Rodney Sobey, Berwick-upon-TweedExisting East Coast rail organisation is a useful transition model for return to public ownership.
George Osborne, WellsBring back BR.
Keith Lewis, CardiffAn integrated, modernised railway system should be for the benefit of all the nation, not just shareholders and rich executives.
Irene Asquith, WakefieldPrivatisation was supposed to deliver competition, leading to better service and prices. The only route getting close to this is East Coast that is in pubic ownership.
Pauline Barnes, EssexPrices are taking up all commuters wages. It is disgusting. Bring back nationalised rail.
Mike FriendThe transport monopolies cannot lose – it’s a win-win situation for them backed by the government.
Yvonne Rouse, EastbourneIt would be great to have British Rail back.
Steve O’Connor, CambridgePrivatisation of essential services has proved to be costly to the public purse. Without unions in control, nationalisation would be far better.
Norman Anderson, SheffieldBritish Rail is what it says it is – British. Give it back to the country.
Luke Reeves, Blandford ForumI love the railways. Bring back the old lines.
Mike Burgess, SheffieldIt has to be done.
Michele Bateman, WrexhamBring British Rail back into public ownership, so we can have proper railway system again.
Tomos Jones, RuthinFed up of waiting for trains.
Bob Jones, WolverhamptonMost rail services in this country are run by nationalised railways – just not our nationalised railway.
Eliot Johnson, DevizesIt’s the right thing for the country and the hard working commuters of Britain deserve a better railway system.
Paul Inman, Weston-super-MareGive us back that which was stolen from us – our railways.
Tula Maxted, SwanleySell off a public service, pay the owners to keep it running, let them have bonuses from the till while not carrying out maintenance work for years, Oh, and up the fares.
Arnold Zermansky, LeedsPrivatising railways was a politically inspired experiment with a clear negative outcome. Britain’s railways are over-expensive, under-co-ordinated and inefficient.
Christopher Fox, BirminghamLet’s have an integrated railway.
M Smith, LeedsWhy should we give billions to companies to run railways when we can own it and make a profit for the nation.
Ben Bailey, BrightonI agree that re-nationalising the railways is a common sense idea.
Geoff Brewer, DevizesWe know that rail networks overseas in Japan, Germany and France etc., are pinnacles of public transport excellence. We need to copy them.
Graham Symms, BroughtonThe railways, like so many other things, should be run for the benefit of all the citizens of this country and not to make already rich people even richer.
Daniel Nuttall, FromeShow some political courage. Admit privatisation was wrong, hasn’t worked, and re-nationalise.
Margaret Buxton, KeighleyI want a fairly priced and fairly run train service.
John Ward, BirminghamThese railway companies are rubbish. Definitely bring back British Rail.
Joanne Harrison, ManchesterIt’s ours. Let’s look after it properly.
Stephen Noble, WakefieldThe privatised railway costs five times what British Rail cost.
Colin Potter, PontefractJust like the sorry state of the fuel utilities, privatisation of the railways shares one glaring similarity. The clear and simple fact is that privatisation does work.
Janice Windle, GuildfordPrivatisation has brought none of the benefits promised and has raised prices and provided a debilitated service.