David Gillman, HarlowRail fares are too high. A unified system would be much more cost effective.
Jean Withers, MorecambeThe railways should never have been taken out of public ownership.
Steve Gordon, BedfordPrivatisation is only good for profit-making and nothing to do with customers. First Capital Connect are atrocious and have done nothing for rail travel.
David Broadmeadow, LouthIt’s ludicrous that the profit-making (for the taxpayer), East Coast Trains has been re-privatised. That’s dogma gone mad.
Jean Smith, BrentwoodReduce road traffic and fumes. Re-nationalise the rail industry and make trains affordable and efficient.
Ian Ashleigh, East GrinsteadAs a daily rail user, this has to happen.
Sebastian Hall, LondonOur train network is vastly inferior to that of any other major European country, and is an embarrassment.
Jon Matthews, SwanleyVote Green to bring back British Rail.
Keith Lewis, CardiffAn integrated, modernised railway system should be for the benefit of all the nation, not just shareholders and rich executives.
Kevin Farrer, EdinburghRe-nationalise rail travel now and end the gravy train for the fat cats. Public transport for the public good.
Nea McKeon, Albuquerque, USAI loved British Rail as a tourist. I miss it.
Joe Kerr, LondonRail travel is experiencing a renaissance currently, so why aren’t we reaping the benefits? I want a public railway again.
Ronald Nicolson, KilmacolmIncomprehensible why foreign state-owned railways can be allowed to run UK rail franchises. System totally discredited. Bring back British Rail.
Helen Pengelly, BarnhamI regularly travel by train but am finding increasingly it is cheaper to drive.
Jessica Harriott-Kerr, ReadingHow can it be cheaper to fly to Paris than visit a loved one in Yorkshire? To buy my return ticket to work I have to work the equivalent of 4.5 hours, which is nearly half my day.
Richard Mandridge, PetersfieldBring back British Rail. What a nonsense that money which should be ploughed back into a better rail service is used to line the pockets of shareholders.
Jamie Bramwell, CheshireBring back not only British Rail, but all water, gas, electric and banks – all into public ownership and get this country back on track!
Douglas Mitchell, BedfordTake back the community’s railways.
Duncan Harris, Melton MowbrayPrivatisation has been an unmitigated disaster.
Benjamin Walker, ManchesterPrivatisation of such a valuable service was a catastrophe from the start, so let’s rectify the mistakes of the past.
Kevin Webb, AccringtonThe current rail structure is lunacy with no real competition anyway. I believe there are 23 companies responsible for different aspects of safety etc.
James Hurst, Newcastle-upon-TyneEast Coast line making a profit for the country and yet they want to privatise it – where is the common sense in that?
Antony Milek, MirfieldRe-nationalisation of the rail companies will bring fares down and allow more to commute happily. It’s greater for the 99% paying into the nation than to a set of businessmen.
Janis Cairns, ManchesterImprovement in rail services – more carriages, punctuality, cleaner / greener trains – is needed now. No more fare increases lining pockets of shareholders!
Martin DawsonBest wishes in your campaign. I saw a sticker on a sign next to a railway track while train spotting with a friend.
Susan Pethybridge, Newcastle-upon-TyneA modern unified rail service is essential for now and the future, both environmentally and socially.
Andrew Appleyard, OldhamAll public transport networks and systems should be run as not-for-profit, and all should either be re-nationalised or re-regulated whichever it is under.
Ricky MillingI would love to go to explore England more during the weekends, but the price of travel just stops me. This is why rural towns and villages are closing down.
Lawson Cartwright, WorcesterBritain has the highest train fares in Western Europe. National Rail receives billions each year in grants so it is in all intents and purposes state-run.
Sharon Kelly, LondonPeople before profit.