What else is the government going to sell off? We’ll soon have no public services left. Please keep something which still works.

Barbara Badger, Edinburgh

I heartily agree that we should bring back British Rail to run the railways for the people and not for private profit.

Jane Rees, Colchester

Privatisation has not improved services but has increased ticket prices and increased the wealth gap in the population.

Shahram Parvin, London

Nationalising the railway will lower the cost on the taxpayer and lower fares. Having 2000 different companies is a mess. Bring back British Rail.

Arthur Simpkin, Hassocks

Privatisation isn’t working. Just look at the state of our railways.

Martin Mansell, Stevenage

Let’s bring them all back . Why should people profit from others’ misery?

Jon Waller

It’s about time the customers were considered, with the companies yielding a smaller profit margin, to accommodate cheaper fares.

Adrian Sedgwick, Blackpool

Train services should be in our own hands and any profits could be ploughed back in for improvements and maintenance, not given to foreign countries.

Mary Rowntree, Durham

Private companies are being subsidised for failures and raking in huge profits whilst the average citizen’s fare is being jacked up exponentially. Bring back British Rail.

Robert Bain, Glasgow

Strategic resources should be under state control and ownership. The current chaos needs bringing to an end.

Tom Wakeford, Peterborough

We need a rail service that provides service – not expecting a wheelchair user to push herself onto a platform up a slope.

Anthony Turtle, Hastings

Why break something that was working so well?

Alison Oxley, Pickering

Re-nationalise the railways. They belong to the people.

Douglas Macari, Canterbury

A national asset, which is for every citizen’s benefit, should belong to the nation, aiming to break even.

Ian Henden, Fareham

Re-nationalisation of the railways would be one step on the way to the reclamation of all public services and goods we so direly need.

Conor Mullins, Romford

railways have to be in the hands of public not profits going to private companies who run away and don’t reinvest and left with public transport system in a mess.

John Macdonald, Lochgelly

My son travels into London every day. Not only is the cost prohibitive but the coaches are appalling. So I can think of no better reason to give this petition my fullest.

David McLaine, Glenrothes

Long had enough of franchises, rinsing passengers of money for poor service, uncomfortable cramped trains. Plus I prefer the 1970s uniforms for staff.

Jason Fernee, Billericay

Why do we have services that are owned by other countries’ national rail companies?

Robert Hawes, Faversham

Public ownership for public services.

Elliott Clark, Crawley

The current rail system is a disgrace in price and in service, over-crowded and dangerous.

Vince Wright, Macclesfield

Tired of funding shareholders with outrageous rail ticket prices. We’re the highest in the world.

Richard Povall, Kingsbridge

The privatisation of the railways was an ideological move by the Tories. Privatisation only works where there is competition but our rail operators have a monopoly.

Rebecca Dobson, Tunbridge Wells

There is no good reason to privatise an East Coast mainline service which is working so successfully for passengers and taxpayers alike.

Stephen Clarke, Leeds

A terrible idea to privatise in the first place. Please re-nationalise for the sake of the British people.

Christian Chess, Chippenham

Re-nationalise the railways.

Lee Calder, Birtley

The present system has de-railed the service, price and commitment. Give it back to the people.

Shirley Kobiela, Falkirk

We need a reliable economic system to take freight off the roads and provide affordable travel for passengers.

Sylvia Swann, Scarborough

We must bring back British Rail. How can it cost more to go by train to Scotland than it does to fly to anywhere in Europe?

Jo Harrison, Southampton

Bring back British Rail is very important. Safety, cheaper rail fares are needed.

Barry Norman, Milton Keynes