Matthew Dalziel, DundeeA national rail network should offer affordable transport to the nation and thereby decrease the environmental cost of excessive private car use.
Pietro Halle, LondonFor a better rail service.
Ahsan Naseer, BirminghamPlease bring back real rail travel in the UK.
Michael Woodward, NottinghamIf the East Coast mainline can be run at a profit by the public sector, so can the rest of the network.
David McDermid, Newton MearnsPrivatisation of BR was one of the most inexcusable government decisions ever. We are left with high fares and bad service. Privatisation didn’t work for BR.
J De Haart, LondonWorsening services for more and more money.
Richard Wilson, LondonIt’s disgusting that other national rail networks are subsidised in order to make profits that could be going towards our own government. BBBR.
David Wallace, BirminghamThe railways already belonged to us. The government have no right selling them off. Where did the money go to after the sell off ?
James Mackay, GlasgowGive it back: you’ve mucked it up.
Brian Marden, ObanIt seems strange to be subsidising multi-millionaires to run our rail system, yet cutting benefits for some of our most vulnerable citizens.
Gillian Murray, NottinghamWhenever I travel on trains of our European neighbours I envy their systems and feel ashamed of the mess and confusion foreign travellers meet in the UK.
Charles Burgess, EastbournePower to the people.
Graham Sessions, CullomptonRail travel should be unified, convenient, affordable, synchronized and fares standardised.
David Larder, RetfordWe know how good East Coast in public ownership is.
David Cairns, BlandfordIt was never theirs to sell.
Alan Hughes, OxfordRe-nationalise British Rail.
Jayne Carter, Weston super MareCommuting on modern trains costs more than driving. How can this be moral? Privatisation was a horrible mistake and should never have been done.
Andrew Bigby, LondonI’m supporting a travel system for all.
Paul Pyle, NorthumberlandEast Coast showed a public operator could make money that can be re-invested in rail and not the pockets of the few.
Hadi Mehrpouya, EdinburghThis is a wonderful movement. My stomach turns every time I hear about the subsidies, and the amount of money private companies are stealing from the public.
Martin Reeve, Newton AbbotRail travel is only for the well-off and needs to be brought back into public ownership so we can all afford it. It would make the world a safer and cleaner place as well.
Andrew Green, SwanseaBig profits, low investment, disastrous service. Change is needed now.
John Dady, EnfieldIt makes sense on so many counts.
Elspeth Gray, EdinburghOther countries run superb, state-run rail services. Why can’t we?
Gabriella Apicella, LondonRail prices have become a joke. Re-nationalising this essential service is a brilliant idea so that people can make less use of their cars and more use of railways.
Keith Ward, NottinghamBring back BR and bring back the design and manufacture of all trains to the UK as a matter of government industrial policy.
Rosemary Rayner, ColchesterWe need sensible integration and investment.
Patricia Reeman, NorthallertonThe railway network is part of a very necessary form of transportation for work and pleasure and should not be a money-making private business.
John Campbell, ManchesterReverse this ridiculous example of Tory dogma as soon as possible. The Railtrack fiasco proved how poorly thought out it all was.
Brian Watson, RotherhamBring British Rail back under public ownership, and gas and electricity too if you ask me. Power back to the people.