Susan Ernest, LondonI love to travel on trains but I don’t want my money to go to private owners. Trains are a basic human necessity.
Celia Williams, NorwichIt is confusing and lacks continuity and consistency, especially to those from overseas, as I was after 30 years away. Organised chaos with everyone passing the buck.
Glenys Law, LondonThe best way of getting this to happen is to support Jeremy Corbyn and vote Labour in the next election. This is one of his manifesto pledges.
John White, CardiffYes.
Donald Peddie, SunburyIt’s Britain’s shame and we still subsidise it.
T Matthews, ExeterNationalisation now. The people to own the railways.
Michael Thorne, YorkEast Coast Line made a profit this year. The government received its reward. The people want it to stay that way. Think long-term and for the people.
Cathy Moss, RedditchRail should be the transport of the future and part of a government environmental public transport strategy – public being the operative word.
Alan Dunn, Higham FerrersWe want our railways back, serving the people not the obscene profits of the fat cats.
David Black, HarrogateWe need to bring the railways back into public ownership rather than giving money to private (and mostly foreign) companies.
Ian Allan, MargateI am a poet and satirist who wants to bite into the hotch-potch of money-grabbing rail companies.
David Cross, LondonFor getting to work on time, reducing road deaths, and avoiding climate collapse, we need a nationalised rail network.
Simon Gleaden, RetfordBritish Rail was doing well before it was privatised. It really was getting there, as the adverts used to say. Chris Green was a great railwayman and business leader.
Ann Welton, OrpingtonBritish Rail always provided a good service. If you got a job with them it was for life.
Mavis Orwin, ChesterfieldBring back our system.
Bill Walker, LyeIt’s about time we shut down this bunch of crooks.
Yasmin Keyani , NorwichI love using the trains, but privatisation has made it a nightmare. The expense, the constant late or cancelled trains, the absolute lack of care for passengers.
David Ashton, HitchinA well-run public transport system is an essential part of a sustainable society. A properly-funded, publicly owned rail system a key element, less expensive than private.
Paul Joseph, HyderabadI’m signing this for my British friends.
Matthew Allen, PortsmouthInflation-busting fare increases year on year with nothing to show must stop. We are lining the pockets of shareholders with no net gain to ourselves.
Keith Allinson, BlaydonThe sooner the better. Stop fat cats ruining our country.
Richard Marchese Robinson, LiverpoolNot a panacea, but widely supported and surely better than the current mess.
Ruth Rolfe, ElyI remember the days before privatisation. The service was definitely cheaper and, for a customer, easier to use and understand.
Trevor Lewis, LondonReturn all public services back to people, ownership and management.
Stefan Weigert, HullImagine the amount of time gained when we no longer have to waste hours and hours to deal with the websites of dozens of non-communicating train companies.
John Hann, NewcastleWe want our money back.
Jason Pak, Worcester ParkConsistently unreliable service which is delayed, cancelled, or re-routed last minute, with over packed trains, and increasing fares. Something needs to change.
Rochelle Fry, LondonYes please.
Blair Breton, SouthseaModelled on the East Coast service.
John Tilley, East TwickenhamWe need a better service. An incident brings down the whole network.