Privatise the railways they said, as competition increases efficiency and drives down costs, they said.

Richard Miles, Leeds

Re-nationalise the railways. They never should have been privatised in the first place.

John Yonker, London

I am from Austria and Britain needs British Rail.

Tim Rauscher, Wien

I spend a lot of time in France where the system works very well and is miles cheaper too.

Padraig Curran, Bishop’s Stortford

Makes good sense.

John McKinnon, Aberdeen

Capitalism is killing too many of our precious services. Let’s get them back in our hands, the British public.

Joanne Lister, Southampton

Poor choices by Whitehall (which maybe doesn’t care), poor regulation (by design?), uncompetitive choices for passengers, inefficient infrastructure manager. BBBR.

Jon Perks, Chichester

As someone who uses the train as their only form of travel, it has massively restricted my day to day life, especially given that I am a student.

Chantelle Abigail Stocks, Leeds

Privatisation was the worst thing that happened to the railways. We are pouring money into private companies’ pockets.

Sandra Jervis, Wakefield

We pay our fares to get somewhere, not to fill directors’ and shareholders’ pockets. Because of high wages and dividends there is no money for improvement works.

Malcolm Judd, Romford

Bring back a unified national rail network run for people not profit.

Mike Glanville, Gloucester

I would like profits currently paid to shareholders put back into our services and not have them sold off in the fist place.

Karl Groom, Bracknell

Let us spread the word about this petition.

Julie Harrison, Hertford

Apart from anything else, it is allowing foreign companies to own our infrastructure which should not be allowed.

D Mackay, East Kilbride

Bring back a railway not dominated by the profit margin.

Ian Stewart, Rushden

Virgin is far too expensive for the working class.

Ellen Ball, Sunderland

It makes sense so that profits can be used to support the NHS and Education, rather than go to already wealthy shareholders.

Jennifer Taylor, Leeds

BBBR Now. Stop the waste of money going to shareholders and out of the railway industry.

Steven Parkes, Glasgow

As a regular rail user I know that the previous set-up was better. Bring back BR and put service ahead of profit.

Rick Salter, Penrith

Take the Railways out of private hands.

Mark Jordan, London

Every time I hear “Thank you for choosing to travel XYZ”, I think “But I didn’t choose! If I really had the choice I’d be travelling British Rail.”

Dermot Killingley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Transport madness by the loony right-wing government.

Harry Facey, Flamborough

We need a properly integrated system serving people instead of private profit.

Tony Newman, Guildford

Merseyrail is a disgusting excuse for a rail network, run only for profit and it has impacted my life negatively. Something needs to be done about it.

Aaron Owens, Liverpool

It is totally ludicrous that taxpayers fund the profits of the privatised rail system. We are not a charity for the rich.

Susanna Farley, New Cross

Let’s Bring back British Rail and bring down fares.

Dominic Bridge, Manchester

Imagine the amount of time gained when we no longer have to waste hours and hours to deal with the websites of dozens of non-communicating train companies.

Stefan Weigert, Hull

Fragmented, profit before service, this proposal is long overdue.

John Bostock, Swadlincote

The profits should be ours to be re-invested in the railway network.

Steve Reed, Barry

Stop the fat cats and bring back a national rail service which would be safer and modern.

Paul Oliver, Mexborough