Sarah Markham, FlitwickPublic services are best. The railways need to be given back to the people who should own them, the people of this country, not those who just want to make money.
Lewis Cox, LondonWe have the worst rail network in Europe. It’s time to undo the damage caused by Major’s privatisation. A network run for the many and not for the profits of a few.
Michael Denholm, DunbarIt is obscene that Government revenue support to train operating companies goes directly to shareholder pockets, instead of being invested in the service.
Conor Tomlinson, BoltonPrivatisation puts profit before performance. Privatising organisations is why this country is such an undesirable place to be. Bring back nationalisation.
Christopher Fox, BirminghamLet’s have an integrated railway.
Neil Cameron, SheffieldTaxpayers are subsidising rail companies and paying the highest fares in Europe when many people’s incomes are being cut year on year.
Mark Ransley, West MallingYou should not be able to publicise a service which many of us have no choice but to use. It’s just wrong.
Simon Thompson, KendalBring back British Rail – I’ll even have the sandwich!
Jon MitchellThe same goes for the NHS – that shouldn’t be run for profit either.
Caroline Lewis, Ellesmere PortI hate the private trains and the prices are out of order.
Jon Harrison, LondonAnd can we do the gas and electricity companies next please?
Carl Nickson, LiverpoolIt’s about time people over profits was something we hear every single day in politics.
Lynne Norker, NottinghamI can’t afford train travel as it’s too expensive. Please bring back affordable travel run by the state.
Tessa Gordziejko, Hebden BridgeThe privatisation experiment has failed. Rail transport is an integrated service essential to the economy and needs public ownership.
Patricia Reed, North ShieldsThe railways were once the envy of the world – now it’s a mess. The pricing strategies make no sense. Plough profits back into British Rail, not shareholders’ pockets.
Pelozuelo Simon, FrancePrivatisation is not progress. I want to be able to afford to use the train.
Jonathan Dell, YorkBritish Rail branch lines are sorely missed by many.
Chris Hambly, KingsteigntonRe-nationalising will only benefit the railways.
Christopher Madeley, AbergavennyNothing else makes sense.
Ben Smith, PontypriddBring back British Rail. Not for profit and make the British railways the most efficient in the world. We have a lot of catching up to do – way behind lots of nations.
Nick David, CardiffI am fed up with late, over-crowded trains. Let’s sort it out.
Michael Scott, YorkDaughter currently on train from York to King’s Cross taking 3 hrs plus due to works. £128 and just told that she may be charged more to stand in first class vestibule.
Jeremy Pavier, IpswichNew Labour proved their closet Tory credentials by not re-nationalising the railways as soon as they were elected in the 90’s.
Martin Powell, WigtonDisabled people need to be able to bring tricycles on trains.
Gareth Valentine-Saunders, RiponPrivatisation has only allowed for the highest rail fares in Europe, very limited competition on an infrastructure still paid for by the taxpayer. Value for money?
Janet Smith, LeicesterPrivatising railways has just funnelled money into private pockets, reduced efficiency and raised costs for taxpayers and travellers.
Bryn Thomas, TruroNormal rail is quite honestly awful. Bringing back British Rail would be great, so yeah, signing this.
Michele Walker, WoodstockA unified public sector rail network, properly subsidised, should be a much more organised, and profitable venture.
Ethan Radford, NottinghamConsidering the public already subsidises the rail network 3-4 billion a year, yet fares continue to rise. The entire rail network should be standardised to public good.
Charles Alexander, Milton KeynesWhy do people hate BR so much, In the last year of service Inter-City East Coast was making more profit than it does now.