Petition · past parliament
Renationalise the Railway
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The British government invests around £5billion on rail infrastructure – maintaining the lines, tunnels and bridges – and the train operators control the tickets. The taxpayer pays their way, the passenger pays theirs, and yet all money is going to directors of operators, while the service declines.
References;
https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-qa-should-we-nationalise-the-railways
https://youtu.be/dCLSlK3v9h0
https://fullfact.org/economy/government-funding-rail-industry-bbcqt/
https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-qa-should-we-nationalise-the-railways
https://youtu.be/dCLSlK3v9h0
https://fullfact.org/economy/government-funding-rail-industry-bbcqt/
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Nov 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Nov 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Nov 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.