Anthony Davis, NottinghamTake the infrastructure including stations back to British Railways, state owned, and recreate the pre WW2 grouping train operating companies, preferably also state owned.
Alan CritchlowLet’s get this back to the British people and run properly.
Harry Hansen, LondonThink about the travelling public, not shareholders for a change.
Steve Barrett, NottinghamIt’s a disgrace at present.
Paul Elmore, LondonRail is growing and the privateers are ripping us off. If private industry is so good why do they target the public sector?
Joe Laughlin, KeighleyRe-nationalise and lets have a rail system owned by the people for the people with the profits going to the government not private companies.
Edwin NelsonNational economic assets such as the UK rail network should be owned by the people via public sector enterprises.
Barbara Webb, YorkPrivatisation has been a disaster. Let the state run the railways – they did a much better job.
Wayne Medina, ColchesterBring back British Rail
Elizabeth Steenton, Craven ArmsWe need more trains. Where I live we are lucky if we get one train an hour. As for the train company they are really bad. British Rail is needed.
Jan Roberts, Newcastle-upon-TyneBritish Rail should never have gone. It was the best rail service this country ever had.
Darren Fisher, HullWe have fallen too far behind other nations when it comes to public transport. We tried but failed to improve when we sold off our railways.
Gillian Lawrence, EdinburghCurrent rail transport is complex, profit-driven, with safety loopholes. It should be replaced by a sustainable service offering an alternative to car travel.
Mark Leith, ManchesterIt is insane that we have a system of legalised highway robbery, where we pay more now to private firms for them to make a profit.
Alun Llewelyn, LondonOur taxes are used to keep the shareholders happy.
Peter Fraenkel, LondonIt ought to be obvious that a well managed single entity can be more cost effective than if the same enterprise is divided into a multiplicity of separately managed parts.
Pete Leyden, Y BermoDemand the Labour party puts it in their election manifesto.
Oliver Heathcote, IpswichBritish Rail may have had its problems but nothing like the expensive muddle bequeathed to us by the Major government.
Andy Pierce, WrexhamStop letting foreign companies rip us off.
Josephine Curtin, SheffieldPrivatisation has been a disaster for the public and great for shareholders and big business. Put profits back into infrastructure and give us a better service.
Nicola Bowden-Jones, BristolIt’s time the rail service was returned to the people of Britain so that the profits can be used to improve the quality of the service. Privatisation doesn’t work.
John Hamilton, EdinburghEssential core infrastructure and services should belong to, and run for, the public – not for profiteering.
David FairclothWe all need to spread the word and get as many people as possible to support the campaign!
Monica Lanman, LondonWell done for taking this on so competently.
Cecilia Iredale, HockleyThe fact the privatised rail companies collectively receive more in subsidies than British Rail ever did is sufficient reason alone to support this petition.
Chris Carver, LeatherheadThe railways should be restored to a public service, owned by the people, run for the people. Put passengers before profit.
David Willingham, EastbourneMonopoly public services should be in public hands. Our money should be spent solely on the service, not on corporate profits.
Pete Turner, PershoreThis is a no-brainer. A completely unified and integrated rail service is the only practical way forward. All else is madness.
Richard Hampson, PeterboroughPrivatisation only lines the pockets of greedy people while everyone else loses out. Oh but wait, that’s what’s at the core of every Tory policy.
Barney Platts-Mills, AndoverTransport should sensibly be a public service.