Henry Sanders, OxfordIt is a key national asset, fundamental to the economy and currently is being run for profit not for purpose.
Clive Swinsco, SheffieldRailways for people and our environment, not profit for the elite.
Martin Randle, CambridgeIt should never have been privatised.
Murray Grigor, InverkeithingNo other country ever divided their nationally-owned railway into so many disparate pieces to create the most expensive system in the world.
Barry Marshall, SheffieldThe system was miles better under the old public British Rail. The franchise system in my opinion is just a shambles.
Darren Pye, LeedsPassengers before shareholders.
Charles Alexander, Milton KeynesWhy do people hate BR so much, In the last year of service Inter-City East Coast was making more profit than it does now.
Angelo Servini, Haywards HeathLate trains, missed connections daily. There must be a better way. Expensive fares, yet taxpayers have to subsidise their dividends.
James Ford, ReadingUnify the network again.
Colin Tosh, East BoldonCheap railways are needed to get cars off the road. Rail use is too expensive at present.
Alexander Chopra, LondonBritish Rail was the world’s second most efficient railway until the horrific mistake of privatising it was made. Now we have to suffer high priced shambles..
Ben Page, BasildonLife with British Rail was cheaper, better run, more organised and had more available routes.
Chris Parsons, BodminThe railway should be a social service, not a commodity to be traded.
David Muir, GlastonburyI fully support the desire to bring back an international network serving Scotland and Wales and England, especially in Scotland.
Thomas Wilcox, StockportStop the rip-off.
Jane Francis, ReadingSurely this can be done by compulsory purchase? Then the profits can benefit all and prices can be kept down.
Sheila Loffill, KnaresboroughIt’s time this government realised that private isn’t always better than public. It’s time to re-nationalise.
Cathal McCarron, LondonChoo choo!
Joanna Heap, DerbyThe railway needs be back as one.
Katie Daley-Yates, BristolBrilliant idea!
Chris Langridge, MarlowThe government still pays for maintenance, improvements and extensions to the rail network. The franchisers aren’t investing as they agreed to in the contract tenders,
Jason Goodman, Canvey IslandI’ve signed this due to finding out it costs more for a 28 minute journey from Ashford to Stratford than it does for a trip from Paris to Berlin. How can we justify this?
John Bryan, YorkTran Pennine is overcrowded and East Coast is working well. That says it all.
Stephen Robinson, NortholtOverpriced, over complicated. I was stuck in Southampton and needed to beg a rival train company to get me home. It’s pathetic.
Ross Curtis, LondonNationalise ASAP to reduce fares and stop putting money into the pockets of greedy shareholders. Especially Richard Branson.
Sebastian Hart, IpswichI’m a student and it’s so expensive to get home to see my family.
Graham Thomas, Merthyr TydfilYes, bring back British rail, steel, coal, telecoms and gas, and stop the rich exploiting the poor.
James Mundy, New ElthamGood luck with the campaign.
Jamie Bolam Scott, NottinghamThis is long overdue. Even the Conservatives in many quarters agree that nationalisation is now the only way forward. Let’s get it back in public ownership and fix it.