Paul Gatenby, LiverpoolWe the taxpayers are already subsidising them. We should take them over and run the railways as a public service.
Mike Falchikov, EdinburghTotal re-nationalisation is probably unfeasible. Infrastructure (Railtrack) should be publicly-owned.
Anthony Webster, Newcastle-upon-TyneNorthern Rail – what a rip off.
Simon Lumley, HungerfordGoing on public transport is like a visit to the third world.
David Robinson, DewsburyRailways should be run as non-profit-making.
Suzanne Davies, CarmarthenI support this petition.
Simon Murray, Newcastle-upon-TyneLet the public sector manage our infrastructure for the benefit of our society and not the pockets of big business.
Denis Prickett, EghamOpen your eyes and get it back in public ownership.
Graham Johnson, NottinghamThe East Coast line is the most efficient in Britain, and publicly-run rail in France and Belgium is cheaper and far more efficient than privatised rail in the UK.
Paul Stevens, MatlockA usable, affordable rail network is a vital part of tackling climate change.
Stephen James Lemon, PortsmouthBritish Rail was far more profitable and efficient and affordable than the current system. Thus we need it back for the future.
William Grant, SurreyI don’t use the rail network since learning to drive but a national rail network/provider seems to make good financial sense as long as it is allowed to modernise.
Louis Graves, StockportStupid and unfair prices. Bring Back British Rail.
Teresa Smith, RoystonOverpriced fares, overcrowded and late trains. When FCC franchise runs out in 2014 the route should be taken back into public ownership. Put passengers before profits.
Alison Damant, BradfordThey should never have been de-nationalised in the first place.
Steve Horton, ErithPrivatisation is the worst thing to have happened. We have ever increasing fares (above inflation) and overcrowding. There’s profiteering beyond acceptable levels.
Padda Brewster, Wolverhamptonit was run better when it was BR.
Dominic Bridge, ManchesterLet’s Bring back British Rail and bring down fares.
Elizabeth Plumb, CambridgeDo what other countries do and subsidise the rail network and bring back British Rail. It worked.
James Craig-Gray, LondonPrivate companies succeed by putting profits first. That’s what capitalism is all about. Nationalised companies can put the public benefit first.
Les Hughes, WakefieldBring back British Rail and sort out this ludicrous mess. Is there anywhere else in the world where ticket prices for the same journey change from day to day?
Jo Winship, HullIt used to work, not perfectly, but far better, and cheaper than the current mess.
Mehmet Ozturk, LondonTired of paying triple fees for peak hours for the same service. Only bosses get rich and the quality of journeys gets worse.
Anthony Leather, South ShieldsIf privatisation is the answer, it must have been a silly question.
Steve Ferguson, HuntlyThe government bought the railways before. Make them do it again.
Tomas Bayliss, WorthingRe-nationalise public services now.
Karl Groom, BracknellI would like profits currently paid to shareholders put back into our services and not have them sold off in the fist place.
John Brice, UlverstonAnything to keep the fares down.
Sheila Cross, NorthallertonWe need an integrated, nationally owned rail service, not one fractured into competing companies – some partly owned by other countries’ national rail companies.
Neil Rhoden, StromnessPrivatisation has been a total disaster, taking the public for a ride in quite the wrong way.