Glyn Littlewood, BarnsleyIt just makes sense.
Pete Thompson, BlackpoolWhy is the railway punished so much? It’s starved of funding, sold off cheaply and then selfishness bleeds the profits.
Steven Hurford, WatfordPlease re-nationalise the railways to enable more infrastructure investment, instead of lining the pockets of shareholders with the profits of the travelling public.
Gordon Seaman, HavantGet rid of the foreign investors, and use the money we give to despots in other countries to run it.
Elfyn Griffith, BristolRe-nationalise now.
Arana Van Week, BromleySouthern out – they are ruining my life.
Stella Yates, WarminsterI totally agree with this idea of providing the country with a public rail service as opposed to providing ever increasing profits to rich fat cats.
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.
Steve Garraway, AyrPrivatisation of utilities is completely mad. Capitalism will hold the people to ransom if it can and yet Britain keeps voting it in. Greedy people. Karma’s coming.
Keith Ward, NottinghamBring back BR and bring back the design and manufacture of all trains to the UK as a matter of government industrial policy.
Stephen Burrows, ManchesterRe-nationalise now.
Tanya O’Carroll, LondonThe facts speak for themselves. What is the government thinking? We pay higher prices for worse services and we dole out subsidies to profit-making companies
J B Barrington, YorkAll the railways should be re-nationalised. There should never be a profit made from a public service.
Peter Harding, SleafordI’m a long-time supporter and user of East Coast trains. It was a brilliant company. It’s time the whole network was out of private hands.
Mitchell Hurd, AbingdonIf British Rail do make a comeback, hopefully it will mean BR engineering and more capacity on XC’s Voyager routes as these are some of the longest direct in the UK.
Steve Pearce, ThatchamTransport for the people. Allow us to travel safely and cheaply. Bring people back to quality coaches and infrastructure.
Richard Miles, LeedsPrivatise the railways they said, as competition increases efficiency and drives down costs, they said.
Justin Rivett, Taunton.Terrible idea when they did it, and even worse now.
John Conway, EdinburghAs a regular user of East Coast, I know that a publicly-owned rail company can deliver value and service, without handing over profits into the hands of the few.
Charles Scott, FalkirkIt should be part of society and not a money cow.
George Frame, NottinghamIt’s about time they did it. At the moment even disabled passengers have to stand and suffer, because the trains are over-full.
Richard DraytonRailways should be economic drivers and enablers run for UK plc not profit cash cows.
Margaret Tibble, LondonThe privatisation of British Rail has proved to be a huge mistake. Can we please learn from this one and re-nationalise it.
Olive Baines, LeedsGreat idea. It’s time it was taken out of private hands before we have no railway at all.
Deb Tetley, LeedsLets take back our trains and make them work for us, not private companies.
Anne Debens, CheshuntIt should never have been privatised.
Zack Kahn, LondonPrivatisation was and still is a publicly funded rip-off, to defraud the public of money, the very taxes we all pay. Shame on you Con-Dems!
Neil Tattersall, YorkPrivatisation clearly doesn’t work.
Richard Codling, EdinburghNational transport infrastructure should never have left public ownership. Any profit now should be re-invested in the infrastructure.
Tom Halpin, AberystwythThis alleged privatisation has been costing British tax-payers far too much and provided nothing for us. Seize the so-called rail companies’ assets and re-nationalise.