Niall O’Dwyer, CardiffYou only have to look at Europe to see why we must do this.
Terry McCann, WorthingThe transport of people around our country is a public service, not a profit opportunity for the benefit of fat-cats.
Steve Bonallie, SunderlandI’ll never forget the train journey from Norwich on a two car train with only one engine working, crawling along at 20mph on a red hot day and no air conditioning.
Syafiq Asyraf, KedahPlease show some love and respect to this beautiful word “railway”.
Joel Andrews, NewportBring it back.
Michael Lee, WorksopDo not wait for the franchises to run their course. Take them back into public ownership now.
Martyn Andrews, TorquayToo many different fares. Railways should belong to the state, never to private companies.
Susan GassawayWhat about the Post Office and Royal Mail?
Thomas Corbett, LondonWhen German state railways are expatriating profits from UK rail passengers, to invest back into more efficient and cheaper rail in Germany, you know we need change.
Martin Hollington, ManchesterI’m appalled at privatisation of the railways and have contempt for the outfits running them. The destruction of BR and loss of skills and knowledge is criminal.
Chaz Coupland, BasingstokeAfter leaving school and joining British Rail it was supposed to be a career for life not just till 1998. What happened ?
Vivek Katyara, BirminghamThe rail network should be government-owned, to resume order and assurance of safe, easy and improved travel infrastructure.
Alan Chesney, LeedsAltruism – the disinterested concern for the well-being of others. What’s it to be ? Elected Government or capitalist sharkfest?
Christopher Lance, LeedsEast Coast mainline provides an excellent service as a publicly owned company. Don’t flog off this franchise to some commercial outfit.
Jill Westendorp, Lyme RegisIt’s about time this happened – the privatisation of the railways/electricity and gas/water was the worst thing to happen. Give them all back.
TedSince privatisation tax payers have had to pump billions more into the system, besides paying whopping fares.
Caroline Joyce, LondonI have worked in the rail industry and seen first hand how privatisation and greed has corrupted the industry and the quality of service.
Laura Mitchell, EdinburghRe-nationalisation of railways is an essential campaign to resist government’s intent on breaking up services currently owned by everybody to line the pockets of the few.
Hector, CheshirePrivatisation has created a railway that in every conceivable way is truly an abomination.
Darren Phillips, LutonWe demand nationalisation of banks, railways and energy.
Giovanna Vettese, LondonThey should never have been privatised in the first place.
Marilyn Holloway, Leighton BuzzardI’m old enough to remember BR. While it needed investment it was in so many respects better than the confusion of current arrangements. Re-nationalise, rationalise.
Diana Harman, Bexhill-on-SeaI’m fed up with poor service and rising costs.
Raymond Butler, ChesterfieldBritish Rail belongs to us all, equally.
Mick Bramich, South BrentNot before time judging by the disastrous sea wall adventures over the last year.
Steve Davies, RomfordPublic transport should not be operated for profit. Take a leaf out of our European neighbours’ book and put train travel back in the public domain. It works.
Rupert Rooksby, NottinghamSort it out Scameron.
Patrick Kite, ForfarFully nationalised railway please.
Susan Atkins, SheffieldWe bought it – we paid for it – and now we are paying all over again and again – whilst others reap the profits.
Leigh Stenson, Stockton-on-TeesRailways are a public service and, as such, should be publicly owned.