Vicky Long, LondonYes, National Railways – Dutch/Euro style.
Phoebus Apostolides, LondonThe private companies sell us a crap service year after year, but what are we going to do about it?
Peter Flack, LeicesterThe railways are and always were a public service, not an opportunity for profiteering at the public’s expense.
Colin McCathie, DerbyWe had the best rail network in the world. Now some of it needs restoring.
Stefano Giussani, Lecco, ItalyItaly has not learned the lesson. It is making the same mistake. I hope Britain understands that its railway system is a national treasure. Bring back British Rail.
Raymond Batchelor, ShildonBring back BR and let’s get rid of these MPs that are ruining this country. Privatisation doesn’t work and never will.
Andrew Sharpless, Upton-upon-SevernIt is urgent, as many are distressed by its present status.
Mark McCabe, GlasgowThe railways should never have been privatised. It’s all about looking after shareholders and not passengers. Fares are ridiculously expensive and overcrowding worse.
Martin Howard, LiskeardI’m very happy to find this petition with details upon the rear cover of an issue of Private Eye magazine. Good luck with the campaign.
Andrew Brooke, PulboroughI would vote for any politician who I believed was sincere in promising to re-nationalise the railways.
Ben Hooke, NorwichAnd while you’re at it, please bring back trains with windows you can open, not air-con, so we can really enjoy the journeys breathing fresh air.
Eva Schovneld, EdinburghRe-nationalise now.
Charlotte Warne Thomas, LondonFed up with the swindle of private corporations creaming off public subsidy and providing shoddy service!
Euan Rafferty, Leamington SpaI have been using rail in the UK for thirty years and it has gone downhill rapidly since privatisation.
Hudson Godwin, Arusha, TanzaniaFast transport ensures easy mobility of people and their goods. In the future it’s important for the Tanzanian government to look upon its railway networks.
Andy Boyd, EdinburghTake a utility out of profiteers’ hands for the benefit of the people.
Jim Brettell, LeedsBring back BR. Do not privatise East Coast!
Nik Dadson, RoystonWe subsidise rail firms with our taxes, pay way over the top for season tickets from our pre-taxed wages and get an awful service. Profits go to shareholders.
John Crowhurst, St. AlbansBritish Rail wasn’t perfect but it was possible for different regions to talk to each other and co-ordinate operations for the benefit of the customer.
Anthony Leather, South ShieldsIf privatisation is the answer, it must have been a silly question.
Dawn Farrier, NottinghamEverything that was ever nationalised before Thatcher sold it should be re-nationalised.
DarrenIn the final years of British Rail, the Intercity sector was actually making a profit. Splitting Intercity into 6 companies was just madness!
Colin Wane, BarnsleyPrivatisation hasn’t worked for many franchisees and definitely hasn’t worked for the passenger. Bring back BR. DB was 100% cheap and punctual when I worked in Germany.
Ian Ferguson, LondonEast Coast Rail shows how it can be done.
Paul Ross, LetchworthPeople don’t want to see the true cost of privatisation. They have heads buried in the sand.
Laurence Hunter, EdinburghI challenge a political party to make this happen. It would be hugely popular with the British people. So why won’t they take up the challenge ?
Ivan Trevor Watson, MorpethI worked for British Rail, joining in 1972. It was run down and needing investment. After privatisation a lot of the money for the industry now lines shareholders’ pockets.
Andrew McKay, Downham MarketTransport should be easy, effective and as cheap as feasible. How else do you clear the roads of pollution and chaos?
Patricia Gray, BarnsleyIt should simply be re-nationalised now.
David Marsh, LondonThe reason why the railways were privatised was because they were poorly managed.