Jacqueline Zylinski, HerefordMajor hated national rail and privatised it to pay profits to investors and companies. It is an expensive failure for taxpayers and users. Re-nationalise it.
Marguerite Hegley, LancasterTravelling by train is expensive and often difficult to arrange. Bring back British Rail.
Francis Derek Boyle, ManchesterBring back British Rail.
Ben Bebbington, SandwellThe rail system is clearly a natural monopoly. Why are its profits going to private companies, not the British people?
Angus Brown, EdinburghRe-nationalise British Rail!
Kevin Rudeforth, HullA country needs its railway system to be run as a public service.
Kevin Mallam, MiddlesbroughService before profit, not vice versa.
Jennifer Zass-Ogilvie, DurhamStop privatisation of a service being well run and profitable.
Adam Stratton, WinchesterI’m embarrassed that the country that invented the railway now needs to live up to the far better nationalised railways of other countries.
Alan Rimmer, FleetwoodRip-off Britain. See it by rail, if only you could afford to.
Lesley Barnes, EalingI think a fractured rail service is crazy and more expensive.
Colin Partington, WirralThe rail system is fine if you’re just going from A to B. If you’re going to C and need to change at D, and the second leg is with a different company – good luck with that!
Robert Williams, EdinburghSomething has to be done about the chaotic state of rail fares. It’s often cheaper to travel via an intermediate station rather than buying just one ticket.
Julian Self, Milton KeynesOur infrastructure is too vital to be used for short-term capital gain.
Catherine Parfitt-EvansI’m completely disgusted with all aspects of the rail service in the UK since its privatisation. Extortionate fares, constantly late trains, penalisation of customers.
Peter Harding, ReadingIt’s financial and operational sense to have a nationalised railway. I believe it’s time to have our railways run for people not profit.
Gwylon Phillips, AberteifiOpen the line to Aberystwyth from Carmarthen.
Steven Parkes, GlasgowBBBR Now. Stop the waste of money going to shareholders and out of the railway industry.
Colin FlowerdayNationalisation is the only choice we have now, as we did when British Railways first came into being in 1948.
Chris Veitch, ShoeburynessWe deserve trains that are fit for purpose. Few have space for luggage. We need a ticketing system that is easy to use and reasonable and joined-up too.
Ian Harvey, PaigntonPlease re-nationalise all public utilities and buses too.
Lesley O’Hagan, BelfastAn integrated state-owned rail network is needed urgently. Privatised, fragmented ‘services’, run for profit are never safe or efficient. Look at history.
Julie Harrison, HertfordLet us spread the word about this petition.
Peter Kolodziej, LondonGood public transport is a right not a privilege. Get rid of the fat cat shareholders who take no risks but get all the profits. Privatisation has failed.
Andy Broadey, ManchesterI am for an efficient, punctual publicly-run rail service, rather than the monopolies of private service providers we currently have, charging inflated prices.
Andrew Stark, LeedsThe privatisation has resulted in a worse service for much higher fares and a few people getting very rich. The only way to get better railways is to re-nationalise them.
Steven Bartlett, DissWe need to reclaim all that is rightfully ours.
Ian Scrimgeour, BournemouthPrivatisation has been a disaster for the fare-paying passengers.
Andree Rodriguez-Veglio, DaventryIt’s nonsense for fragmentation in so small a landmass. We all prefer train travel in a single network.
William Houston, Grange-over-SandsIt’s better not to use wording like “re-nationalise”. Include all utilities and bus companies. Make sure the latter run services co-ordinated with the rail system.