Blair Breton, SouthseaModelled on the East Coast service.
Dan Hennessy, MeophamStop subsidising European rail services that are far superior to ours.
Helen Field, SouthamptonIt’s absolute common sense. I’m going to share “Bring back British Rail” as far and wide as I possibly can.
Norma Armstrong, MorpethThe current system is fragmented and expensive and confusing when trying to book tickets. We need to have systems and prices similar to those in Europe.
Sean Osborne, UllapoolAlthough I was not alive during the time of British Rail, I believe that the only way that our railways can regain their reputation Is by nationalisation.
Terry Crow, Hedge EndEver increasing fares, crowded and uncomfortable trains, poorer and poorer service. We should have public oversight of a publicly owned service.
Tom Bell, RetfordThe example set by East Coast since 2009 shows that this is the best and only option that benefits the taxpayer.
George HollidayStop cramming people onto trains just to make a profit. Improve the service and re-nationalise now.
Martin Sheville, Arizona, USAI’m lost in the USA and, having been surrounded by insane and extreme capitalism, I have seen that Britain needs to re-nationalise all public service industries..
Dave Audin, BarnsleyThese greedy rail companies are squeezing everything they can out of the public whilst putting nothing in to make it better and are killing our railways. Bring Back British Rail.
Margaret Berry, NottinghamThe railways should be for people, not private profit.
Paul Bright, RotherhamTransport infrastructure should belong to the public.
Lily Wiles, LondonI hate foreign ownership of our trains.
Peter Neal, RomfordBring the railways back to the nation and reduce the fares by not giving money to shareholders. The East Coast line has improved since being run by the nation.
Michael Mccarthy, LondonPrivatisation has failed and is a rip-off, just as many of us said when this misbegotten scheme to enrich investors was hatched.
Stefanie Pixner, LondonThe price of train fares is a scandal. Dividing up the service makes no sense. A unified service will help society at large.
Daniel Crouch, RochesterI travel from Chatham Station to London St Pancras International at an ever increasing fare and nothing extra for it. I cannot see where the money is going other than dividends.
Gordon Hollingsworth, YorkWe need a national railway.
Roger Morris, HonitonI would use the train, but it is so prohibitively expensive to use, that I go everywhere by car, and have done since it was privatised.
Stephen McGinley, LondonThis is overdue because of profiteers on the line.
Ruth Henderson, BirminghamI miss British Rail. The service was all about passengers, not profit.
Andy Kuss, BathIt’s the only sensible option to run a network.
Darren McNiven, WorthingI travel by train a lot and it is very expensive now, I can remember the early ’90s train prices were fair. I think we should bring back British Rail.
Andrew Lynch, OrpingtonIntuitively I support private enterprise – but it only works where genuine competition exists, and that is clearly not the case with rail, where there is no alternative.
Geoffrey Stevens, SheffieldWhy sell off a profitable sector? Let’s get back to one national system, with built-in safeguards to prevent union domination.
Geoffrey Duncan, Potters BarWe need the railways to be nationalised. It is totally unfair that the privatised companies make profits out of a public service.
Chris Haines, WarringtonA single integrated rail enterprise is the most efficient and logical way.
William Coleman, EdinburghEvery public company that has been privatised works well but only for the avaricious money moguls who prey on ordinary people’s complacency.
David Jones, WidnesHappy to join the petition. The service at present for passengers is not good enough and prices are too high for the poor quality service.
Geoff Hayley, LincolnFor a streamlined rail experience, bring back British Rail.