Railways should exist to serve the public, not to make a profit at the travelling public’s expense.

Francis Voisey, Exeter

The shambolic Northern ‘service’ currently destroying the Windermere branch line is yet another reason why we need to BBBR.

Adrian Porter, Kendal

It’s never been right since privatisation.

Graham Dixon, Gregson Lane

I fully support your campaign to stop wasting huge amounts of money on supporting the privatised farce of a railway.

Phillip Watson, York

This is a no-brainer. A completely unified and integrated rail service is the only practical way forward. All else is madness.

Pete Turner, Pershore

Ludicrous that train fares are so high it stops people travelling freely and spontaneously. It’s bad for tourism.

Campbell Sangster, London

It’s an irony that most of our trains are operated in some form by a state railway, but it’s just not our state. If we are going to be like this, why not make it Britain’s Railways?

Tom Gibbs

Nineteen years of commuting – and rail is by far the best, but no longer the cheapest way.

Michael Wilson, Bexhill-on-Sea

People not profit. Re-unify our country again. Encourage us off the roads.

Fenella Watts, Southampton

I’m sick and tired of paying through the nose and having a rubbish service.

Paul Booth, Bedford

I use East Coast and it’s better than it’s ever been. Let’s keep it, and get the rest back.

Bill Linton, London

Let’s apply some common sense to public transport and especially trains please.

Cathy Lee, Swadlincote

Privatisation of the rail network never worked. This is infrastructure.

Francis Gilbert, London

The railways should be run for the benefit of the nation, not for private profit.

William Reynolds, Hounslow

People before profit. It’s that simple.

Alan Palmer, Nottingham

One organisation would give scope for greater efficiency and savings in costs.

William Ellerby, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Fundamental infrastructure needs to serve people, not profits.

Roland Bishop, Portsmouth

Common good, common sense.

Jeremy Hoyte, Oswestry

Since privatisation the service has become dreadful. Prices have risen and we don’t have the safety measures expected of a public body.

Ajay Nuseibeh, Hastings

Rail prices are going sky-high and the service isn’t improving one bit. Privatisation hasn’t worked. Profit shouldn’t be the main motivator in providing a public service.

Tony Gale, Derby

Because manufactured financial competition is not a good encouragement to do a good job.

Paul Hopwood, London

A fine campaign, but sadly facing an uphill struggle against politicians who cannot see what is obvious to everyone else.

Peter Bateman

Let’s have again a system designed for people to use rather than to maximise company profits – it’s called a service not a rip-off.

Bob Squires, Luton

And restore the lines that Beeching should never have axed.

Robert Harvey, Bourne

Let’s see a return for trains being run as a customer service and not for private profit.

Nick Crago, Harlington

It should be under public ownership as privatisation does not work.

Derek Ramsay, Sunderland

No national major utility service should be out of British hands, transport, power, water, national and international security, postal, telecoms etc.

Damon Drion, Durham

The privatised railway system which was imposed upon us is manifestly not fit for purpose. It is fractured and massively expensive both to run and travel on.

Stephen Thomas, London

Let the franchises run to their end and then take them back without the need for compensation.

Michael Kirkman, York

Take a look at the acreage of BR land (taxpayer-owned land) that has been sold to private developers.

Kit Jackson, Herne Hill