Sue Brooks, HarlowI’m fed up with trains being late, dirty seats, and the price of tickets. I travel from Harlow to Great Yarmouth and it’s gone from under £40 to nearly £57. That’s disgusting.
Colin Flowerday, HoltWe want British Rail back. Stuff the Private train companies.
Simon Fisher, WakefieldPublic transport should be for the benefit of the public, affordable, clean, punctual and not used for private profit.
Sofia Layton, HeckmondwikeCompetition doesn’t work in our public services. There’s no real choice. Attempting to create choice only creates waste. Profit is also waste. Adopt the East Coast model.
Chris Jones, LetchworthBritish Rail, though cash-starved, was actually very efficient. Rail costs after privatisation are running at 20% above inflation.
Kevin Morris, BradfordTotally necessary.
Dorothy Smith, SouthportBring back British Rail, British Gas and Electricity.
Suzanne Davies, CarmarthenI support this petition.
Chris Wright, LondonI hope for a pay rise at the end of the year, just so I can afford to pay the fare rises. Real people get poorer every year, so bosses can get richer.
Barry Jones, Mountain AshBring back BR, but with people running it that care about public enterprise and properly financed.
John Falconer, HuntlyRail travel should be cheap enough to encourage people to use it. This can only happen if the whole system is run on a non-profit basis.
Susan Crawford, HarlowBring back British Rail and end the farce we are having to endure.
James Davies, LeedsI use East Coast trains which shows what state-owned trains can do for service and value for money. Let’s extend this to the rest of the network.
Will Shaman, LondonI’m glad to have found you.
Gill Heritage, HalifaxDad – BR 30+ years, Grandfather – stationmaster, Auntie – porter, Nana’s family – steam engine drivers and firemen. All for GWR. It’s in the blood.
Liam Gathercole, NorwichGreater Anglia serves my region and anyone who uses the service will wonder why it has barely changed for the last 50 years.
Michael Barlow, DurhamGNER was the most efficient service in the country when back in public hands, which says it all. Privately owned means profit before investment.
Naomi Siderfin, LondonBring back British Rail, to ease the pain of buying a rail ticket online from faceless, obscure and non-accountable vendors. Railways for people.
RenRail travel is becoming unaffordable for many, when it should be made the preferred mode of travel to the road.
John Lloyd, ExeterPrivatisation has been a disaster.
John Self, WissettLabour’s John Prescott spoke of the idea before they were elected the first time. What happened? Labour caved in to city pressure is my guess. Let’s do it now.
Mike Sollitt, YorkCan anyone name just one privatisation that has improved things for those who originally owned it? I thought not.
Malcolm Butt, LeedsMake railways public. No private profits.
Carol Tanner, PenzanceI hardly ever travel by train as it’s too expensive. When I do there have been all manner of delays and breakdowns and filthy toilets.
John Tomlinson, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe best solution.
Richard Gillanders, LondonIf private enterprise can/will not run Railtrack/Network Rail, why should it operate the profit-making parts and hold fare-payers to ransom for an essential service?
Liz Walthew, DunsRailways are a national asset and should belong to the people.
Jeff Roberts, RochdaleI have been looking for a site like this for years. I thought I was a lonely voice, consider all my contacts made aware of your existence.
Ian Revill, MatlockWhy pay shareholders when the money can go back to the railways?
Kevin Philliskirk, SunderlandFragmented privatised railways with these ridiculous ticket structures just make no sense. We need a state-owned rail system.