Ian Sharman, NorwichStop crippling your own workforce by making it more difficult and expensive to get to work.
Megan Garrett-Jones, SheffieldRail services in this country have become unaffordable for many. People are stopped from seeing their families and miss other important social or professional connections.
Shirley Salter, DerbyThis entire country is being sold off bit by bit. Rail services now are expensive and totally ineffective. Bring back our industry and services.
Arran Stratton, GlasgowIt can be the only solution not to see the profits line the pockets of huge corporations. It’s embarrassing at the moment.
Riaz Meer, IlkleyA unified not-for-profit railway is the best way to fund and plan long term strategy, and ensure that the training and skills of the workforce are maintained sufficiently.
Elizabeth Musgrove, MiddlesbroughEast Coast is good and should not be put out to tender when previous contractors have failed. Re-nationalise the system.
Ray Riley, MansfieldInstead of standing on its own feet this has become dependent on taxpayers for survival.
Mark Williams, PoolePlease re-nationalise the entire rail industry and bring it back to the people. Stop the profiteering.
Claire Callender, TotnesIt costs over £1000 to take my family from Devon to Edinburgh by train, and only £500 to fly.
Euan Stewart, GlasgowI’m all for public ownership, but strongly against union or political influence.
Kenneth Robson, RushdenThe railways were taken into public ownership because the private sector was in an absolute mess and so the railways are again in an absolute mess.
Phillip Seaborne, LeominsterIt’s about time there was some joined-up thinking on our railways, not this disjointed mess we have now.
Daniel Whatmuff, London£249 for return from London to Leeds. Privatisation of the rail networks just doesn’t work in the best interests of the public.
Andrew Walker, YorkKeep East Coast mainline nationalised – it’s the best railway in the country.
Charles Reid, LeicesterThe sooner we get a public rail service, run for the benefit of the public rather than shareholders, the better.
Ollie Abdullah, EssexStop privatisation. Put safety first, not profit.
Scott Rundle, OxfordBring back a national rail system. Privatisation hasn’t worked.
John Gessler, BarnsleyThere was much that wasn’t great about BR when it was nationalised, but the current farrago is unliveable with. Phased re-nationalisation is the only practical option. Carpe.
Barbara Badger, EdinburghWhat else is the government going to sell off? We’ll soon have no public services left. Please keep something which still works.
David Henderson, BirminghamPrivate companies receive more in subsidies than BR ever did, but is the service any better? No.
Maria Peterson, NottinghamThe railways should be in public ownership. Better services, no private profits.
Al Iby, HolsworthyBring back British Rail.
Alan Corner, MiddlesbroughInstitutions like British Rail should have never been privatised. The companies are milking the public dry while running a poor service.
Robert Gordon, LiverpoolIt’s time we the taxpayers have more say on how our money is spent.
Colin Flowerday, HoltWe want British Rail back. Stuff the Private train companies.
Vincent Brierley, PeterboroughGo back to running trains at cost not for profit.
Philip Dawes, ChesterfieldRailway travel should be a public service and return to public ownership, just as water, gas and electricity should be.
Anne Mead, TewinThe railways should be solely under the control of government to offer a fully integrated service for the benefit of the people and not run for profit. It hasn’t worked.
Joe Ellis, Herne BayGood petition. British Rail – the good old days.
Oliver Smith, Wold NewtonIt will benefit everyone and leave our economy better off.