Michael Markson, LondonPrivatisation of our railways has been an abject, expensive failure..John Major should hang his head in shame.
Linda Edmonds, SheffieldStart by retaining the wonderful East Coast line which is a delight to experience.
Jojo Yexley, LondonTotally unfair and disgraceful.
Charles Punchard, DurhamThe railways should never have been privatised. Track maintenance is not done as well as under BR, prices are too high and they are understaffed.
Robbie Porter, EdinburghPlease.
Raymond Walley, BexhillWe need a unified system that Whitehall does not micromanage.
Steph Walker, Manchestera service that operates for the ease and good of the people and not to make profits for private businesses please.
Phyl HoadleyTaxpayers pay more in subsidies to the train companies than was paid pre-privatisation. Our tax goes to shareholders as profits and dividends.
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.
Stephen Goodfellow, BradfordEast Coast RIP.
Susan Paget, GlasgowBring it back!
Mick Rix, NorthumberlandHow can they take away what is rightfully ours in the first place? It’s the same with everything else that has been sold off.
Aaron Donaldson, Haywards Heath£5000 for a rail ticket that gets me in late every morning. No seat and I have to stand for an hour every day. Fares just keep going up. This can’t be right.
Sion Ford, CardiffPrivatisation was an idea that has proven to be a mistake. It’s time this public service was put back to what it used to be.
Dan Burman, ChichesterEssentials like travel networks and utilities shouldn’t be monopolised by corporations, but run by the British people.
Peter McCracken, ShrewsburyEnd other governments and countries creaming money off our railways. Re-nationalise and then reopen disused lines.
Tom McGiveron, Lower PeoverThe railways are abysmal. If the railways were run for a good service and not profit more people would use them. And we’d help the environment.
Derek Chapman, FromeThe prices are far too high, with private companies only interested in profit for the shareholders.
Ethan Humble, WhitbyBring Back BR.
Lawrence Hanney, BudeRe-open as many as possible of the lines and stations erroneously closed by Beeching.
Sheila Taylor, SheffieldWhy should so many British institutions be in the hands of private companies?
Toby Morrison, LondonI feel that there is too much focus on profits and not customer service. Higher fares don’t seem to mean a better service. Bring back national rail.
Eileen Nicholas, MelroseAs a very frequent user of busy East Coast Trains which is now profit making, I feel the country should benefit, instead of private companies.
Audrey Frumento, IpswichWe are demanding a re-unified national network run for people not profit.
Ashley Langford, WolverhamptonState amenities need state ownership by their very nature.
Andrew Bigby, LondonI’m supporting a travel system for all.
LorenzoOne island, one rail operator and a simple ticketing policy. Not a lot to ask for.
Lynn Robertson, ReigateIt is time that breaking up the national rail system be seen to have been the costly mistake it has become.
Jennifer Duckitt, BradfordToo often the prices are too high and the quality of service too low. Bring back British Rail.