Petition · past parliament

Return the railways to full state control and ownership

Closed 31 signatures

What the petition asks

High prices, rotten service on our trains..Let get our railways back to full state ownership so profits benefit train users not shareholders..
Each private contract ends so it can be taken over by the state. No big buyouts needed..

Timeline

18 Aug 2016 Petition opened for signatures
18 Feb 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 31
Status Closed
Opened 18 Aug 2016
Closed 18 Feb 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.