Michael Kirkman, YorkLet the franchises run to their end and then take them back without the need for compensation.
Jim Gannon, LondonThis gets my vote.
Derek Lilley, Hemel HempsteadBring the railways back into the fold and stop the profiteering.
Graham Williams, HamptonRailways are a public service and need to be run as such. We are wasting millions of taxpayers’ money running private railways.
Jeff Lewis, EastbourneTake it from the greedy shareholders who are pushing prices through the roof.
Jayne Smith, BridportBring the railways back to more rural areas as many lines are still there. It would help get freight off the roads too.
John Simons, SouthamptonThe entire nation could have cheap, reliable transport if run properly.
Conor Murphy, HuddersfieldNationalised means better fares, better service and direct, competent ownership. Look at DB in Germany. Public can also mean profit.
Benjamin Sirota, WhitstableThe profits will then go to the country so just do it.
Hatim Abou, MoroccoThanks for sending me stickers. Good luck.
Neti Blackwell, Hebden BridgeTransportation will never be cost-effective if run for profit.
John Somers, MirfieldPut the railways back into public ownership.
Andrew Iddenden, AldershotA government decision that was incredibly misguided and influenced by greed and corruption.
Colin Snow, ChelmsfordI’m already signed up with East Coast following excellent service between Kings Cross to and from Inverness this year.
Steven EvansThe trains are overcrowded, smelly and dirty, which is a nice way to start my journey to work.
Tessa Gordziejko, Hebden BridgeThe privatisation experiment has failed. Rail transport is an integrated service essential to the economy and needs public ownership.
Phillip Seaborne, LeominsterIt’s about time there was some joined-up thinking on our railways, not this disjointed mess we have now.
Gordon Meredith, CinderfordThe success of the East Coast line when taken out of private hands is proof enough, if proof were needed.
Carol Neist, Perth, AustraliaBelieve me, the chaos that is railway in the UK is doing the tourist industry no good at all. It’s complicated and confusing.
Dhruv Parapurath, LondonBring it back!
Charles Page, Carbost, Isle of SkyeThe whole franchising business is ridiculous, incredibly costly and to no obvious purpose.
Steve Bonallie, SunderlandI’ll never forget the train journey from Norwich on a two car train with only one engine working, crawling along at 20mph on a red hot day and no air conditioning.
Paul Hathaway, StaffordIt’s time the railways are nationalised again. The private companies have reaped millions in profit and failed on all levels. Unacceptable.
Maggie Lewis, Waltham-on-the-WoldsI understand what you mean but I dislike the British Rail tag. Let’s aim a little higher than that.
Robert Bain, GlasgowPrivate companies are being subsidised for failures and raking in huge profits whilst the average citizen’s fare is being jacked up exponentially. Bring back British Rail.
Anita O’Mahoney-Hamilton, HenlowI’m fed up with cancelled trains.
Michael Rand, LancingThe heavily-subsidised private companies just cost more to run as with energy, water and health.
Rita Stroud, IpswichSome of us are old enough to remember the railways used to run a lot better than they do now, and it was affordable for everyone. We need to take it back.
Gareth Edmondson, AmmanfordI agree totally. Good luck with your campaign.
Nicholas Flatt, ChelmsfordPrivatisation does not work.