David Harney, BromleyTrains are too expensive. The railway is needed by everyone so should be kept cheap and not run as a private profit-making business.
Joseph Trapido, LondonFor God’s sake it is so obviously a natural monopoly that it should be in public ownership.
Samuel Hawthorne, RamsgateA great rail system was destroyed by privatisation.
Rose Chaney, BridportThe rail system is not working for travellers but shareholders and higher management are still making plenty of money. Our railways need to change.
Simran Gill, LondonGood luck guys.
Lindsey March, Kings LangleyIn Italy. 9 euros gives me 5 hours of clean, modern, punctual rail travel. It is essential that we give people an affordable alternative to car travel to save the planet.
Janina Leitch, KeighleyA comprehensive rail service was arguably the greatest British achievement, exported all over the world. Invaluable part of our infrastructure.
Miriam Jones, LondonBring back British Rail and it’s why I vote Green.
Dan Harrison, TynemouthBring back British Rail and keep the profits here.
Joyce Paterson, StamfordHow do the current owners expect the elderly without IT skills to book an economical journey, I wonder?
David Salinger, LeedsAmong other evils, the process of privatisation destroyed nearly all of our train building companies.
Billy Perrin, CamborneAbout time.
Terry Stockman, SidcupThe current system just isn’t working – except for shareholders.
Pat Thompson, Stoke-on-TrentBeing back British Rail.
Alison Jean Baker, LondonBecause shareholders drive in their Bentleys.
Peter Karch, NottinghamThe private companies receive a level of subsidy BR could only dream of and deliver an inferior service with higher fares and antiquated rolling stock.
Adrian Allum, FarnboroughPeople before profit, please.
Saira Gregory, LondonBritish Rail used to be amazing when I was in my 20’s. I’m now 50, and its awful to travel, especially in London – nightmarish in fact.
Philip Edwards, LeedsBring the railways and the power companies back to the people.
Ariadna Coten, BarcelonaAll our support from Stop Pujades transport Barcelona.
Paul Hopwood, LondonBecause manufactured financial competition is not a good encouragement to do a good job.
Rosie Gee, WorthingI am done with overpriced and unreliable trains on my morning commute costing me time, money and stress.
Will Wilkie, BridlingtonIt shouldn’t cost the same as a flight to another country to travel from Kings Cross to Edinburgh. Private companies worked in the past, but not in the modern era.
Steve Auty, MachynllethIt will never happen unfortunately. Why are 90% of our passenger operating companies owned and run by other European companies?
Linda Harte, BourneIf the right (qualified but not greedy) staff at the top were to be appointed, we the British public could have a well run, efficient, and affordable train service.
Alan Hird, BasingstokeThat was a terrible bodged privatisation in 1995 and needs to be completely reversed.
Carole Jones, Wakefieldwe need a joined-up system, not one where everybody blames everybody else. We must be the laughing stock of other countries.
Michael Robbins, CreweSeriously, bringing back British Rail is a no-brainer.
Geoff Merchant, LancasterMilliband, remember what the Labour Party is about.
Nancy Beattie, TelfordI’ve already signed a petition about this but hope this one counts as well. I hope the petition succeeds.