Ian Wallace, LeicesterI work on the railway as a train cleaner and I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard customers complain about the price of train fares.
Paul Allen, BournemouthRailway transport is essential, especially for those of us who don’t drive polluting cars. Let’s have our railways back as a service to the people, not owned by money men.
Saffron Swansborough, HerstmonceuxI heard about this campaign group on the Today programme recently. The spokesperson was terrific. I sympathise with the disgruntled Southern staff too.
Tom Black, OxfordI have been a rail user all my life and have never seen the system improve, not one bit, in any way and most of my use has been since privatisation.
Philipa Coughlan, Bexhill-on-SeaJoin the national protest on April 1st.
John Robinson, LincolnThe franchise system isn’t working. We need proper trains with enough coaches so that people can travel in comfort and at reasonable prices.
Marion Legge, NottinghamThe railways should never have been privatised.
Ian Smith, LeedsThe rail industry needs to be run safely for all and not for profit by the few.
Catherine Spink-White, PerthWe must get back for the people what the British taxpayer laboured long and hard for.
John Hinchliffe, LeedsMy dad was always an instinctive Tory, but the rush to privatisation in the 80s onwards turned him Labour but not quite as far left as me. I would nationalise all public services.
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.
Edward Abel, BirminghamThe slogan says it all.
Peter Gillon, Sowerby BridgePrivatisation has been a disaster for the railways. We subsidise it more now than when it was publicly owned.
Sasha Farooqi, LondonPlease bring back British Rail – we need it now more than ever and upgrade it to faster rail like the Toronto Transit Trains built by Bombardier. – https://www.metrolinx.co
Jill Caretto, HarlowTransport should not be run to make a profit for shareholders. Any profit should be used to maintain and upgrade.
June Sutherby, PocklingtonPrivatisation for profit is obscene, selfish, greedy and undemocratic.
Caroline Dumonteil, LondonEvidence shows that the privatised rail system here is not serving the public interest. It costs far more, is inefficient and deeply disliked by most people in the UK.
Peter Staker, EdinburghI wasn’t around when British Rail was running, but when I see other European countries with railways of a quality almost unrecognisable to us in Britain, I want BR.
Pete Sapwell, DewsburyMy interest in this is a personal one. I was brought up in a railway cottage in Wolverton. My Dad was a brass fitter and worked there man and boy. It should belong to the people.
Catherine McChleery, CoventryGive us back a decent service with reasonably priced tickets.
Jon Smith, BristolTrain fares are way too overpriced.
David TigwellLast year not a single train I travelled on with GWR was on time.
Tom Halpin, AberystwythThis alleged privatisation has been costing British tax-payers far too much and provided nothing for us. Seize the so-called rail companies’ assets and re-nationalise.
Hector, CheshirePrivatisation was brought about by men for whom the continuous accumulation of money is the single focus of their existence as human beings.
Bill Parry, LiverpoolRe-nationalise all privatised concerns without compensation.
George Symes-Davidson, PlymouthThe rail service is terrible and tickets are too expensive. It costs me less in fuel and insurance combined to get most places in my car, instead of using rail.
Robert H Marshall, South Woodham FerrersEnd this privatisation and give us back our British Rail lines.
Peter Forster, HaltwhistleThis has to be done. No more big profits from robbing the people who pay Fares.
Margaret Hines, SheffieldBring back British Rail then fewer cars on the roads.
Tom Austin, CrewePrivatisation has hit the buffers. Bring Back British Rail!