Caroline Carmichael, Castle DouglasWe are tired of poor service, ever increasing fares and train times which keep changing. Privatisation has not worked. It is time to re-nationalise.
Sandra Mulholland, StockportRun the trains for people and not just for private profit.
Blair Barnette, LondonEven months in advance, return tickets for less than 2 hours’ journey cost more than the plane fare or renting a car, which is what I do. I find this wasteful and not eco-friendly.
James Parsons, LondonThe rail network is a joke in its current state, and the most expensive in Europe.
Charles Coughlan, Leighton BuzzardEveryone: let your friends and family know about this petition. Privatisation of the railway has made our country worse and now we have to fix it.
Mike Pleasants, BournemouthIt is our rail network. Give it back.
Danielle Nicolas, ExeterFor the people, not profit.
Nikki Doyle, NottinghamBR was better – not perfect, but better..
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.
Thomas McNamee, DoncasterGive the railways back to the people. Transport is a vital necessity and should be run by the government. We lead the world in railway networks and infrastructure.
Joanne Lister, SouthamptonCapitalism is killing too many of our precious services. Let’s get them back in our hands, the British public.
Yvonne Clark, OrpingtonBritish Rail was better than being privatised.
Barbara Cowle, WirralYes to public ownership of British Rail. We have sold off too many of our utilities that should be owned by the taxpayers. Water, Gas, Electricity are all owned by foreigners.
Brian Morton, RedcarPublicly owned buses would be a return to better things as well..
Paul Smith, LeicesterPublic transport is as it says for the public and as such should be owned by the public.
Elizabeth Holt, DurhamI am sick of my taxes and fares being used to profit private companies and their shareholders.
Jonathan Pope, CambridgeLets do this.
Jonathan Burton, ScarboroughI am a regular rail traveller, not just on one network. The lack of a cohesive policy and co-operation between the different companies is shameful.
Ian Murray, HerefordRailways for the people, not for shareholders’ profit.
Oscar Ostrom, CroydonEvery single day, trains are cancelled or delayed, for months on end. This company is a joke. East Croydon to Victoria.
Carol Cooke, New MillsBring back a nationalised rail service.
James Grigg, LincolnPublic transport should be run for the good of the people, not profit. It’s as simple as that.
Kevin Larkin, BristolFares highest in the world.
Evan Humphreys, Abergele100% rise in cost and decline in service speaks for itself.
Fabio Massei, Livorno, ItalyPrivatisation has simply meant expensive tickets for commuters (and also tourists). I’m Italian and I can’t understand how British people have accepted this unfair system.
Kate Rowland, TywynAll service companies should never have been privatised.
Annie Mulholland, Bradford-on-AvonBritish Rail was so much better than what we have now. Bring it back.
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.
Michael Jordan, ManchesterWhy should we the people be paying 5 times more tax to subsidise these foreign companies that are charging us the highest ticket prices in Europe! Bring back BR!
Ed Willey, WarePrivatisation pushes up fares and reduces services, hitting the worst-off and the young hardest. For many the railways are their connection to their livelihoods.