Take control of our dysfunctional rail network and make it whole again.

David Messent, Hove

Taxpayers subsidising profits for shareholders? Disgrace!

Gareth Hodgins, South Glamorgan

With fewer staffed ticket offices the travelling public will get worse customer service and no help getting the best deals from an ever confusing array of tickets.

Bill Porter

It’s time to end privatised Britain and return to the ideology and practicalities that once made this country great.

Nicholas Bennett, Southampton

I am not legally allowed to drive. A journey that would be 40 minutes by car, takes me more than two hours by train.

Alicia Hudson, Crewe

We need affordable, reliable rail transport. Privatisation has not given us that.

Marie Nash, Harrow

This is next to an outrage.

William Tyler, Hebden Bridge

The present system does not put passengers first, only shareholders’ profits.

Thomas Mugridge, Loughborough

Our rail system is dysfunctional and does not work for its passengers – you most clearly see this when you use a train anywhere in Europe.

Julian Bentley, Nottingham

Our country is in such a financial mess partly due to privatisation of all services, where profit comes before giving a good service. We need to stop this now.

Sue Mantle, Borehamwood

Power to the people. Down with privatisation.

Gemma Evans, Caerphilly

Bring back the big blue trains.

Donald Hutchison, Penzance

Privatisation of essential services has proved to be costly to the public purse. Without unions in control, nationalisation would be far better.

Steve O’Connor, Cambridge

They should never have been privatised in the first place.

Jack Holden, Barnsley

Fares are too big. Bring back British Rail.

Samuel Cook, Leeds

Good luck to the campaign.

James Greenhalgh, Huddersfield

Bring back nationalisation to reduce fares and generate more revenue for the Country.

Steve Hardy, Rhyl

A unified not-for-profit railway is the best way to fund and plan long term strategy, and ensure that the training and skills of the workforce are maintained sufficiently.

Riaz Meer, Ilkley

We grumbled when British Rail was in charge but its faults were miniscule compared to the shambles we have had since 1995.

Clive Marshall, York

We should be able to afford to travel by train. Railways should belong to us. Any money they make should be invested in their running, not given as dividends.

Joan Wyatt, Leeds

My commute daily costs me £20 and it takes me only 14 minutes.

Liam McCombe, Barnsley

As a disabled passenger on benefits, it is too expensive and too difficult to travel by train. Give us back our rail system, run it for people not for private profit.

Susan Carter, Heptonstall

British Rail – better service, better value, better values.

Samuel Vickers, Barnsley

Let’s invest the profits from our rail fares in improving our railways and not let them go abroad.

Sheena McKerrell, Keighley

Need to get our finger out. Going to need lots of electric railways in 20 years’ time when the oil runs out.

Andrew Macpherson, Glasgow

From the outset this de-nationalisation was doomed. Its sole purpose was to force a change for purely political reasons, and has not resulted in a better service so far.

Betty Hollingsworth, York

Money can be made, so make it for the taxpayer.

Alan Williams, Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Privatisation has not shown itself to be good value for money and the different franchises don’t provide a ‘joined-up’ service.

Jason Clements, Harrogate