Annette Mansell-Green, BirminghamPrivatisation has been a completely failed capitalist experiment. We demand our railways be returned to us now.
Mark Read, Newcastle-upon-TynePublic transport. The clue is in the title.
Stephen White, DarlingtonThe East Coast Line before privatisation was excellent. I would like it to return to those standards.
Michael Gale, LondonPrivate monopolies don’t work. There is only one rail network and there should be one public organisation running it.
Phillip Green, Brompton RegisBritish Rail sold cheaply to private companies has cost taxpayers billions ever since – taxes paid to shareholders.
Nicholas Bradley, ExeterStop the rip-off prices. It’s the most expensive public transport in the EU.
Angela Sansam, HarrogatePrivatisation has been a complete disaster and has definitely not brought benefits for rail users.
Sam Parkins, HuddersfieldPublic transport should be public, not private.
Mike Bellion, SedberghEfficient public transport is not a market product for customers to fight over. It is basic requirement of a prosperous and civil society.
Matthew Hardy, LondonEast Coast, owned by a trust, returns the most money to the Treasury. Let’s roll out that model and bring back British Rail.
Peter Webster, Clacton-on-SeaRail transport is worse now than it’s ever been – more expensive than the vast majority of the world and is going nowhere fast.
Phil Robinson, LancashireI’m sick of paying through the nose to be transported like cattle!
Tate Matthews, ChertseyIt should be a public service not a profit-making organisation.
Derek Wood, OakworthStop giving loads of money to shareholders.
Fred Hayles, St Leonards On SeaAll British owned utilities have gone down hill since Maggie Thatcher started her demolition of Great Britain.
Sebastian Clare, DublinI want not only for the railways to be returned to public ownership, but for all transport provision to be unified under a National Transport Service, mimicking the NHS.
Terry Thomson, SwanseaInstead of wasting money on high speed rail, spend it on putting back all the branch lines to bring life back into the country, also creating lots more jobs.
Mark Hansen, LondonWe’ve spent more taxpayers’ money on the railways under privatisation than at any other time in railway history and it’s just lining shareholders’ pockets.
Catherine Russell, BattleThe franchise model is totally unsuitable for a modern rail network. It is less efficient and we are being priced out of travel and sometimes our jobs.
Simon Joseph Evans, Bishop AucklandWhat a great big mistake privatising the railway. It’s another money making opportunity.
David Swan, LondonA country needs an infrastructure. Tories believe everything should make private profit, but charging higher and higher prices beyond customers’ wallets is no answer.
Nicholas Parry, ColchesterBring back British Rail.
Joel Miller, HorleyPublic services for people not for profit.
Gina Kirby, LeedsMajor had no business selling my railway to his friends. I want it back.
David Cairns, BlandfordIt was never theirs to sell.
Liam Matthews, EssexAbsolutely shocking service from Greater Anglia, with trains always late and so, so over-priced. I can never get a seat.
Alexander Cruisey, BrightonMake it happen.
Richard Sharp, ColchesterI strongly support this campaign. Rail travel to work is becoming prohibitive by cost and is causing an exodus of talent from the city.
Andy Mizzi, MorecambeYou know it makes sense.
Darren Burling, ChesterIt’s time for people to take the railways back.