Martin Cornish, LondonNot before time.
Robert Chinnery, GraysBring back British Rail and stop the rip-off of the extremely high fares we are forced to pay.
Craig Lydiate, ManchesterI cannot see any other way to make this work.
Chrissie Chadney, St AlbansOur country deserves a national rail service, subsidised as necessary from the taxes I pay – a good use of my money.
Elaine Green, St AlbansThe rail network is being destroyed by profiteers.
Chuck Elliot, SheffieldPrivatised railways make no sense. Competition is impossible within rail services. Nationalisation is the only sensible policy.
Pauline Mackintosh, NottinghamForeigners are bemused by the broken disconnected rail travel that we have. I am too. It is vital to have a joined-up, coherent service to keep business slick and safe.
Joe DiamondGood luck with the campaign! As a commuter I thank you for your efforts.
Roger Calvert, NorthallertonI notice how much profit East Coast Lines has made which has not made the slightest impact on Government thinking because privatisation is purely ideological.
Lesley Silver, BedfordThis is a public service, not a public cash cow.
Margaret Gordon, GodalmingPrivatisation has not worked. We have spent a fortune putting money into shareholders’ pockets instead of reinvesting it back into the railway system.
Steve Wood, SandwichTransport for the people.
Robert Harvey, BourneAnd restore the lines that Beeching should never have axed.
Jean Mertzanakis, LeedsIf BR reduces prices and doesn’t make me sit on my luggage from Leeds to London I might use trains again rather than National Express buses.
Derek Wagstaff, PlymouthBring back British Rail, run by the people for the people at a profit for the people not private business.
Jane King, LondonI am so sick of greedy corporate cats making money from what is an essential daily need for the vast majority of people. Other countries put people before profit.
Andy Morten, FromeIt’s about time somebody seriously considered this.
Irene Coleman, LeedsI want East Coast Rail to stay in public hands and then the rest of the network to follow.
Nancy NealIn the US the push for the privatisation of government functions and services has always resulted in reduced services at higher costs.
Sergio Girardini, LondonPeople not profit.
Nigel Parry, EdinburghThe rail service prices have rocketed up. Edinburgh – London used to be £80 in the 1990s. Better public transport is essential for the economy.
Jon Carver, BedfordPrivate companies messed it up once. Nationalised it had its faults, but this re-privatisation is a disaster. The only investment in our railways is still public.
Colin Wane, BarnsleyPrivatisation hasn’t worked for many franchisees and definitely hasn’t worked for the passenger. Bring back BR. DB was 100% cheap and punctual when I worked in Germany.
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.
Aubrey Brazier, DraycottI’m ex BR retired. Stop HS2 in the process. It was planned by people who can only draw straight lines.
Jean Wilson, BradfordWe need a not-for-profit rail network. East Coast has succeeded since being taken out of failing private hands. Bonuses and payments to shareholders put the prices up.
Emma Cand, LondonFree market without the possibility of boycotting?
Sonia Gray-Clough, HarrogateThe ownership of the railways should never have been separated. The railway experts said it would not work and it doesn’t.
Paul DaviesThe current situation is appalling. When I was a youngster I wouldn’t hesitate to get the train to London, but I need an extension on the mortgage to go now.