Lee Gibson, LincolnIt’s time this fiasco was ended and the country’s backbone run at cost to make us a world leader.
Richard Royle, LancasterNo state subsidies for private operators to get rich at our expense.
Richard Gillanders, LondonIf private enterprise can/will not run Railtrack/Network Rail, why should it operate the profit-making parts and hold fare-payers to ransom for an essential service?
Tim Rauscher, WienI am from Austria and Britain needs British Rail.
Simon Walsworth, LondonThere’s nothing as important as getting our people to work. Rail travel should be owned and run by the people for the people.
Anthony Dent, LondonThe only way to have a unified rail system and cheaper fares.
Mark Parsons, BristolSave the planet. Give us a better public transport system.
Catherine Heard, BeckenhamI’ve signed this petition to object to fat cat executives making huge profits from privatisation. Where is the promised investment? Bring back affordable fares.
Derrick Jones, Stockton-on-TeesBritish Rail should be for the people not for getting fat cats fatter,
Rita Stroud, IpswichSome of us are old enough to remember the railways used to run a lot better than they do now, and it was affordable for everyone. We need to take it back.
Andy Cordwell, BiggleswadeIt may have had its faults but BR was more economical about funding.
Peter Britten, FarnhamWhy is socialism so bad for people when it’s clearly the best thing for business?
Chaz Coupland, BasingstokeAfter leaving school and joining British Rail it was supposed to be a career for life not just till 1998. What happened ?
Jacqueline Kennett, SidmouthIt’s a disgusting state of affairs.
Peter Henderson, Worthing.We need to combine modern-day quality of trains with BR style joined-up service, punctuality and value for money.
Dawn Farrier, NottinghamEverything that was ever nationalised before Thatcher sold it should be re-nationalised.
Eleanor Milton, Newcastle-upon-TyneAll of our services should be nationalised, owned by the people for the people. Private companies should not be making profits from our utilities or transport.
Peter Chester, Saltburn-by-the-SeaRail privatisation had everything to do with deluded ideology and nothing to do with efficiency or public service. That wrong needs to be righted as soon as possible.
Kevin Johnson, NorwichWe need a service controlled by the people for the people.
Timothy Williams, Colwyn BayA rail system that serves the people of Britain – not rips them off.
Lorna Robertson, SurreyAn essential service should not be run for profit but as a service.
Alan Frost, BedfordAn utter shambles is privatisation. Not run for the passengers but only to line the pockets of shareholders and overpaid managers, of which there are far too many.
Ben Moore, AlnwickI believe we should take the key utilities and infrastructure back into public ownership.
Jacqueline Wilson, Herne BayRail needs to be subsidised by the government. Prices have become ridiculous when compared to incomes, and inflation. As a tax payer I feel, used and abused.
Christopher Thomson, ChelmsfordThe prices are beyond a joke. An end to privatised railway services must come.
John Hurley, GloucestershireI am fed up with stupid pricing and restrictive tickets, which just line the pockets of transport conglomerates like Arriva.
Greg McLean, FalkirkRailways should be run for the benefit of passengers not profits to line the pockets of fat cat directors.
Gavin Dean, ManchesterWe have been left with a debt-ridden sham of a railway network, with ludicrously inflated fares, which get us nothing but the poorest services.
Maureen Brookman, Sutton, SurreyWelcome back British Rail.
Christopher Thomas, LondonToo expensive and too inefficient. How can anyone be allowed to profit from this?