Christopher Black, IlloganAny profit paid to shareholders is paid for by the taxpayer and by rail users paying high ticket prices. This can’t be right.
Michael Armstrong, ThirskThe privatisation of BR was a politically motivated scorched earth policy. It provides very bad value for taxpayers and should be reversed.
John Lintern, PlymouthTrains becoming overcrowded. Operating companies have supplied new rolling stock but there is a lack of decent luggage space on long distance trains.
Richard McNab, SouthamptonBritain invented public railways. Now we have one of the worst, and most expensive, railway systems in the world, thanks to privatisation.
JamesAt my local station there are no staff after 11am. The platforms are ill-maintained, railings missing and graffiti and litter everywhere.
Lee Fisher, MiddlesbroughIt ran better in public hands
Mark Priest, OldburyTransport systems should not be owned by greedy private companies who have no interest in providing a service, only making money.
Phill Lloyd, HailshamBring back British Rail. Privatisation of the U.K railway network is a proven failure; just ask the fare paying passengers!
Peter Hethershaw, SheffieldPrivatised BR – one big transfer of taxpayers’ money into private hands.
Lee Hutchinson, BristolWhy re-nationalise the railways? For starters, £1billion of taxpayers’ money would be saved each year.
Patricia Steeden, WatfordThe franchising and ticketing for privatised railways is ridiculous. Bring back British Rail which my father worked for many years.
David Carr, TadleyI hope you are successful with your petition.
David King, ExeterStop the fares rip-off. I would use trains if fares were affordable. Put freight back on the railway and take it off the motorways.
Heidi Crompton, BoltonStop privatising our services.
Mandie Walton, DumbartonI joined after privatisation but I still wish it was back to British Rail.
William Hood, Port TalbotService for all before profit for a few
Joe Cottrill, DeganwyBring them back.
John Thompson, LondonState ownership of railways is much more efficient, as shown by the massive improvements all round when some franchises have been briefly state run recently.
Kevin Reynolds, BrightonThe current state of affairs is ridiculous!
Peter Such, CanterburyI support a nationalised rail network.
Helene Roberts, CardiffPublic transport should be affordable and not based on profit.
Christopher Fincham, BeverleyIt’s time to bring back public services into public ownership.
Graham Howard, LondonBritain’s passenger railway network should be re-nationalised and run for us, not for profiteers.
Robert Hart, Newcastle-upon-TyneIt will be fairer and safer and profit will go back into improving rail services and not to shareholders.
Jennifer Oatley, DevizesOur railway is not a service but a travesty. As usual it’s only about money and not about service.
Andrew Grant Robertson, EdinburghPrivatising the railways was a misconceived policy that wasn’t even prosecuted competently. It is disgraceful that driving is cheaper than train fares.
Alan Bullett, HuddersfieldPrivatisation was a dogmatic attack, by an outgoing Major government, to spoil the next government. It has been an unmitigated disaster for the public.
Rob Stephens, NorwichIt’s so disjointed and fragmented. Only fat cat, nameless shareholders benefit, not the paying public. Make it British Rail and bring back the ‘blue & grey’.
Chris McDonald, LondonThe fact that the taxpayer is now subsidising the railways to a greater extent than when they were in public hands and paying far steeper fares is a joke.
Natasha Thomas, HaverfordwestI don’t use the train very often but when I do, travelling from West Wales is calamitous at best. Re-nationalisation is a total no-brainer.