It is time that breaking up the national rail system be seen to have been the costly mistake it has become.

Lynn Robertson, Reigate

Another privatisation disaster.

Les Bullock, Cannock

Stop the public funding of private greed.

John Mooney, Airdrie

Public transport should be a service not a means by which taxpayers’ money gets diverted to shareholders by way of subsidy. It is a disgrace.

Cristina Thorne, London

Renationalisation is long overdue. The demand is growing. Perhaps even the cowardly Miliband will acknowledge that the stance of the Labour Party is pitiful

Christopher Richardson, Nottingham

Yes, keep the mega-profits in this country. Come on – it makes sense.

Oak Weld, Colchester

Cramming passengers into undersized carriages and providing an awful service whilst making millions for shareholders is unacceptable.

Paul Ahdal

Our railway network must be brought back into public ownership. The profits from the railway must be invested in improving the service for all.

Christopher Butler, Shipley

Public services should not be a cash cow trough for corporate investors whose only interest is profit.

David Timpson, Ashton-under-Lyne

We need a better, publicly owned railway. The private sector has enough other ventures to capitalise on.

Liam Corley, Aberdare

Please bring back British Rail.

Julian Bebb, Taunton

Let’s have fair fares again, instead of ticket price lotteries.

Emma Adams, Bradford

I think I could get something going in Dundee.

Albert Mitchell, Dundee

The present system is inefficient and wastes money. It’s time for change.

Michael Heslop, Durham

Bring back the glory days of British Rail travel.

Jozef Tipson, Gloucester

Keep Britain British.

Wes Taylor, Havant

Bring back a national rail system. Privatisation hasn’t worked.

Scott Rundle, Oxford

So many of us pay so much to line the pockets of so few.

Alan Cook, Norwich

Privatisation has been a disaster for everyone except the train operating companies.

Jeff Cooper, Chesterfield

Greedy shareholders.

Sean Green, Southend

Please check your records as I may have already signed this petition.

Edward Washington

The rail network needs to be returned to the nation. It has become all about profit, yet it is being subsidised with millions of pounds of public money.

Jason Garrett, Louth

All public utilities should be nationalised, starting with the railways.

Brian Major, Knebworth

Re-nationalise.

Gary Mason, Stakeford

Greedy train operating companies who at the time of privatisation bought £10 notes for a fiver and set the tone for future privatisations, e.g. The Royal Mail.

Cliff Davies, Rhondda Valley

I’m tired of a rubbish and expensive service run mainly by non-British owned companies fleecing the public for profit.

J Spikings, London

People need trains and they should be run for them and not for the profit of shareholders.

A Paterson, Shropshire

I’m fed up with profits going before passenger service and think the railways should be renationalised.

Debbie Richens, London