David McCredie, Newcastle-under-LymeI feel we need a fair system. I travel each day to the Manchester area but they sell a 7-day value ticket but nobody travels 7 day and, in any case, there no service on a Sunday.
Kristin Barrett, BlairgowrieI travel a lot by rail and find it very inconvenient to have a plethora of different companies. Other countries manage with one company, so why not us?
Dave Gonzalez, OxfordshireLet’s fix this. One of the biggest mistakes in the ’90s.
Maria Hyde, Milton KeynesIt’s always been over-priced in my adult life and it needs to change.
Jonathan Pope, CambridgeLets do this.
John Lomax, ManchesterStolen from the British public by Tory capitalists. Re-nationalise now.
Andree Mehew, LondonBecause it’s the best.
Ian Ward, BridlingtonIt’s time to take back control from fat cat shareholders and introduce cheaper travel.
John Lucas, Middleton-On-SeaSouthern’s ongoing failure to provide a reliable service is deplorable. It’s clear the government don’t care about the travelling public and are happy to fund our misery.
Josine Griffiths, NottinghamI just watched Ellie Harrison report this story on RT Going Underground. She was very compelling so I decided to look her up online and join the petition.
Matthew Haynes, WinchesterUnified 1948, broken 2017.
Amy Williams, South Woodham FerrersAbellio Greater Anglia are the worst company. I hope this really proves people are fed up and changes need to happen.
Pam Thompson, Wisbechsince the service was privatised it has resulted in high prices, delays, overcrowding for the many, and high profits for the few.
Kieron Phillips, HartlepoolBritish Rail would benefit the whole country. As the BBC and the NHS are publicly owned, so should the rail service along with lots of other state services!
Desmond Forde, FarehamI worked for BR and we paid little subsidy compared to the billions we pay now. Fares are scandalous. The poor taxpayer pays the cost of high fares and huge subsidies.
Steve Bonallie, SunderlandI’ll never forget the train journey from Norwich on a two car train with only one engine working, crawling along at 20mph on a red hot day and no air conditioning.
Michael Neal, King’s LynnIt should never have left public ownership in the first place.
Ron Barrett, GloucesterForget HS2. Look at the unused, existing track bed infrastructure. Endless possibilities exist to reopen our original rail network, for tourism, freight, etc.
Barry Wilkinson, WallsendI am sick and tired of having to suffer from the figures of rail infrastructure break-up and privatisation. Pricing is ludicrously complicated and over-expensive.
Michael Lyons, BirminghamPrivatisation has been a disaster, as with gas, electricity and water. The big rip-off.
Andrew Richmond, BoltonI work on the railways, just as I did under British Rail. It was a terrible day when Mr Major swung his privatisation axe and the scars are still there for all to see.
Clifford Tynan, WantageRip-off Britain must be stopped.