Justin Smith, PlymouthWe need a railway that is a public service, not a profit-making business with expensive fares that is made possible by considerable injections of cash from taxpayers.
Dave Codling, CheshireMy kids may have to cycle two miles to school, as I find it more and more difficult to pay for public transport.
John Cutts, WorksopThatcher left us with a nice legacy.
Ian Shaw, CotgraveI am not a socialist, but believe the railway system and utilities should be in public ownership.
Anne Morrison, BristolWe need to be able to afford to travel by train again and to have a reliable service.
Tony Rawlings, WokingAlso red star.
Steve Allen, SheffieldJust make it public.
Margaret Berry, NottinghamThe railways should be for people, not private profit.
Jacqui Morris, ClactonMore good public transport, fewer cars.
Andy Steen, NottinghamNottingham station closed for six weeks, so they cancel services to Beeston and Long Eaton as well.
Gareth Bull, HoveI live in the Southern network area, British Rail cannot come back soon enough.
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.
David Jaggs, BillingtonI’m wholeheartedly behind this campaign.
Tim Gingell, LondonPrivatisation has never worked, and is expensive for the rail user, as well as being stupidly over-complicated
Ben M H, PlymouthI’m too young to have remembered when the railways weren’t privatised but it sounds like a good idea.
Craig Hamilton-Smith, LondonThere is no evidence that pouring taxpayers’ money into private companies has done anything other than make their directors richer and reduced safety and efficiency.
Howard Gough, WakefieldPrivatisation does not create competition; it creates monopolies.
Terry McKeown, LeedsIt should be a Labour manifesto pledge.
Doris Brunt, BiggleswadeThere is overwhelming support to restore our railways to public ownership and politicians must listen.
Jennifer Craig, Fredensborg, DenmarkA UK citizen living temporarily in Denmark, aware of the benefits of state-owned railways and a joined-up system. See DSB and Rejseplanen – Britain needs the same.
Jill Lepper, StagsdenI totally agree that we need a consolidated British Rail again run for passengers not private profit.
Lindsay McDougall, CramlingtonA totally integrated system makes much more sense.
Sarah Cartoni, HoveCheaper rail tickets mean fewer cars on the road, less pollution, a better planet and more days out exploring.
David McCredie, Newcastle-under-LymeI feel we need a fair system. I travel each day to the Manchester area but they sell a 7-day value ticket but nobody travels 7 day and, in any case, there no service on a Sunday.
Adam Stock, NewcastleLet’s stop the corporate benefits that gives us poor management, rip-off fares and a terrible ticketing system. Re-nationalise now.
Paul Strong, LondonIn the late 1970s it was the most efficient rail network in the World other than Japan.
Mark Dawson, CarshaltonTrains are public transport. It is obscene for a private company to run them for profit.
Carina Smyth, GravesendIt’s currently diabolical.
Michael Burn, Sunderland.Rail for the people. not for rich to profit from.
Thomas Baldwin, DunfermlinePrivatisation has been a farce from the word go.