Charlotte Suckling, LondonGet freight back on the railways. Get cars off the roads and out of the cities. Implore Britons (especially politicians) to obtain a lost sense of civic duty.
Jane Walton, HorburyBring back British Rail. It was great. I had the best journey ever in 1985 from Kings Cross when it was good old British Rail.
Alison Goodrick, Barrow-in-FurnessBring back British Rail. Current rail travel is too complicated, too expensive and not user-friendly. I travelled on better, easier, cheaper trains in Romania and in Rome.
Neil Turner, BridgendIt has been one of our most disastrous and pointless privatisations, contradicted by such a large proportion of the TOCs being owned by other countries’ state transport.
Chris Winfield, NottinghamThe people who used to knock British Rail aren’t knocking any more are they?
Clive Bell, DoncasterIn the national interest most utilities should remain in public ownership. Most of our assets are owned by foreign companies over which we have no say.
Marko Lauten, Hoechstenbach, GermanyPrivatisation is the wrong way – in Britain as well as in Germany. The last 20 years were enough.
Mark Nevitt, SandbachBring it back to the people. You know it makes sense.
Sally Welham, CarnoustieIf it stops the ridiculous cross-over between train companies and leads to a better service I am all for it.
Bob Swann, LiverpoolThe myth that public ownership doesn’t work is busted. Private enterprise has let this country’s transport system down in a spectacular way.
Jim West, DerbyIt’s nonsense that the railways should be run using the present model – it simply does not work. Re-nationalise now.
Jo Vallance, NottinghamGood luck with this campaign.
Sarah Robinson, LiverpoolPublic transport should be exactly that. accessible to the public with ease and affordable..
Vignesh Vinayagam, LondonBring back Pride of Britain – the good old British Railway.
Andrew Clubb, AberdeenDoes this Government sell off their own family silver or just the country’s. They are catching up with Gordon Brown.
Denise Keen, Stoke-on-Trentpeople can not afford to commute for work as it is to expensive, put it back in public hands.
Peter Cockings, KetteringThe railway system is the life-blood of the country and, like all public services, should be nationalised.
Jean Coates, HarrogateWe need a joined up service and not a cartel of lots of different companies offering us the same tickets and prices.
Terry Knapton, RotherhamBritish Rail was better run.
Claire Liebig-Denham, Thornaby-on-TeesWe owned it, you sold it and we want it back.
Lee Montgomery, LondonPlease re-nationalise the railway! This has been well overdue, British people want their railway back.
Colin Bromley, NorthamptonPublic transport has to be affordable by the public. It therefore has to be run by the public.
Caz MoweAbout time.
Peter Challis, OxfordWe need a unified, affordable and expanded railway network run in the interests of the public not to increase the profits of Stagecoach and their ilk.
Liam Brown, LiverpoolAvanti is a mess, Virgin was a much better service in general.
Marie McCahery, BradfordThere are so many social and environmental benefits from having a well-used railway system. It is not suitable to be run by short-termist corporations.
Paul Curtis, LondonPrivatisation: an exercise in selling to the public that which they already own.
Paul Nelson, EastbournePrivatisation of a national public service inevitably only looks to increase the bottom lines of a few. This must end. Bring back British Rail.
Elliot Ellison, BristolI’d happily pay more tax for a smoother, cheaper, nicer, national railway system.
Helen Bridgwood, New BarnetPlease let me know when you have more t shirts. I would like three for me, my son and my husband.