Phil Sherwin, LondonBring back British Rail.
David Gutteridge, ChesterfieldThe fare structure is ridiculously complex and the prices are a rip-off. Competition has achieved nothing for the ordinary traveller.
Philip Davis, BirminghamThe fragmented privatised railway is still paid for by the taxpayer, yet is so inefficient that it costs three times what BR cost. It’s time to give us back our national railway.
Noah Law, LostwithielIf we can run a service not for the profit of a few but for the good of the people then why not? The train operating companies are not genuinely competitive anyway.
David Fletcher, NuneatonRail is a natural monopoly so public ownership is the appropriate system.
Andrew Bromley-Waugh, KentPrivatising the railways has been the biggest con job by the conservative party. It was always about profiteering for a selective clientele, and not serving the public.
Davie Root, CambridgeI fully support your cause. There are too many money grabbing folk in jobs they know nothing about.
K Badlan, LudlowThis needs doing.
John Dadacz, Sutton-in-AshfieldYes unify the rail services; you know it makes sense.
Peter J Walker, BillinghamThe success of the Direct Operation of East Coast shows that taking all rail services back into public control would most likely be more successful than re-franchising.
James Robinson, WhitehavenBring rail fares down.
Benjamin Wheeler, AmblesideI have to take the train twice a week and I can’t afford these fares. On one of the Trans-Pennine routes the fare is nearly one pound a minute. It’s insane and has to stop.
John Doughty, NottinghamTrains for people not private profit.
Penny Hassack, St AlbansThere is no reason at all why we should not have modern, efficient, cost-effective public services. It’s common sense that this will work better for our railways.
Sam Bailey, LeedsThe trains belong to us – they’ve been stolen by fraudulent thieves.
Ian Cook, ManchesterLet’s go forwards not backwards. It worked for us when BR was running from the 50s to the late 80s.
Julia Hudson, DerehamBring it back now. If fares were cheaper more people would use it. It was built as one railway and should be one railway connection.
Julie Wassmer, KentI’m sick of paying for Network Rail contracting out and giving themselves massive pay-outs. They are environmental vandals to boot. Bring back a proper nationalised railway.
Malcolm Ramskill, LeedsRe-nationalise the rail network for the good of the country.
Timothy Sercombe, ExeterWe pay out millions in subsidies, so that shareholders get a dividend every year.
Stan Newens, HarlowThe privatisation of our rail service was an expensive disgrace and should be reversed.
David Gallemore, Leamington SpaIs there a local group?
Peter Such, CanterburyI support a nationalised rail network.
Mike Jakeways, OundleBrilliant. Fight.
Susan Power, BrightonAlso, please bring back the T-shirt. It’s a good way of generating comment and raising awareness. Thanks.
Anita Smith, MirfieldThe only recent franchise that ran on time and made a profit was one taken over and run by the state.
Niamh Mulvey, LondonI sign because of daily misery caused by Southeastern railway.
Graham Hale, Hemel HempsteadIt was better when we owned it.
Alan Smith, AshbournePrivatising BR was an act of idiocy.