Bring it back. The people’s railway.

Martin Catchpole, Ipswich

The rail network needs to be run for the people. We subsidise it anyway.

Jack McCarthy, Wigton

Some things should not be for sale.

Neil Bell, Manchester

People not profit. Re-unify our country again. Encourage us off the roads.

Mike Powell, Ellesmere Port

By the people for the people.

Sarah Haworth, Devon

Profits no. Investment yes.

Nicholas Blomstrand, London

We did not have a say in selling it off and the way it was done cost the taxpayers a huge amount of money.

Peter Hencher-Serafin, Studley

If Labour would make a commitment to this, I’m positive that they’d boost their poll ratings overnight.

Robin Orton, Norwich

This has to be done. No more big profits from robbing the people who pay Fares.

Peter Forster, Haltwhistle

Re-nationalisation is the best way to solve the problem of soaring rail prices and poor service levels. Remove the profit-orientated approach and provide a superb service.

Douglas Jerry, Cramlington

It makes sense to me.

Faith Bennett, Bristol

British Rail is so much better – bring it back.

Martin Farrow, Harlow

All public transport and the Royal Mail should be publicly owned and never sold.

Scott Adair, Glasgow

It should never have been privatised in the first place, as should public utilities not have been.

Valerie Pritchard, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Let the people benefit from the railway.

Ronald Cross, Warrington

Take it out of the hands of profiteers.

John Perkins, London

On leaving school in 1957 I worked for British Rail for 14 years. Whilst it wasn’t perfect, it was affordable for working people. It was privatised and everyone knows the rest.

Gerry And Brenda Leach, Leeds

It’s time to end privatisation. As each franchise ends, return it to a public run railway at no cost to taxpayers.

David Zipfell, King’s Lynn

I am strongly against this sell-off.

Derek Shaw, York

Good luck to the campaign.

James Greenhalgh, Huddersfield

We need a joined up transport system.

Lyn Edwards, Watford

The great experiment should now end. Privatisation has not worked. Talent has been lost as train operating companies now work in ‘silos’.

William Shearer, London

BR was proper railways.

Nick Barnett, Hove

You know this makes perfect sense.

James O’Grady, Coventry

The Secretary of State signed off the NRCoC, which means train companies are exempt from general consumer protection because of the ministerial involvement.

Jocelyn Peacock, London

People before profit.

Diane Hibbert, Rainworth

I’m definitely in favour of British Rail returning. Private companies like Virgin are expensive. We want cheaper rail. We don’t deserve to be ripped off.

Matthew McKenna, Gloucester

It was the worst thing ever, selling off BR.

Martin Newins, Shrewsbury

The British railway system is a joke these days. Train travel shouldn’t be a luxury for ordinary people, especially in this day and age that we have to combat the climate crisis.

Vandad Hatami, London

Stop this creeping privatisation of everything.

Neil Walker, Gloucester