Make rail travel affordable to the masses.

Nigel Powis, Coventry

Bring back British Rail. It is the only answer to stop the ever increasing of fares.

Jonathan Grinham, Lewisham

It will be fairer and safer and profit will go back into improving rail services and not to shareholders.

Robert Hart, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Our railways should be run for the benefit of the people who use them, not for the select few who own them.

Simon Godfrey, Kilwinning

Southeastern are a disgrace.

Alex Veysey, Meopham

If it’s not broke don’t try and fix it. The government should never have privatised the railways. Bring back the slam door train too.

Lerone Rose, Peterborough

It’s scandalous that the government wants to sell off Network Rail. We absolutely must keep it in public hands.

Michael Thompson, High Peak

Tax payers paid for British Rail and they have a say in what to do with BR, not money grabbing MPs.

Brian Stephens, Sunderland

Bring it back in the name of, and in service to, the people of the United Kingdom.

Lewis Stowe, Coventry

East coast has been successful since in public hands. Keep it and transfer others.

Teresa Saunders, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

If it improves service then I’m happy.

Michael Greenwood, Braintree

Privatisation is really backward. Our rail network has gone down the toilet, all in the name of private profits. Change it.

Jake Eiseman-Renyard, London

Obvious solution.

Matthew Nelmes, London

This is unfortunately all I’ve known (as a 27 year old). I cannot fathom how it could be more difficult than it is in this situation if it was nationalised.

Zac Duncan, 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

Commercial organisations should not be permitted to run essential public infrastructure. They favour profit over customer needs.

Daniel Honer, Chelmsford

We need a coherent and fair transport system for this country which people can afford to use. Private interests have led to exorbitant fares and a fragmented service.

April Virgoe, Ulceby

We’ve had enough of everything privatised, but especially our railways. Bring back British Rail and stop lining the fat cats’ pockets.

Linda Ibbetson, Wakefield

The East Coast line makes a net profit run by the public sector. Perhaps the rest can too.

Jenny Shevlin, Leeds

Transport needs to become not-for-profit.

Karl Walker, Birmingham

Increase of fares, poor service, continuously delayed or cancelled. Our money is wasted and goes towards profit hungry idiots.

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By signing this I am not showing any political allegiance – just a preference for Tunisian rail travel which is much superior to Britain’s. This must mean something.

Wendy Venters, Fraserburgh

It’s time to return to Social Democracy.

Michael Hare, Warrington

Public transport should be a service, not a business.

Jan Halligan, Holmfirth

Things need to change. We must have the worst railway in Europe.

Owen McGreevy, Edinburgh

Trains for transport not profit.

Leslie Dalton, Weston-super-Mare

People before profit.

Diane Hibbert, Rainworth

We need a railway system to be proud of, which can once again become the envy of the world!

Neil Sheehan, Merseyside

I work for Network Rail and see first hand how both passengers and staff could and should benefit from a unified railway network.

Jamie Clarke, Leeds