Liam Callaghan, SheffieldPublic transport should not be privately owned.
Greg King, GuildfordThe current system isn’t working.
Robert Skillicorn, ChichesterPrivate companies are only interested in profit, not the customer or the employee. It’s time to give the service back to the people via the government.
Nick O’Brien, WhitchurchHaving travelled extensively by train for over 25 years I can definitely say the rail service has gotten worse since privatisation.
David Mullin, PrestonRun for the benefit if the people not a few shareholders.
Ian Stewart, RushdenBring back a railway not dominated by the profit margin.
John Loney, WokingThe UK railways must be comprehensively directed and managed for the benefit of the British public and not the commercial companies that currently ‘own’ our railway system.
Audrey Jones, LondonBring back the rail network as it was when my Dad worked on it. It was cleaner and more efficient and family affordable.
Douglas Elliott, SheffieldRe-nationalise all the rail network and get a grip on the fares and conditions (like overcrowding.)
Adam Hiley, UpminsterNow that we are leaving the EU we could renationalise our Rail and Bus networks.
Gerard Moore, LondonPrivatised railways are a Victorian concept.
Nancy Sands, LondonI’m fed up with shareholders getting our hard-earned money, whilst we subsidise the train companies anyway.
Stephen Noble, WakefieldThe privatised railway costs five times what British Rail cost.
Georgina Sharpe, SouthamptonI worked for British Rail. It was the best job ever. A French company took over and the depot closed. That was the worst day ever.
Cathal McCarron, LondonChoo choo!
James de Kock, LondonI am sick of paying more and more money, only to have the quality continuously deteriorate so drastically.
Stuart Jones, LincolnEast Coast has worked fine under public ownership recently. Why change it?
Antony Drawmer, BirminghamPrivatisation equals false competition without choice but plenty of complication for customers.
David Jones, WidnesHappy to join the petition. The service at present for passengers is not good enough and prices are too high for the poor quality service.
Robert Bracegirdle, LeicesterOh for the days of a joined-up service from wherever to wherever. One unified service please.
Chris Veitch, ShoeburynessWe deserve trains that are fit for purpose. Few have space for luggage. We need a ticketing system that is easy to use and reasonable and joined-up too.
Leon Fields, LondonRail travel needs to be affordable to people. Why should people be outpriced in travelling by rail? Green transport needs to be encouraged.
Nick Sharp, St NeotsThe continual dropping of standards, quality of service and reduction of safety while ramping up prices has to stop.
Rob Turnbull, HexhamPlease re-open the lines that were closed in Northumberland by Beeching.
Andy Boyd, EdinburghTake a utility out of profiteers’ hands for the benefit of the people.
Padraig Curran, Bishop’s StortfordI spend a lot of time in France where the system works very well and is miles cheaper too.
Mike FriendWhat the government seems to forget is that British Rail did not just run trains but also designed and engineered them and built them all with British labour.
Laurie Davies, StroudTrains are important for the working class people and we are being completely priced out.
Danny Kearney, LondonHalf empty first class seats, standing only on certain routes with above inflation ticket prices. Compare East Coast financial figures with franchises. No contest.
Joanne Turner, CamberleyBring back British Rail.