Justin Foxall, Leighton BuzzardMust stop these companies ripping-off the British public and government. Appalling, expensive service. Embarrassing the UK.
Mary Wheeler, LiverpoolConstructed for the people of Britain, by the workers in Britain and also paid for by Britain’s taxpayers. It belongs to the people of Britain.
Nick Hill, WolverhamptonThe public must be put before corporate profits.
Fergus Calder, BrightonThe toilets on Southern are often closed and the trains in the morning are always late. The full number of carriages are often short, leading to standing room only.
Niamh Mulvey, LondonI sign because of daily misery caused by Southeastern railway.
Rona Hunnisett, CheamHowever bad BR was, nothing can match the horror of the Southern Rail service. It must stop.
John Puntis, LeedsStaggering tripling of taxpayer subsidy since privatisation, lack of investment (e.g. in electrification), and fares going through the roof. Nationalise now.
Ben Bebbington, SandwellThe rail system is clearly a natural monopoly. Why are its profits going to private companies, not the British people?
Graeme Braisby, BarnsleyAll utilities, rail and road, should be owned by the British people and not for private profit. They are everyday necessities.
Stephen Baker, HerefordDo it. Privatisation is a mess.
Mickey Rooney, GrimsbyLet us end the current rip-off system. Run the railways as a service, not as a way for parasites to make money.
Rita Cocking, PlymouthThe railways have been going downhill since the days of the dreaded Dr Beeching. Why should we be the only country that has to pay over the odds to travel by rail?
Paul Caruana, DunstablePlease.
Constance LeeIt should be back in public hands.
Dean Brown, EnfieldRe-nationalise our railways.
Gary Whittaker, WakefieldEnd the subsidies going into private pockets. Subsidise the nation.
Dawn Farrier, NottinghamEverything that was ever nationalised before Thatcher sold it should be re-nationalised.
Matthew Markland, BirstallIt’s overdue but it’s time to re-nationalise the railway system. Bring back British Rail.
Gilbert Fisher, KilmarnockThey should never have been privatised in the first place, as this is a true public monopoly.
Fiona Forbes, KirkcaldyThey should be taken back from the thieves who stole it, as should Royal Mail.
Shaun Passmore, WorksopStand united for our rail network.
Sam Bailey, LeedsThe trains belong to us – they’ve been stolen by fraudulent thieves.
Tony Fielding-Raby, LincolnBritish Rail was cheaper and more efficient.
Patricia Saunders, BarnsleyPrivatises utilities such as the rail network. Operators are massively subsidised by the taxpayer. The benefits should be given to the travelling public, not shareholders.
Scott Maitland, SunderlandTransportation is the lifeblood of the country and commerce. It should be run firstly as a public service and for profit secondly.
Derek Chapman, FromeThe prices are far too high, with private companies only interested in profit for the shareholders.
Mat FlemingBuying a train ticket is a lottery and just not affordable except in advance.
Andy Butler, NorthallertonVia subsidies, the rail companies are partly nationalised already – the East Coast mainline proves how it can be done properly.
John Heathcote, LudlowRailways should be in public ownership.
Julietta Cochrane, LondonWe deserve and need affordable and effective public services, driven not for profit but for the good of the wider community including the reduction of traffic.