Alice Ellis-Bray, PenzanceIncredible campaign and petition! This brings me such hope. Thank you! Our earth needs affordable public transport for all!
Mandi Riseman, St. AlbansBring it back.
Alan Hetherington, CarlisleStop the waste and profiteering and provide a well-funded and maintained public train service everyone can be proud of.
Tony Ash, LondonBring back British Rail.
Kevin Gaylard, New MiltonBritain deserves better than the total shambles that privatisation was always going to be. Money for fat cats doesn’t provide a decent railway.
Jesamine Bartlett, Market DraytonAfter spending time living in Norway where the state owns the rail system and you can travel cheaply, I am even more furious at the cost of travel in the UK on rail.
Joy Wardell, ExeterThe railways are a mess. In the southwest we have one of the highest fares in the country. Bring back sense and coherence to the railways – re-nationalise.
Paul Rex Dando, Shepton MalletThey should be state owned, not private.
Simon Lowe, GlasgowRail privatisation has been a spectacular failure, benefiting neither passengers nor taxpayers.
Alan Garnett, Silver EndPublicly-owned services for the public. Profits for the public. The best rail networks in the world are publicly owned.
Steven Caris, LondonHaving rail in private hands has proved to be a complete disaster on all counts.
Richard Grant, Long EatonWith a better pricing strategy we can open the arteries to the cities and towns, moving the work force better and reducing the carbon footprint.
Roger Wells, StourbridgeThe Tories won’t do it but why didn’t Labour?
Ken Cole, NorwichThere is no argument against nationalisation.
Dom Maguire, LondonI’m fed up now. Just fed up. Surely a National network would function better than this shower.
Rhiannon Hayman, HolywellI hate the way the trains run in this country. It’s cheaper to get a flight to the other side of the country than a train. What is that all about?
Kaotuka Raaman, SidcupRail is a necessary public service and should belong to the public.
Peter Wilson, Stockton-on-TeesI don’t agree with it being a public sector run thing, but I do think that infrastructure should be not-for-profit.
Gillian Morgan, DoncasterRail transport and its infrastructure should be nationally-owned and run in a cost-effective way, not making profit for shareholders.
Paul Stallard, SheffieldPrivatisation has failed. It’s time for a nationalised future.
K Thomas, EdinburghRailways are good for the environment. We need an efficient, affordable service to get people out of their cars and onto the trains.
Paul Tate, WakefieldDo not privatise East Coast. It is a fantastic service.
Lucy Musk, Welwyn Garden CityA necessity that is run for profit and greed, the same as the utilities.
Cathie Thomson, ManchesterI used to be proud of our railways as were my uncles who were train drivers.
Jill Caretto, HarlowTransport should not be run to make a profit for shareholders. Any profit should be used to maintain and upgrade.
Thomas Robinson, SheppertonA train guard refused to let me board a train when I asked to see his ID, after he questioned me about my ticket, he then proceeded to throw a punch at me as it departed.
Maggie Burndred, Stoke-on-TrentAs long as they don’t bring back the sandwiches.
Michael Monaghan, HarrogateThe privatised system has failed and will go on failing.
Roger Jacob, WrexhamIn 1948 the Government of the day had to nationalise the railways to keep them operating. That time has returned.
William Smith, Newcastle-under-LymeEven that bitch Margaret Thatcher thought it was a step too far.