The British travelling public have been sold down the river by treacherous governments. Nationalise now.

Eric Lackford, Largs

British Rail should be owned by the people.

Dawn Price, Nottingham

I am very upset by today’s news about the East and West Coast mainlines. Yet another example of business and greed being more important than the needs of the nation.

Hannah Sawtell, Nottingham

Privatising the railways was the most stupid political decision after Beeching’s Axe. It’s time to do something about it.

Madeleine Howell, Bath

It is time for the railways to return to public ownership. It is time that they were run for the good of the nation, and not the wealthy.

Brenda Towers, Durham

People before profit. Fairness and justice for all.

Paul Leeper, Telford

People before profits.

Noel Grummitt, Ilfracombe

The railway network should be run by the state for the benefit of the people, not for private profit.

Adrian Hemstalk, Brighton

It should never have been privatised.

Stuart Goodall, Southampton

More is being paid out in profits and share dividends than was previously invested in the railway.

John Wood, Sheffield

Let’s reclaim at least one of our national bodies from big business and foreign investors.

Iva Ellis, Chesterfield

Taxpayers subsidise the private rail companies so that shareholders can have dividends.

Charlie Werner, Sandford

They should never have been sold off.

Frances Airson, Sunderland

Privatised rail in the UK has failed. It has failed to keep fares down, and it has failed to deliver reliable services.

Pieter Cornel, London

It is our rail network. Give it back.

Mike Pleasants, Bournemouth

Private train companies are too busy rubbing vast quantities of taxpayer’s money all over their greedy, parasitic bodies to run a decent service.

Aaron M, East Sussex

They are ripping us off.

Sheepa Ahmed, London

This will astound you, but I am a Tory supporter signing this petition. Do not write my party off; some of us see sense too.

Nick Harris, Newbury

It’s about time they did it. At the moment even disabled passengers have to stand and suffer, because the trains are over-full.

George Frame, Nottingham

Privatisation just hasn’t delivered.

Shelley Mulholland, Sheffield

Bring back British Rail.

Naeem Hanif, Wakefield

Public services not for profit.

Darren Balshaw, Potters Bar

Public services best serve the public by being publicly owned and run.

Howard and Susan Cheesman, Carlisle

Trains should be in nationalised ownership.

Jacqueline Jackson, Chichester

Existing East Coast rail organisation is a useful transition model for return to public ownership.

Rodney Sobey, Berwick-upon-Tweed

A natural monopoly which can and should be run so much better for everyone.

Stefan Puchowski, High Wycombe

No more subsidies to fat cat franchise owners. We need a public transport system fit for public use.

Andrew Remedios, Brighton

These are our services, paid for by our taxes, this sort of privatisation should be illegal.

Robert Danvers-Wright, Sittingbourne

Passengers not profit.

Neil Ainsby, Ickleton