Javed Miah, LondonI’m sick of train fares going up every year. It’s an absolute farce. How is this sustainable?
James Murphy, CambridgeSince privatisation it’s gone from bad to worse – too much money – total rip-off. It was much better when it was good old British Rail
Nicola Mortimer-Stokes, CheltenhamRailways and all essential services need to be run as public services which are much, much more trusted than big business. We have bad banks, and profiteering water companies too.
Andrew Green, ManchesterThe cost of train travel is disgusting, especially compared to Germany and France. I only use it for rare long trips.
David Moore, Leedswe need it back to public ownership, not fat cats creaming off the system.
David Partner, FromeTrain services are less reliable and more expensive than 100 years ago. How can the madness of HS2/3 be considered before a proper joined-up rail service for all?
Paul Barrow, BrightonAfter living in France and Italy and Germany and using the rail networks there, I fully support the re-nationalisation of our rail network. Our system is a farce.
Anne Roberts, BrodickI agree with all previous sentiments.
Donald Purdy, WakefieldIt is supposed to be public transport after all.
Margaret White, Newton StewartIf a nationalised transport system could be run as a business and profits being fed back into the business instead of paying shareholders it might work for everyone.
Suki Jones, PortsmouthPublic Transport should be just that, run for the public by the public, but we have got to get it right. The Germans can do it, so why can’t we?
Susan Englefield, LondonPeople before profit.
Joe Kerr, LondonRail travel is experiencing a renaissance currently, so why aren’t we reaping the benefits? I want a public railway again.
Raymond Watson, BingleyWe need a national approach as part of a national transport strategy with profits re-invested, not paid out to shareholders and meeting the overheads of private sector.
Andrei Woodgate, DunstableThe Conservative party created this situation and are now not doing anything to protect the consumer from profiteering rail barons. Everyone needs to know this.
Louise Devlin, GlasgowOverpriced, late, with intimidating staff at ScotRail. One bad apple rots the whole cart.
S TuffhamThe government had no right to privatise British Rail – and without our permission. Where does Cameron get off?
Frank Lawson, HalifaxThe privatisation of our railways by the Thatcherite Tories has been a theft of massive proportions that must be reversed. It was totally immoral.
James Scott, PutneyHow these companies get away with making us pay extortionate fees for sub-standard services is beyond me. Bring back British Rail.
Ralph Dyson, DoncasterUnity is strength.
Tula Jones, SwanseaTrains are disgusting at present.
David Gray-Clough, HarrogateThey were told it wouldn’t work. No other country has such a fragmented system. Unify the lot, track, signalling, rolling stock and stations.
Stuart Moore, TruroPrivatisation has proved more expensive than BR.
Bert Schouwenburg, WalthamstowLet’s make it the end of the line for Branson, Stagecoach and all the other shysters who are ripping off the travelling public.
Mary Blundell, GranthamBeeching began the demise of the railways.
Bill Moir, DurhamEnd these ridiculous disparities – its Victorian.
Alix Heywood, HolmfirthPlease.
Charles Coughlan, Leighton BuzzardEveryone: let your friends and family know about this petition. Privatisation of the railway has made our country worse and now we have to fix it.
Glyn Morrow, YorkThe selling off of British Rail was a cynical disaster on a par with Beeching’s disastrous decimation of our rail network in the Sixties.
Phil Miller, ManchesterIt’s impossible to get a seat on the train in the morning to work and they’re overpriced and dirty..