I can remember with happiness before Beeching and privatisation.

James Keiller, Cheltenham

One country, one rail network, one railway operating company.

Kevin Slade, Saltford

Public services are becoming a system of exploitation against the people who must use them, and in fact work for them.

Eleni Stavrou, Derby

An absolute necessity for a nation that needs to put its people first.

Andrew & Barbara Fellows, Wakefield

Trains constantly late, outrageously poor capacity, fare hikes every year, compensation services are awful. This has not worked. End privatisation for good.

Andrew Morton, Huddersfield

Public railway, not run by business for dividend profit, ideally means income (except basic expenses) can be returned to system – allowing investment in upgrades.

Christopher Hyde, Dunstable

The Government should hold a majority stake in Britain’s railway network. Fully private franchises do not benefit the taxpayer or the consumer.

Chris Power, York

Bring back BR. Reverse the Beeching cuts.

Neil Redfern, Heswall

People before profits.

Nigel Hayes, Kettering

Definitely a campaign to support because the current situation with regard to the railway network is completely ludicrous.

Peter Duncan, Stockbridge

It’s about time we shut down this bunch of crooks.

Bill Walker, Lye

Get all railway out of hands of greedy stockholders.

John Goosetree, Spalding

I demand a re-unified national rail network. Capitalist gain is the operational cause of all failure on this planet. Provide for the people, not for their profit.

Daniel Scroggs, Bristol

Nationalise all utilities.

Lynn Evans, Stourport-on-Severn

As someone who’s travelled on the East Anglia services for a long time, every franchise we’ve ever had has failed. Time to re-nationalise.

Rosie Hucklesby, Colchester

Re-nationalise the railways.

Carl Conway, Redcar

Too much money from Britain’s railways subsidising those in Europe.

Nick Gazeley, Luton

The railways are getting worse and worse under private ownership.

Tobias Abse, London

Some things in life should never be privatised. Education, the NHS, the Police, the Post Office and the Railways.

Bobbie Syrett, Leeds

I couldn’t agree more with the sentiment of this campaign.

Judd Harrison, Cambridge

Private means worse usually.

James Orr, Cambridge

The UK needs a public unified rail service for public transport.

Jon Rust, Holmfirth

Other EU countries have it so much better, so why can’t we?

Simon McDonagh, Lewes

Privatisation is for the few to get stinking rich. The clue is in the word private.

John Doyle, Addlestone

This is long overdue. Bring it back now.

Colin Bull, London

This is so obvious it hurts.

Ian Cumpstey, Penrith

National infrastructure should not be privately owned.

David Williamson, Bicester

Southern Rail made my life misery for years and may now prevent me from moving from London back to Brighton to be closer to my family, as I might not be able to get to work.

Claudia Tarry, London

How can a return ticket with one change be more expensive than the same journey broken up into four journeys?

Andrew Strong, Llandrindod Wells

I’ve been using East Coast trains for the last year and a half. I would hate to see this change.

Tereena Costard, Slough