Bill Porter, LiverpoolStop destroying our magnificent railways and heritage just to make a financial killing.
Clive Stead, LeedsBring back all the companies that British taxpayers paid for and got nothing but higher costs in return.
Pier Hausemer, SalisburyIt can be done, if only there is a political will. Do it for the people of Great Britain.
Sheila Henderson-Squara, Whitley BayDisgusting way of selling tickets. Must be illegal, surely.
Mark Read, Newcastle-upon-TynePublic transport. The clue is in the title.
Steven Palmer, SwanseaThe answer to the failure of privatisation is not more privatisation.
John Marshall, MorpethRail essential service is best and effective in public ownership.
Terry Crow, Hedge EndEver increasing fares, crowded and uncomfortable trains, poorer and poorer service. We should have public oversight of a publicly owned service.
Alec Murdoch, EdinburghThe expensive mess has gone on too long.
Stephen Graham, ManchesterNetwork Rail are hopeless.
Gillian Kelly, AmblesideI used to be able to board a train at Oxenholme and go through to Totnes or Penzance. Now I have to haul my luggage off at Birmingham New St. and change. I hate this.
Pavel Bogatinov, LondonWelcome to SW Trains – your favourite overcrowded and delayed transport from Hell.
David Roberts, StockportA properly-run rail network is essential to the economy of this country.
Tomas Bayliss, WorthingRe-nationalise public services now.
Ruth Atkinson-Wilks, BristolI just tried to book a day return journey to take my son to London for the day (leaving after 9.30am) in 3 weeks time and the cheapest option was £60. This is shocking.
Brian Atkins, CannockIf they’re charging fares like that, how much are they really making?
Andrew Rogers, ShropshireFranchised rail is ludicrous. Just look at the success of Germany’s DB rail to see that the UK needs to return to a unified railway system.
David Lewis-Baker, BathWe need to bring to an end this, the worst of a series of appalling privatisations.
Graham Pascall, MilngavieIt’s not just the public face of the railways that requires attention but the massively inefficient situation behind the scenes in signalling design etc.
Elizabeth Lindsay, MatlockBefore nationalisation (and I was there) people complained about the trains. The same complaints are happening still – fares are beyond reach, and profits exist.
Gavin Pickles, LeedsThe monopoly on train services has gone on for too long, the services they provide are a joke to put it politely.
Elvina Wilson, BrentwoodI totally support this petition.
Peter Rivet, LancasterWe have to put up with some of the world’s most expensive train fares. Why?
David Cook, Newcastle-upon-TyneFar too many cost centres in what was always a crazy privatisation.
Kris Douglas, Stoke-on-TrentThis needs to happen sooner rather than later. Current Train Operating Companies are draining the government and the passengers.
Carole Dennis, Newton AbbotToo expensive to use.
Liam Tremayne-Reichsburg, DidcotRe-nationalise the railway network. Long term it will save the British taxpayer money and generate a return for the Treasury.
Martin Cheeseman, Leighton BuzzardOn looking back on British Rail it was wonderful compared to what we have now.
Gareth Williams, WenvoeWe need cheaper fares and profits ploughed back into the system. Shareholders should be supporting the system now not the taxpayer, unless we re-nationalise the system.