Good luck with the campaign.

James Mundy, New Eltham

How can a fragmented service serve the needs of the UK? Co-ordination and integration of all public transport services is what is required, not mindless competition

Eddie Klos, Sheffield

Let’s get rid of the fat cats who only want profits instead of service. Let’s start thinking of the people who travel and the staff who work for them.

Roger Dickings, Peterborough

One railway publicly owned.

David Deadman, Belvedere

This must be done for the sake of our nation and rail safety.

Colin Anderson, Dunstable

How are these money-grabbing and subsidised services better than the old British Rail?

Linda Urquhart, Loughborough

Northern Rail – what a rip off.

Anthony Webster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The East Coast line has demonstrated how a well run line can satisfy its customers and put its profits into the Exchequer. What more do you want?

Konnie Lloyd, Nottingham

I have never felt that a national railway network should be in the hands of separate companies. The service varies so much between them and there is little co-ordination.

Duncan Baillie, Kilmarnock

Politicians like the idea of privatisation because it can generate a lot of money and money is the usually one of the few things that politicians truly understand.

Maxwell Hough, Wigan

Keep services for the people public.

Colette Merkelt, Flitwick

Bring back British Rail. What more to say?

Marina Wilson, Peterborough

An excellent idea. Here’s hoping.

Andrea Chapman, London

It’s much better to have the government running the rail system for the good of the country and not shareholders.

Jean Berry, Nottingham

Privatisation was a code-word for confiscation of a national asset. I’m not sure I like “nationalisation” – could we substitute “common ownership”?

Gina Bridgeland, Brighouse

Passengers before profits.

Denis Howe, London

British Rail was so much better than what we have now. Bring it back.

Annie Mulholland, Bradford-on-Avon

I did an apprenticeship at Wolverton Works in the days of Dual-Heating. 97 trades. I’m a rail modeller, and steam fan.

Trevor Walden, Southampton

My step-dad used to work for British Rail, but when they changed over to all other companies he got made redundant.

Shane Stephenson-King, Torquay

Can we have a society in which people matter first please?

Ian Middlehurst, Sunbury on Thames

We should re-nationalise all our sold-off utilities. No-one asked us for permission.

Joyce Wood, Northampton

Privatisation does not work, as there is no-one responsible for regulating the service.

Sylvia Wilkins, Nottingham

European railways work better than ours. All are nationalised and cleaner, cheaper, faster.

Mary-Rose Grasar, Bamber Bridge

Get more commercial transport back on the rails and off our roads.

David Fox, Chesterfield

Public transportation is just that; delivering a PUBLIC service, not just profits for a few shareholders.

L Frishwasser, Bath

The railway represents a significant national asset which should be treasured, not milked for maximum profit.

Martyn Dormer, Bath

Yes, I agree that it should be returned to British Rail.

David Houghton, Lytham St Anne’s

Railways should be nationalised, upgraded and provide cheap alternative travel to take as much traffic off the roads as possible.

Jean Wanless, Glasgow

Beeching’s rationalised railway made commercial competition impossible as each route is is a monopoly. The only sane way to operate this is as a nationalised entity.

Jo Turner, Leeds

Bring back British Rail.

Beth Moseley, Norwich