Michael Harvey, East GrinsteadPrivate companies never have the service at the top of priorities. It’s profits that rule. The divide grows.
Cyril Rhodes, SheffieldIt should not have been done in the first place.
Mike Smith, ManchesterDefinitely.
Ian Cameron, ScotterWe need a service run for the good of passengers not shareholder profits.
Rachael Pocock, LeedsI’d like to be able to afford to get to work please.
Alison Harte, KentThis might help to stop strikes.
Josine Griffiths, NottinghamI just watched Ellie Harrison report this story on RT Going Underground. She was very compelling so I decided to look her up online and join the petition.
Madeleine Howell, BathPrivatising the railways was the most stupid political decision after Beeching’s Axe. It’s time to do something about it.
Luke Thompson, HuddersfieldFares are unfairly high and the service is a shambles. Delayed trains are almost expected nowadays and this is as a direct result of privatisation.
Robert Grant, LondonHow much longer do we have to put up with paying disgusting fares for rubbish, sub-standard service?
Simon Briercliffe, StourbridgeWe need a transport policy that makes public transport not just a viable alternative to cars, but the preferable. It could make society a lot happier and fairer if we tried.
C L Gamble, DundeeAward winning companies stripped of their franchises & worse… the march downward to profit focused services above all other concerns is harmful on so many levels.
Phillip Derisi, LondonRenationalise the railways for the benefit of passengers, employees, and the public now.
Kevin Gori, Saffron WaldenOwnership.
Graham Warwick, ColchesterCommuting should be supported by a public service like power and water. Stop the money junkies taking over everything that once was part of social support for the citizen.
Keoni Kailimai, LondonBring back our rail for all.
John Mason, MansfieldNo natural monopolies should be in the hands of the private sector.
Alan Summerhayes, BristolStop wasting money on a poor service. Bring back BR now.
Stephen Bowles, NormantonPassengers are being ripped off. If Richard Branson wants to play trains he should buy himself a train set.
Lyn Oxberry, DurhamOur rail services should be run for the benefit of the public and NO-ONE ELSE.
Alastair BailyPrivatisation’s been a disaster in terms of the costs of achieving improvements to the railway.
Mary Abbott, PortsmouthThe rail system in the UK is one of the worst in the world. It’s very expensive, never on time and with price rises above inflation year after year. It has got to stop.
Anthony Carroll, Stockton-on-TeesPrivatising the railways has proved to be a disaster. The re-nationalising of the East Coast mainline shows how it could be done.
Ben Collins, East MallingBring back proper public transport.
John Hurley, GloucestershireI am fed up with stupid pricing and restrictive tickets, which just line the pockets of transport conglomerates like Arriva.
Arthur Bond, FromeThis government appears to want to privatise anything that moves. Public transport should be in public hands where it serves the people not the profiteers.
Daniel Sargent, Newcastle-upon-TyneRailways must be nationalised. They should never have been privatised. It’s a service not a business.
Martin DawsonBest wishes in your campaign. I saw a sticker on a sign next to a railway track while train spotting with a friend.
Fliss Premru, LondonWe need a publicly-owned, accountable and affordable railway more than ever at this time of austerity and climate change. Rail rather than more short haul flights.
Jim Edwards, RydeEvidence clearly shows that fragmentation has led to its being harder to use trains and much more expensive. Bring back British Railways.