Sean Connor, GlasgowA public transportation system for the people should be run by the people and not run for profit.
David Samuels, Bishop’s StortfordRailways should be in the public domain because they offer (or should) a public service. The idea of making private profit from railways is ludicrous.
Sue Caro, LondonWhy should private rail operators who make huge profits and rip us off with high fares receive much higher subsidies than British Rail did? It’s daylight robbery.
Joe Meredith, RiscaPublic ownership is in the people’s best interest to have a system that everyone can depend on.
David Eldridge, WallingfordI’ve had enough of this privatised rail charade, costing taxpayers more and more. East Coast Direct Rail is the right approach. Re-open strategic lines, e.g. Oxford-Cambridge.
Carolynne Coulson, StokesleyDrop profit just for the rich and bring back common sense and good service.
Peter Woodcock, LondonIt’s common sense to re-nationalise the railways and use the profits for this country.
Elisabeth Winkler, BristolThese are our trains and we need them. No one should be making vast profits at our expense. Also we need a unified network not a segmented one.
Keith Foulds, SheffieldThe proof is in East Coast Trains.
Stephen Hine, ReadingBBBR. Except this time make it accountable to a committee of the travelling public, railway experts, successful business people, and no politicians. Thank you.
Graeme Holland, DerbyEx-driver now overhead line electrification manager.
Jordan SmithSolidarity.
Nicky Hamilton-Smith, EdinburghPublic transport should not be run for private profit.
Casey Tremain, PortsmouthWe used to moan about trains being late but the prices were fair and the staff with whom I had contact were always helpful.
Kay Green, HastingsMy partner works for a railway company. I travel by train a lot. We both know from experience why we need our railways back in public hands.
Stephen Beasley, LondonI support this campaign wholeheartedly.
Elaine Armstrong, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe rail services have deteriorated enormously since privatisation and fares just go up and up. Privatisation equals bad service, full stop.
Maggie Black, Staines-upon-ThamesRemember how much better it all was before privatisation.
Kevin O’Hanrahan, LondonNationalise the means of production, distribution and exchange.
Jenny Reeves, FavershamMake public transport a public concern once more. Tickets are not profit slips for fat cats.
Darren Rafferty, SheffieldPrivatisation hasn’t worked and the debt is even bigger than British Rail ever had.
William Hughes, RugbyBR got a quarter of the subsidy of the private companies and did a better job.
Jean Nash, PontefractPlease bring it back.
Angelique Palombo, GlastonburyThis is needed.
Keith Stepney, SwanscombeBritish Rail had no big crashes and trains ran on time. Return the railways to British Rail and return to a good service.
Michael Benis, HoveSense and responsibility, not politics.
Robert Street, DronfieldThe East Coast Line shows how successful public ownership can be, ploughing profits back into the Treasury. Privatisation is a failed ideology.
Damian Toal, BrightonI’m sick to death of funding shareholders’ lifestyle over service.
Maureen Price, HartlepoolToo many services have been axed making it difficult to go on what should be simple journeys without several changes.
Tim Pennington, LondonWhen is enough profit enough? Travelling by train is becoming unaffordable.