Robin Mallinson, HatfieldTrains are necessary infrastructure for the good of the nation so should not be left in the hands of those who would bleed them dry to maximise profit.
Peter Shaw, HorshamMost UK rail travel is unreliable, inconvenient, uncomfortable, prohibitively expensive, of benefit only to the overseas owners and, unfit for purpose. Enough is enough.
Cecilia Iredale, HockleyThe fact the privatised rail companies collectively receive more in subsidies than British Rail ever did is sufficient reason alone to support this petition.
Jonathan Waterhouse, RotherhamI’m labour through and through and would love to see some of the worst things Maggie Thatcher did to this country overturned.
David Willingham, EastbourneMonopoly public services should be in public hands. Our money should be spent solely on the service, not on corporate profits.
Gwenno Dafydd Williams, CardiffRhaid inni fod fel rhannau o Ewrop sydd a thrennau rhad sydd wedi eu rheoli gan y llywodraeth. (We need to be more like parts of Europe which have cheap state-run trains.)
Mark Nevitt, SandbachBring it back to the people. You know it makes sense.
Roger Bridgman, LondonBritish Rail offered a good service. Left as it was, it would soon have reached the glossy standards of today’s overpriced, heavily subsidised private companies.
Wesley WhiteI’d like to nationalise everything. It works in Europe.
Kassra Yazdani, LancasterFirst class carriages may as well all be standard class, especially when you don’t get everything advertised.
Georgina Beardwell, LondonI’m sick of the price of train tickets. It’s cheaper to fly which is just ridiculous. I can’t afford to take my kids to the seaside for the day anymore..
Emily Hallam, NottinghamBritish Railways are awesome.
Andrew McGill, GosportAll public transport should be nationalised. All utilities should be nationalised. Sadly Labour let us down.
Barrie Pederson, TorontoI lived in the U.K. from 1971 to 1988 and still miss British Rail every time I am back in the country on a visit. I hope you’re successful, but it will be a long road.
Sean Sharples, BasildonBring back British Rail for service not profit.
Denise Elliott, North ShieldsThere are some things which should never be in private hands. Indeed it is difficult to think of anything which can be entrusted to the private sector.
David Williams, StamfordIt couldn’t be worse than it is now. Where are the bigger trains we were promised 30 years ago? It’s still horrible on our line.
Holly Ashton, ChesterfieldI’m fed-up with poorly-run rail services and extortionate prices.
Jamie Hurst, LondonFare price increases are an absolute joke. Most of the country can’t afford to travel on trains anymore. Bring back British Rail.
Frank Nicholas AdamJust look at the confusing array of the ticket deals on offer to rail users and taxpayers to see the British public are being taken for a ride.
Veronica Reilly, LivingstonWhen you watch the history of British Rail, the workers had such a pride in their jobs. Bring back British Rail. Less competition with apportioning blame.
Alex Harvey, WantageVote Labour.
Terry Hudson, DarlingtonEast Coast service proves that the railways can make money under public ownership. All public services and utility companies ought to be re-nationalised.
Jim Aird, EdinburghBR should not have been privatised in the first place.
Joshua Langstaff, DriffieldWe need cheaper, people-friendly fares not company fares. If we go back to state ownership of railways with British Rail everyone should have a better outcome.
Helena RockettA uniform train regulation and pricing structure please. Trains for people, with enough carriages and enough seats and a reliable service.
Christian Murray, Bognor RegisIt’s time to roll any income from trains back into infrastructure and lower fares.
Erik Dijkshoorn, DarlingtonIt makes nothing but sense to re-nationalise all infrastructure products and use profits for sustainable development.
John McKinnon, AberdeenMakes good sense.
Aj Dehany, LondonWe pay far more in subsidies than we would if we just owned the railways. The service is disconnected and prohibitively expensive.