It’s been proved they can make money when run by government just like East Coast Trains is. They are being subsidised to the hilt and where is the money going?

Re-integrate each franchise as it expires, starting with the well-run East Coast line.

Profit motive built the railways, when they really competed with one another. Now, and especially after WWII, it is a national asset. It must stay.

Re-nationalisation of the railways would mean more care for people, more efficiency, fairer prices and less stress.

I travelled with British Rail for many years and it was always good value and the best service. They should have left British Rail alone.

Overcrowding, overpriced, understaffed.

Run for and by people not for private profit.

Rail travel is a human necessity and should be made accessible to all in availability, price and quality.

Rail travel is a monopoly and private industry has no competitive motivation in running the railways. Therefore they do not respond to customer or worker needs.

Bring back nationalisation.

I totally support this petition.

Without someone to answer to, privatised companies can walk all over the British public, providing far less for more. It’s time to stop this ludicrous demise of our railway.

I’m sick of overpriced train fares. I think it’s disgusting that it is cheaper for people to go abroad than travelling round your own country.

Too many bad experiences, too few characters to write them in. Bring back British Rail.

I’m disgusted that London Midland has had its franchise extended.

We must have a public railway owned by all of us. It is ours and public ownership means a safer service.

Bring back British Rail.

Any train departing within 10 minutes of its scheduled departure time is officially ‘on time’. This shows the mess the system is in; services are totally unreliable.

Privatisation doesn’t work. Nationalisation does, if not interfered with by those with vested interests. Get the country moving and working properly again.

Let’s turn the privatisation tide.

Another theft which needs to be sorted.

I’m stick of being overcharged by rail operators who provide disconnected services on dirty, uncomfortable and overcrowded trains.

Network Rail manager pay is just sickening.

Among other evils, the process of privatisation destroyed nearly all of our train building companies.

Bring back BR.

Let’s get some pride back.

All energy, all transport and all water in this country should be as in most of the rest of the world – owned by its people.

Why privatise profits? East Coast mainline proves the point.

Before nationalisation (and I was there) people complained about the trains. The same complaints are happening still – fares are beyond reach, and profits exist.

I’ve been a commuter for over a decade and have witnessed cramped trains and steep fare rises. It is time for railways be re-nationalised.