Vorn Hancock, CambridgeNot everything in society needs to be organised to be profitable.
Lauren Palliser, EastbourneA return to an affordable and profitable publicly-owned railway immediately. The injustice and shambles of a system we have at the moment must be reversed.
Nicholas Figgis, LondonPrivate railways are an expensive scam.
Stuart Daw, Newcastle-under-LymeWhat a way to run a railway!
Lorenz Fritschi, Rennes, FranceYes. British Rail for ever.
Lesley Burt, ChristchurchWe need a rail network that networks for people who use it (or would use it if it worked properly) – not for profiteers.
Toby Lister, BristolTime to end the farce that has become the privatised rail service.
Bernard Hurley, Hemel HempsteadWe need a reliable, reasonably priced, rail service. This will never be achieved without re-nationalisation.
Jane Morris, BedfordBritish Rail should never have been privatised in the first place.
Marianne Bennett, MilnthorpeThe nuclear industry is in public ownership and we pay over and over. The railway system should be in public ownership.
Peter Wright, LondonRe-nationalise the railways.
Jimmy McGurk, LivingstonI can remember when British Rail ran things and there were cancellations and late arrivals, but privatisation ruined the service to all but the folk who made a killing from it.
Paul Williamson, CoventryBR gave us the 125 and 225. Privatisation gave us Voyagers – and taxpayers’ money syphoned off into tax havens and foreign governments.
Liam Murphy, LondonThe new timetables are terrible and on top of this there are frequent cancellations and short trains resulting in overcrowding.
Catherine Luke, ZurichI have no idea where to get the best prices and timetables anymore. It used to be so straightforward with one company for the whole UK. Coming from abroad is a nightmare.
John Hogg, Grantown-on-SpeyToo much profiteering by current rail operating companies, a complete shambles.
Susan Ernest, LondonI love to travel on trains but I don’t want my money to go to private owners. Trains are a basic human necessity.
Janet Russell, SilsdenI wanted (even expected) that John Prescott might achieve this when the Blair government got in. I’m still waiting and hoping.
Valerie Grant, GatesheadThe railways are better run under British Rail.
Natalie Morton, LeedsIt really should be a national service that is not for private profit.
Susan Roberts, AbertilleryRegrettably, commonsense isn’t too common. This is undeniably achievable, so let’s do it.
David Weldon, BirminghamThe rail service has not been the same since British Rail. Bring it back.
Graham Williams, SwindonOverpriced tickets and poor service.
James Sheehy, BournemouthI can only hope that my single signature could one day pave a way to a public transport system that works, instead of the money-spinning business that we have now.
Joan Vickers, DarlingtonA re-unified national rail network could lead to greater efficiency and a less complex pricing system.
Janette Dillon, NottinghamBring back responsibility for the customer’s whole journey, not piecemeal journeys for the profit of separate companies.
Derek Collier, GolspiePrivatised railways only work for the investors, not the travelling public. They’re expensive, unreliable transport. The most efficient railways are nationalised.
Duncan Marks, YorkCommon sense shouldn’t need to be fought for. Wise up Westminster!
Susan Power, BrightonAlso, please bring back the T-shirt. It’s a good way of generating comment and raising awareness. Thanks.
Adrian Neal, CambridgeRail travel is currently such poor value for money, and is an un-integrated mess. Why should the companies make so much profit for giving so little? Try BR again.