Alistair Campbell, CarnwathBring it back.
Drew Gallon, East SussexRail services have declined in reliability over the last 15 years that I have been travelling from Brighton to London, while prices have steadily increased. Stop the rot.
Christopher Heaton, KnaresboroughYou don’t realise what you had until it’s gone. BR worked wonders and often led the way with scant resources and even less political support.
Thomas Ansley, RotherhamEast Coast proves it. It’s in profit, so why not nationalise the lot and put the profits back into public hands.
Paul R, HorshamThe fragmentation of Britain’s railways has its roots in EU directive 91/440/EU used as a blueprint for the Major Government’s privatisation of Britain’s railways in 1994.
Lyn Boyd, DurhamRe-nationalise for a better service and increased effeciency. Public need before private profit.
Dawn Jackson, DurhamRail services must remain in the hands of the government, to achieve transparency and accountability.
Barry Buttigieg, LondonWe need a co-operative, not-for-profit railway with no shareholders and lower prices.
Catherine Russell, BattleThe franchise model is totally unsuitable for a modern rail network. It is less efficient and we are being priced out of travel and sometimes our jobs.
Victoria Glover-Ward, HertfordLet a company manage the railways not a convoluted claim system for delays.
Joseph Kemp, KeighleyDown with our corporate overlords.
Claire Richardson-Smith, ChesterAnother fine mess the Tories have gotten us in that we’ll need to pay through the nose to get out of. It was better in public hands by far. Now give it us back.
Max Tanner, LondonSafety before profit not profit before safety. I’m someone who works on the railway. It’s time we brought back the real railway to Great Britain.
Richard DraytonRailways should be economic drivers and enablers run for UK plc not profit cash cows.
Sonya Allen, DerbyAll in favour as long as there is effective leadership genuinely committed to a fair deal for all.
Ula Taylor-Reilly, PortsmouthAffordable travel is a necessity in terms of practicality and quality of life. As a student, despite my costly 16-25 railcard, I find train fares crippling and limiting.
Connor Scarlett, LondonStop the rip-offs and the poor service.
Paul Goulden, DewsburyThe current rail structure seems to be a lesson in financial obscurity with little incentive to innovate or develop services in response to increased demand.
Michael Lewis, HaverfordwestRetired BR R&M Fitter. I left because of privatisation after joining BR WR in the 1960s at the Swindon Apprentice Training School. Privatisation is a shambles.
Robert Hart, Newcastle-upon-TyneIt will be fairer and safer and profit will go back into improving rail services and not to shareholders.
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.
Paul Marchant, LeedsThe idea of competition when there are fixed routes makes little sense. The public subsidy to all the lawyers and spivs involved is wasteful.
William Tyler, Hebden BridgeThis is next to an outrage.
Greg Phillips, BristolWe need to encourage more people to use public transport. This won’t happen whilst the railways are run for private profit.
Robert Bonner, Burton-upon-TrentI’m in full support of the re-nationalisation of the railway network.
Kenneth Mudd, GuisboroughFollow the East Coast example and make profit for the taxpayer.
Phil Clarke, NuneatonFormer BR employee seeks re-nationalised network for constructive relationship.
Anthony Ryan, HullPrivatisation equals poor service and higher prices.
Malcolm Hutchinson, North ShieldsBring back British Rail to the people of this country, not fat cat controllers who line their own pockets with over-inflated prices. Profit for the people.
Susan Hathaway, MorpethOh for the days of simple ticketing and onward journeys, and local trains waited for connecting services, and timetables that didn’t have wiggle room.