Brendan McAlinden, WarringtonWe need to re-invest the £millions leaked to shareholders to keep service prices affordable.
Ian Stalker, RiponAll parts of our national infrastructure, including the railways, should belong to the nation, not private companies.
Emma Kraus, BracknellCome on, let’s join the Spirit of ’45.
Alan Jackson, Dalton-in-FurnessI’d prefer to travel by train but I can’t afford to. The planet can’t afford me to travel by car.
Colin Noble, LeedsBring back BR, far better than the current inefficient, expensive, profit-focused private shambles.
Andrea Knight, BrightonMy dad was a train driver all his life before he died in 1987. He would hate the state of the privatised rail system if he could see it.
Diana Rossborough, LondonI’m actually quite alarmed for my personal safety on overcrowded platforms filled with angry would-be passengers. I also fear disease from filthy carriages.
Vince Edwards, CoventryPrivatisation, on its own, has not delivered a good service. Fares are way above inflation. Improvements in the network have resulted only from government intervention.
Ged Moore, JarrowFranchising doesn’t work. How can operators on different routes provide competition? Thatcher idiocy.
Steven Gergus, BoltonWhat can I say, really?
Jeffrey Wong, ManchesterAround Manchester Piccadilly there are lots of diesel fumes with only a few services using electric trains. If the government fails to re-nationalise our railway, I will.
Robert Gordon, LiverpoolIt’s time we the taxpayers have more say on how our money is spent.
Richard Edwards, CirencesterRail privatisation was a hurried, botched disaster. Costly for the UK taxpayer and has brought no real long-lasting benefit. Bring it back under our control..
Janus Polenceusz, LondonPlease bring back our BR. It was Richard Branson who destroyed it by introducing Virgin Trains with buying off parts of BR.
Hazel Marcks, CambridgeThe sad facts speak for themselves. I’m hoping that by signing this petition common sense will prevail.
Michal Benzinski, StroudA disastrous policy implemented for reasons of dogma. Our country needs a proper transport system, not a way of enriching private investors at our expense.
James Saupin, BournemouthNationalise it.
Nick Green, BrightonPrivatisation has resulted in a ticketing process that is so complicated that it can take an inordinate length of time just to book and buy a travel pass.
Susan Legg, BedfordForget High speed 2, regenerate some of what we already have, and don’t forget East-West line.
D Mackay, East KilbrideApart from anything else, it is allowing foreign companies to own our infrastructure which should not be allowed.
Joe Boswell, FremantleRail is a natural monopoly. The current chaos costs a fortune which all goes to consultants and parasites. If BR had that money our rail service would be brilliant.
Mark Hyne, LiskeardSpeaks for itself
Mark Pascoe, LondonThe franchise system is a joke. BBBR.
Keith Gray, RothburyRailways, like the supply of water and power, should be seen as common goods, provided out of taxation and run for the benefit of all.
Jamie Newman, DidcotCut ticket prices not jobs – Network Rail Employee.
Robert Bunday, BrightonPublic transport should be a public service not a profit driven business.
Richard Waugh, HoltWhy did we privatise a profit-making national treasure in the first place? It was utter cronyism, the same as the undervalued Post Office.
Iain Morrison, SevenoaksOur national rail services are an expensive, disorganised shambles.
Peta Grimshare, CardiffIt just hasn’t worked as efficiently as when British Rail ran all services.
David SterrattTaxpayers now pay over three times more than the £1.6bn paid for our nationalised railway in 1993-1994.