Robert Ibbotson, SheffieldThe Northern Rail franchise is a bad joke.
Lee Hutchinson, BristolWhy re-nationalise the railways? For starters, £1billion of taxpayers’ money would be saved each year.
Heather Langford, ReadingAfter years using a sub-par service including delays, cancellations, lack of seating, overcrowding and more I want to see our railways run for the public not private profit.
Iris Woods, CoventryI hope the campaign succeeds.
Paul Sheeky, CreweIt’s a national service, so it’s obviously going to be more efficient to run it nationally.
Ian Clark, NorthamptonFormer apprentice with BRML.
John Duncan, CarlisleBR apprentice engineer 1948, most of my working life with British Rail, heartbroken when it was privatised in such a piecemeal fashion resulting in the present chaos.
Chrissie Keelan, Preston,We lost a chunk of Britain when the small railway lines and stations were closed, and then some more when what was left was privatised. Put it all back where it belongs.
Kim Saunders, Southend-on-SeaRe-nationalise it for the people, put the profits back into paying decent wages and re-generation of the system, not lining the fat cats’ pockets.
Patrick Smith, LondonPrivatisation is a failure.
William Harris, ManchesterRail transport should be counted as a social service.
Kenneth Thompson, RotherhamAdopt this next election. It’s a cert.
Robert Harvey, BourneAnd restore the lines that Beeching should never have axed.
Tony Whitfield, PrestonRe-nationalise the railways.
Daniel Bourn, CanterburyOur fares are so much higher than everyone else’s in Europe. Canterbury – Swansea is £90. It’s time for change!
John Smith-Warren, WakefieldIn modern countries we have a right for education, health care and good transport. A nationalised rail infrastructure is the only way to complete the triangle.
Ian Ferguson, LondonEast Coast Rail shows how it can be done.
Edward Currie, LondonAs an artist and member of Equity, we often have to travel at short notice. Our current rail system does not work for me. It’s expensive and unreliable.
Gareth Griffiths, ChesterfieldLet’s stop this vile and obscene mess, with pockets being lined, noses in troughs, madmen in charge. Enough’s enough.
Liam Sheerin, BrightonBring back British Rail.
Jon Camden, RedhillRail privatisation has been a disaster – the sell-off itself was a complete rip-off and we’ve been ripped off ever since. Huge subsidies, hugely expensive, worse service.
Kelvin Hanratty, SalfordPlease bring it back to the people for the people, rather than for private profit. It’s not worked and never will work. We demand redress and an affordable price structure.
David Fuller, LutonHigh fares, and taxpayers subsidies going in to the pockets of the few. Standardised BR Rolling stock was much more cost-effective than all the foreign trains of today.
Michael Church, DewsburyMoney is being wasted paying dividends to shareholders rather than being invested in the infrastructure.
Craig Costello, LondonOne organisation to rule them all!
Sarah Dewing, EpsomPeople before profit’ says it all. Rail network is crucial for the nation on so many different levels. We can’t leave it up to companies whose only concern is the bottom line.
Brian Hutton, DundeeCar culture is killing our planet.
Rik Manning, StroudA railway network based on service not profit. I want a truly inclusive rail service so the average citizen can travel at a reasonable price.
Andrew Ritchie, PeterboroughDo the right thing and re-nationalise the railways. Everyone is fed up with the standard of service and price increases. It’s not working.
A Beckett, BristolRailway investment for the passengers not for the fat cats’ and shareholders’ dividends. People before profit.