James Waite, MaltonThe neoliberal experiment has failed. Can we restore fairness now?
Alan Hughes, OxfordRe-nationalise British Rail.
Harry Hornsby, IpswichThe government try to encourage use of the railway as a green alternative to driving. In fact it’s cheaper for me to drive to most places rather than use the train.
Laura Kirke, HaltonWhy were the railways nationalised? Oh yes, of course.
Keith Davidson, Hemel HempsteadTicketing is a nightmare and needs to be simplified and rationalised in a comprehensive national system.
Lee Rowles, HolywellAll the privatised utility and transport industries must be brought back into public ownership – particularly the NHS.
Jonathan Elliott, WhitstableThe public are filling the pockets of rich shareholders and the CEOs of the private companies involved plus paying three times the amount BR got in funding from the public.
Tracey Cooper, StevenageWe want them back and we need them back before these private companies make any more money from us.
Richard Povall, KingsbridgeTired of funding shareholders with outrageous rail ticket prices. We’re the highest in the world.
Antony Johnston, LeedsThe success of East Coast since de-privatisation makes the point better than any rhetoric. Now do it for them all.
Andrew Clark, Newton AbbotI’m sick and tired of the Great British Rail-fair robbery.
Bree Allen, HarrogateThe state of National Rail is absolutely appalling.
Norman Dodd, Newcastle-upon-TyneEast Coast line is profitable. Why change?
Neil Edwards, WalsallPrice rises will prevent me going to see my daughter or ever going to work. My local train service is rubbish, with trains always late and I can never get a seat.
William Power, RoystonIt has got to the stage when it is cheaper to fly than catch a train Jaw dropping prices and having to search loads of internet sites just to find a reasonable fare.
Gill Boden, CardiffPlease bring back BR.
Daniel Manton, BirminghamPlease re-nationalise Britain’s railways, and Bring back British Rail.
Alesia Harris, WokingI’m a student and the prices of trains are extortionate, especially for cramped and delayed services. I often have to travel to London for fieldwork and it’s food or work.
Richard Whitfield, LeedsIf our rail franchises can be run by French and German nationalised railways why cannot we run our own nationalised railway network answerable to a parliamentary committee?
John Evans, WestburyI’m a former BR employee at Westbury. Because of privitisation I was made redundant.It was a very sad day.
John Longstaff, KnaresboroughThis always was the most stupid of the privatisations and if Christian Wolmar thinks it ought to be re-unified, that’s good enough for me.
James Robinson, WhitehavenBring rail fares down.
William Ball, MorecambeBring back sanity. Ignore private profits and look after passengers.
Chris Wainwright, LiverpoolBring back British Rail, as it can’t do any worse than the profit-driven, useless fat cats that are destroying its infrastructure and robbing everyone by doing so.
Nick Harris, NewburyThis will astound you, but I am a Tory supporter signing this petition. Do not write my party off; some of us see sense too.
Rich Lane, Great MalvernA return to the status quo through re-nationalisation is the only way to bring this country back to good socio-economic health.
Sydney Wilmshurst, CaterhamValue for passengers not profit for financiers.
Matthew Callingham, RetfordWe need to stop being fleeced.
David Phillips, PolegateEast Coast Rail (run publicly) should be an example to all politicians. Private operators were not able to make it pay.
Charlotte Oram, LondonRoyal Mail showed that a publicly owned business could be turned around to make a profit. It can be done with rail. Don’t let either go or stay private.