Sue Budd, FalmouthI miss British Rail.
Charlotte Oram, LondonRoyal Mail showed that a publicly owned business could be turned around to make a profit. It can be done with rail. Don’t let either go or stay private.
Shirley Brady, Newcastle-upon-TyneKeep it public.
A TanServices by the people for the people. Over £2 for a cup of tea on some of our trains.
Liam Hartzenberg, CoventryUndo what is the world’s greatest train robbery.
Derek Tingle, SheffieldPrivatisation of our railways led to a big increase in rail fares and large profits for shareholders. The government still put cash into our railways for shareholders profit.
Karen Springer, DerbyBring back British Rail and bring back national rail engineering to support it.
Patricia Thornton, GatesheadI travel quite often on East Coast trains to London. Keep it the way it is now.
Alf Fisher, PottonOver the years, the government has sold off utility companies as well as British Railways, and, in my opinion, they were not theirs to sell.
Paul Monaghan, LiverpoolScrap the corrupt privatisation model. Justice for the 99%.
Lee Maybin, HitchinThe railways should be run as a national asset not a privatised money-making machine for shareholders.
Mary Francis, LeedsEast Coast must remain in public hands – it provides an efficient service – and makes a profit for government. Why change a good thing and put profits into private hands?
Ian Johnson, SelbyWe must make sure that it is a new British Rail with the right people running it, not like the people we had before.
Issa Norton, WellingboroughWe need a more efficient, cost-effective service, and bringing back British Rail could do it.
David Jones, BristolThe abolition of common sense is their (ATOC’s) worst crime. Bring back British Rail now.
Benjamin Ross, Welwyn Garden CityThis is needed. Our railways are just a joke now.
Martin Howard, LiskeardI’m very happy to find this petition with details upon the rear cover of an issue of Private Eye magazine. Good luck with the campaign.
Malcolm Lanfear, GloucesterBring back British Railways, so we in Gloucester can have a proper train service again, like Cardiff to Newcastle and Swansea to Leeds.
Lyndon Hughes, HorshamBritish Rail should never have been dismantled in the first place.
Julia Hudson, DerehamBring it back now. If fares were cheaper more people would use it. It was built as one railway and should be one railway connection.
Malcolm Cobden, WorthingPlease, for the sake of everyone bring back British Rail.
Rachel Pollard, WatfordBeing an ex BR employee I would dearly love to be that proud person who says I work for BR again. It was a great organisation and like a second family to me.
Valerie Coote, SalisburyThe service is so fragmented now, with everyone having their own little budget areas, that it’s no wonder that the investment in the railway itself is minimal.
Patrick Godlonton, LondonI’m signing up for this since I missed my degree exam because of a cancelled train.
Kathleen Haldane, Newcastle-upon-TyneThank you for what you are doing.
Steve Green, HastingsMakes no sense to separate trains from rail operators. Especially on a small island like the UK.
Jean Mertzanakis, LeedsIf BR reduces prices and doesn’t make me sit on my luggage from Leeds to London I might use trains again rather than National Express buses.
Darrel Watson, LondonBring it back where it belongs. To us.
Thomas Crute, Newton AycliffeMPs are corrupt to the core.
David Godfrey, MarchWhen the railways are re-nationalised the profits can go back into the industry and not into the shareholders’ pockets.