S Byrne, WalsallBring back British Rail and return all railways in the UK to public ownership. I am sick of privatisation and want it to end. I want widescale re-nationalisation.
Alison Glennie, Seaton SluiceIt just makes sense to have all the rail network run by the government. Public transport should be a service not a profit-making business.
Ian BradshawReliable rail network required.
Guru Krishnamurthy, LondonIt is high time we reclaimed the railways which should be a public service. Public money should never be paid to supplement private sector profits, as is being done now.
Shirley Ford, South ShieldsI’m fighting for this in the Green Party, standing for Euro elections and this will be a campaign issue.
Kulvinder Bhogal, DerbyI want things to be back the way they used to be. A rail network for the people and not to make fat cats fatter. Above all, I want rail prices to be reasonable again.
Susan Cooper, PlymouthWe need a better, more affordable rail service which will reach many more destinations, so bring back the stations closed by Dr Beeching.
Erin Pepper, LiverpoolI’m sick of overpriced train fares. I think it’s disgusting that it is cheaper for people to go abroad than travelling round your own country.
Paul ClemensGet people back on the trains and off the roads with reasonable fares, it has to be cheaper than forever expanding roads.
Roy Whittles, HuddersfieldWhy should we pay subsidies to these companies in order that they can make a profit?
James, LondonBring back British Rail, there is too much confusion out there!
Suresh Kumar Retnasingham, BirminghamWe need our railways nationalised.
Vince Lardner, WorthingPrivatisation has worked for the few and not the many, the service is getting worse and costing more to pay dividends. End it, give us BR back now.
Derek Ashton, BrighouseLeave East Coast rail alone with Directly Operated Railways.
Geoffrey Knipe, PeterboroughIf it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! But the UK rail system is broke and the only way to fix it is to re-nationalise it.
Curtis Ablitt, KidderminsterBring Back BR.
Ed Dougall, Bury St. EdmundsIt’s crazy that something as complex as a railway system should be so fragmented. France and Germany own bits of ours but run theirs as national entities.
Shirley Jones, NorthamptonIt’s inescapable logic.
Vera Watson, DurhamI don’t see the point of paying subsidies to private firms.
Jack Coleman, CrawleyThe fair from Crawley to London is £35, for a distance of only 30 miles. This is unacceptable.
Jane Mcguigan, WatfordI was an employee during the late 1980s, working at Euston House and Rail House Euston for British Rail.
Tony Hagon, WickUnder this regime there isn’t any real competition. Let the train companies have to maintain their own permanent way etc. Profits?
Rachael Dibb, WaterloovilleI hate South West Trains.
Emma Hewitt, PontefractI would like the profits to go into improving one national rail network, not into the pockets of disparate individuals each owning a bit of a fractured system.
Victor Halksworth, ChesterfieldI started work for British Rail and witnessed the decline through privatisation first-hand. I retired early because I couldn’t take any more. Bring back British Rail!
Ian Stainthorp, LeylandI fully support this campaign. I love the work.
Pita Heseltine, LutonAs a long-distance and commuter rail traveller I am aware of the excellent work of Network Rail, but am appalled at the train companies’ performance and fare structure.
Jane Dring, WakefieldStanding between Wakefield and London again because of short formation – told to just be grateful I’m on the way at all. Got to be able to do better than this.
Tom MorrisRailways aren’t a market. If I don’t like, say, the London to Bristol train, I can’t choose a different train company. Capitalism without competition is just profiteering.
Connor Scarlett, LondonStop the rip-offs and the poor service.