Anne Vincent, ArundelI am currently not a regular traveller but re-nationalisation is surely the only way to recover our once excellent (environmentally acceptable) system.
Angela Hartwich, Stourport-on-SevernIt’s a no-brainer.
Federico Moscogiuri, HertfordIn recent years we have seen spiralling costs, deteriorating services and vast amounts of public money used to subsidise the rail companies. This experiment has failed.
Oliver Leonard, JohnstoneScotRail are a joke.
David Elliott, CleethorpesI’m sick of being ripped off. Bring back BR.
Chris Hewitt, LondonIt’s ours, it always has been and it always should be.
Paul Gibson, LondonAs a railway worker I want the railway nationalised.
Edward Hudson, YorkWe need a single authority that will be responsible for a unified network. This is the only way that customers will be provided with the service they need and deserve.
Aaron M, East SussexTicket prices have ballooned since privatisation, as every player in the rail industry whacks up the profit margins.
Brian Marden, ObanIt seems strange to be subsidising multi-millionaires to run our rail system, yet cutting benefits for some of our most vulnerable citizens.
Jack Scott, SwanageBring back British Rail.
Shaun Hall, HalsteadSince privatisation, about the only thing which I can see which has improved is the coffee. Trains are still late, overcrowded and staggeringly expensive.
Elizabeth Walker, Haywards HeathQuite simply, the system isn’t good enough and needs to be better. We’re all better than this.
Joseph Pakenham, GlasgowIf the amount invested in subsidies since privatisation had happened to BR, there’d never have been an excuse to privatise it.
Adrian Giles, SandersteadI believe that the infrastructure of the country should be in the hands of the people and any profit from the operation of those services should be ploughed back in.
Ian Macpherson, EgremontRun the railways for people – not for private profit.
Tobias Summers, UxbridgeEnd the extortion of private companies due to privatisation. It has done more bad than good.
Christian Chess, ChippenhamA terrible idea to privatise in the first place. Please re-nationalise for the sake of the British people.
Martin Dallaghan, ManchesterI believe private sector has successfully shaken up and re-vitalised this previously semi-dormant form of public transport. So now it’s time it went back into public hands.
Maureen Taft, EastbourneThe free market has not worked, so let’s get back to what did.
Peter McCracken, ShrewsburyEnd other governments and countries creaming money off our railways. Re-nationalise and then reopen disused lines.
Peter Green, Herne BayRe-nationalise now.
Rachael Pocock, LeedsI’d like to be able to afford to get to work please.
Tim Mapston, LondonThey should never have been sold off in the first place.
Brian Young, DurhamBring it back to the people.
Andrew Webb, LondonCurrent arrangements are inefficient and over-complicated. There are better ways to spend government subsidy.
Christopher Old, Hemel HempsteadWe’re putting billions into the pockets of fat cat executives and foreign companies in exchange for the most expensive rail system in Europe. Things need to change.
Samuel Vickers, BarnsleyBritish Rail – better service, better value, better values.
Douglas Park, LondonThere’s absolutely no excuse at all for privatisation, never mind any so-called justification whatsoever.
Ian Oage, BristolThe only way to save the railways and to have a safe and cost-effective transport network.