Padraig Curran, Bishop’s StortfordI spend a lot of time in France where the system works very well and is miles cheaper too.
Ian Yarham, CamberleyNationalisation isn’t perfect but better than foreign countries profiting at our cost to subsidise their own systems – the British public is not a cash cow for others.
Dennis Hunter, LondonAnd when we have re-nationalised the railways, next will be energy and power.
Dave Bennett, HorshamPassengers are being put in danger on a daily basis by the severe overcrowding. If this goes on, there is a very real risk to health and safety.
Megan Garrett-Jones, SheffieldRail services in this country have become unaffordable for many. People are stopped from seeing their families and miss other important social or professional connections.
Michael Deacon, Hemel HempsteadFares going up and service going down.
Alex Bailey, Craven ArmsPublic transport must serve the interests of the public.
Verity Dams, SwindonAs an actor I have to travel all over the place. I am just starting out, but I can’t afford to go to many an audition because of the crazy cost of train travel.
Nicholas Mills, SwanseaAs a young person living quite a distance from larger cities such as Bristol or Birmingham, I can’t really go with the prices being so high.
Alan Bowers, LiverpoolTrains for people not for profit.
Peter Van-Stratten, CardiffJust bring back BR. It was so much nicer and easier to deal with and, being state-owned, you knew where you were.
Helene Roberts, CardiffPublic transport should be affordable and not based on profit.
Amanda Pulsford, HastingsThese private companies care nothing for your pocket, and increasingly less for your safety.
Kim Saunders, Southend-on-SeaRe-nationalise it for the people, put the profits back into paying decent wages and re-generation of the system, not lining the fat cats’ pockets.
Martin Howard, LiskeardI’m very happy to find this petition with details upon the rear cover of an issue of Private Eye magazine. Good luck with the campaign.
Diane Clark, SelbyMy husband worked at the carriage works all his life, then had to travel to Wakefield and Slade to keep a job he loved.
Susan Gentleman, EnfieldA comprehensive national rail system is essential. Nationalise it in order to have a comprehensive system with profits kept for re-investment.
Dennis Brickles, HarrogateThe East Coast line has shown the way. It is time for politicians to listen and think again.
John Murray, EdinburghIt should never have been sold off in the first place. It was a public utility, subsidised by the taxpayer, and then sold for private profit.
Andrew Barber, SandyOnly if the right investments are in place and simple fare structures.
Tim Bounds, StocktonPrivatisation has been a disaster for passengers and taxpayers – but very profitable for a few businesses.
Sean Harvey, Leighton BuzzardI’m fed up paying high ticket prices and often having to stand, fed up travelling on crowded trains, fed up with over-complicated ticket pricing and booking .
Colton McKenna, KilwinningThe British people deserve British Rail back.
Brian Ardill, CullomptonBritish Rail should never have been privatised.
David McLaine, GlenrothesMy son travels into London every day. Not only is the cost prohibitive but the coaches are appalling. So I can think of no better reason to give this petition my fullest.
Matthew Whale, LondonCorrect the disastrous selling-off of our national infrastructure.
Chaz Coupland, BasingstokeAfter leaving school and joining British Rail it was supposed to be a career for life not just till 1998. What happened ?
Nick Alexander, NewarkOver-priced, inefficient private providers have no concern for the fare-payers, only profit for them and their shareholders. East Coast line proves that public is best.
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.
Nathan Manthorp, HarrowThe franchising experiment has failed.