Stephen Barksby, ManchesterLong overdue. Privatisation hasn’t worked except for the corporates. No trickledown effect.
Ewan Blaikie, EdinburghBring British Rail back.
Jason Goodman, Canvey IslandI’ve signed this due to finding out it costs more for a 28 minute journey from Ashford to Stratford than it does for a trip from Paris to Berlin. How can we justify this?
Leslie Howell, ManchesterLet’s stop the taxpayer subsidies to private rail companies and run the network as a national service.
Kenneth Peachey, NottinghamAfter all the things sold off by previous governments, it is time to bring these back into public ownership. I am tired of seeing all the profits going to overseas people.
Suzi Rayner, Stockton-on-TeesMy dad worked on the railway before and after the privatisation. The difference in the way he was treated just proves why it needs to be re-nationalised.
Richard Owen, LiverpoolBring back British Rail. Bring it back now.
John Pinney, BrightonMy season ticket costs over £4,300. My journey is disrupted every day now by signal failure or broken-down trains. Where is the investment in infrastructure?
Matt Murphy, BristolEverything that was privatised by the Tory slugs in the 80s and 90s should have been re-nationalised soon after.
Gill Cookson, Sennen CoveRe-nationalising the railways is the only rational solution.
Christopher Harrison, WarringtonBring back a rail that is not just for profit, but for the people who have to use these services.
John Willmott, LondonThis government makes me feel ashamed of my country.
Sarah Walton, LeedsTransport is too important to this country to leave it to a market which cannot operate proper competition as, by definition, most routes are going to be a monopoly.
Will Duckworth, DudleyThe Green Party are fighting to bring the rail network back into public ownership.
Stefan Pierlejewski, StockportThere is a reason we all pay taxes. Water, health and transport should be priority.
Mark Turnock, LondonIt’s not just fares that are shambolic, the state of train manufacturing in the UK is shambolic too.
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.
Harry Bird, SheffieldThe proof of the pudding is in the eating. Since moving back into public ownership the East Coast line is thriving once more. Nothing more needs saying really.
Scott Fury, GlasgowNot just loss of jobs and a really poor, expensive disaster. Privatisation has killed people on our trains through lack of investment in safety. Lovely Tories.
Peter Calliess, WienA public service in public hands is common sense.
Fharat RehmanI will learn to drive I think. It’s much cheaper.
Ashwin Vyas, BingleyIt’s time to end the culture of private profits but socialised losses and subsidies.
Derek Lawther, CardiffWe need to take back into public ownership those businesses and industries which have been sold off by the Tories.
Sheila Richards, LeighBring British Rail back along with everything else we want Britain to be.
Lee Garratt, BraunstonPeople before profits!
Jack Theaker, FleetAs a musician that makes a small bit of extra pocket money on the side through busking in London I have been restricted by excessive and unreliable train fares.
Alan Templeton, EdinburghPrivatisation has been an expensive disaster. The East Coast line is performing very well in public hands.
Jordan Muscott, BristolThe cost of the trains in Britain compared to the rest of Europe is an absolute disgrace. Its obvious that privatisation hasn’t helped the service at all.
Courtney Williams, AngleseyI travel on a bus for two to three hours extra to go to university and back as the trains are too expensive. It saves me about £26 per week.
Mark Pilkington, ElginSomething wrong with the service if it’s cheaper to fly from Elgin to Manchester than use the train service. It needs change.