Only the Green Party and Caroline Lucas is offering this.

Paul Oakes, North Walsham

Southeastern sucks.

Charlie Wyatt, Gravesend

Just look at the East Coast line. The way forward is to re-nationalise.

Leigh Samuels, Wolverhampton

British Rail can operate efficiently and as a profitable business under public ownership, for the benefit of the nation. It just needs the right people in charge.

Nigel Holmes, Hull

Public ownership of our railways means keeping costs down, cheaper fares and being able to provide reduced rates or free travel for pensioners.

Bruce Hulley, Portsmouth

Privatisation has been shown again and again to make public services worse, not better. Railways are not set up for a competitive market.

Daniel Hadley, Brighton

Privatising trains and buses in the UK was a huge mistake and disaster that should never have happened. Re-nationalise them now and restore the Great in Britain.

Reg Coles-Watson, Folkestone

I strongly support this campaign. Rail travel to work is becoming prohibitive by cost and is causing an exodus of talent from the city.

Richard Sharp, Colchester

Rail for the people.

Matthew Navin, Manchester

If it’s running well and at a profit why oh why privatise it again?

Bill Pearson, Houghton-le-Spring

Re-nationalise the railways now. Stop private companies draining vital money which could be better spent on modernising the railways and re-opening stations.

Stephen Lancey, York

UK private rail companies receive more subsidies than British Rail ever did. I say re-nationalise the railways and run them to cover costs only.

Patrick Iredale, Hockley

I 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.

Georgina Sharpe, Southampton

Stop privatising everything. There is more to life than trying to make profits as the only priority. What about providing decent public services?.

Albert E C Hemmings, Salisbury

The current system is a farce, which costs the taxpayer millions and lets private companies skim off the top.

James Honke, Iver

Stop the rip-off prices. It’s the most expensive public transport in the EU.

Nicholas Bradley, Exeter

The rail network is a vital piece of national infrastructure and requires passenger-focussed management and proper investment. It should not make a profit.

Toby Cornwall, Bristol

Privatisation of the railways is a sham so that shareholders can make millions. We should re-invest in re-opening closed lines and bring back a real service.

Chris Tugwell, Welling

Bring back British Rail.

Alan Butcher, Washington

Let’s not forget that at Hatfield and Potters Bar people paid with their lives for this privatisation madness. BBBR.

Andrew Smith, Whitchurch

We need a British Rail, for the people, for Great Britain.

Lewis George, Andover

Please check your records as I may have already signed this petition.

Edward Washington

its about time you politicians did something right for ordinary hard-up people.

Steve Smith, Dorchester

Let us get back to providing a railway that is for passengers and not shareholders, and a service that is not an embarrassment to Britain.

Alastair Allan, Haddington

The East Coast line has proved that it can work and would work. Also they should kick this high speed rubbish in touch as well.

Joseph Bown, Chesterfield

Simple logic: a private company has to make a profit/pay a dividend to shareholders. Either there is less left over to invest in the railway itself or fares have to rise.

Paul Bungay, New Ash Green

Let us take it back. It and all the other state companies and the NHS do not belong to a sick bunch of half-wit profiteering politicos to sell off as they wish.

Michael Coleman, Redditch

The current privatised rail system is ridiculous. There is no competition on the privatised lines. It is just a licence to make money at the customers’ expense.

Linda Brachio, Croydon

We the taxpayers are already subsidising them. We should take them over and run the railways as a public service.

Paul Gatenby, Liverpool

Rail Prices are too high and the service is not worth it. People could move around easier under British Rail.

Barry Scott, Romford