Mauro Ciaccio, CambridgeRail is the most extensive and universal form of public transport. So it needs to be publicly owned.
Jim Forward, BrightonPeople above profit.
Marion Fitzpatrick, LondonWhen it comes to national infrastructure and essential services, public ownership ensures democratic control.
Steve Dalton, BarnsleyAs a person who prefers good service for customers over meaningless profits for shareholders, I’d be happy to see a return to rail travel being publicly owned again.
Geoff Beer, AshfordWe need an integrated transport system based on need not profit, with workers’ control and passengers not customers.
Jonathan Heeles, YorkOne railway with profits back into running the railway.
Roberta Carradine, BristolIf the current company is private then why is the taxpayer subsidising it with government funding and high fares? shame on you.
Alexander McLean, KilmarnockPoor service, no rolling stock, later and never early.
Linda Padgett, HalifaxThese railway networks must belong to the Nation to serve our people without damaging the countryside but modernised for the future.
David Binns, LeedsTrain tickets are too expensive and the local services are simply not good enough.
Jack Scott, SwanageBring back British Rail.
Tom Peyton, GatesheadIt should definitely be British Rail again, but privately managed.
David Smith, Ross-on-WyeBring it back now to the people not shareholders, i.e. Conservatives.
Gil Southwood, LondonI saw it on the back cover of Private Eye and it represents the sentiment I have held for a long time.
Rob Vickery, BrightonI use the Brighton mainline daily for my commute. First Capital Connect are by far the worst and latest trains I’ve ever been on in England.
Edward Carding-Moorhouse, NorthwichJust about every other country in Europe has retained its national rail system and invested in it. Why not us?
Tina Golden, BridportI do not understand why we have to pay for our rail travel and also for the profits and shareholders gains – and some overly-paid, incompetent CEOs.
Aidan Wright, PlymouthBring back British Rail. Privatisation has been a disaster.
Ahsan Naseer, BirminghamPlease bring back real rail travel in the UK.
Alan Derby, AndoverThe vast profits that the rail companies are making should be in public hands to make the railways more efficient and cheaper
Elaine Armstrong, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe rail services have deteriorated enormously since privatisation and fares just go up and up. Privatisation equals bad service, full stop.
Diane Madeley, AbergavennyThe tax-paying community is paying substantially for a failed privatised system. Rail communication benefits the whole society and should be re-nationalised to reflect this.
Brian Hurst, MansfieldThis system of privatisation is not working. It’s just greed followed by a poor service.
Thomas CoyleLet’s build and test trains in the UK, it’ll be good for economy!
John Coan, GlasgowTax exile scumbag Branson swindles millions from the public purse while living on a private island. The railways are ours so let’s take them back.
Charles Chell, PeterboroughEast Coast has given more revenue in three years back to the government than Branson has in 10 years, They are a model company that should have been the bench-mark.
Carol Whiting, NorthamptonFair fares if it were BR.
John Seymour, SheffieldLet’s have a rail system where customer service not profit is the prime motivating force.
Elvina Wilson, BrentwoodI totally support this petition.
Diane Lindsay, OrmskirkMy son works 12 hour shifts in Manchester and Northern Rail have made this unbearable, very close to undoable.