Athel Dunning, LondonOnly an idiot could think that giving a national network to the private sector could possibly save money for the people who use it.
Joy Cuff, TeddingtonBring back British Rail. I can remember when the trains were run for the convenience of the passengers not the money grabbing companies running the railways now.
Jan Parry, BristolPublic transport should not be for private profit.
Andrea Stow, CleckheatonIt’s a better service when profit goes back into the service not shareholders’ pockets.
Susan Golden, BridgwaterYes please. Let’s guard our rail assets.
Yvonne Sanders, MaidenheadIt is a public service and needs to be in public control with no purpose for profit.
Steve Hardy, RhylBring back nationalisation to reduce fares and generate more revenue for the Country.
Paul Rex Dando, Shepton MalletThey should be state owned, not private.
Ruth Rach, LewesStop these greedy, outrageous and callous private monopolies
Jon Cooke, Flitwick.I commute to London every day, with shabby, dirty, obsolete rolling stock and the most expensive tickets in Europe. I’m being shafted, aren’t I?
George Adamson, BellshillStop the profits going to the fat cats and put towards running a safe and cheaper railway.
Philip Knight, North PethertonMy Father spent 41 yrs on the railway, from cleaner to top link driver, Royal Train et al. He said it would go to pot.
Yvonne Filsell, Edinburghthe railways should never have been privatised in the first place. Why didn’t British Rail get the huge subsidies (public money) given to private companies?
Tim Tyler, ManchesterTrain travel should always be cheaper than a single person driving. There is also a duty to provide affordable travel for citizens that are not able to drive.
Mike Boursnell, CambridgeA unified system makes sense doesn’t it? And for other things too? Water for example.
Katy Collins, HastingsIt’s about time there was a serious debate about the re-nationalisation of the railways. The present system is a farce.
Richard Pendregaust, DubaiI’m a British expat, appalled at degradation of public services each time I visit UK. Always a Tory voter but some things should remain in state hands. Singapore for example.
Joseph O’Sullivan, WareIt’s a bloody liberty.
Richard Spencer, ChippenhamIs the BR logo meant to be the wrong way round? Seriously the main aim must be to simplify the industry and reduce the number of expensive interfaces that currently exist.
Barbara Stewart, ColchesterBritain deserves a decent, homogenous rail network. Bring back British Rail.
Paul Prescott, LeicesterEnd the national disaster of rail privatisation now, and give us back a state transport service for the people.
Christina Poole, LondonI think it’s disgusting that we are still paying high taxes for services that are slowly being sold off. The government is a joke.
Patrick Hilley, KeighleyGreat idea, about time.
Caroline Bond, LeedsI use the East Coast mainline to visit my mother in London. I’m delighted with the service. Trains, like hospitals, schools, water, gas and electricity should belong to the people.
Steven Hurford, WatfordPlease re-nationalise the railways to enable more infrastructure investment, instead of lining the pockets of shareholders with the profits of the travelling public.
Christopher Heaton, KnaresboroughYou don’t realise what you had until it’s gone. BR worked wonders and often led the way with scant resources and even less political support.
Chris Jack, EdinburghNo other country in Europe employs the crazy system which we currently have in the UK, with public money supporting private companies whose profits go to shareholders.
Keith Lawson, Newcastle upon TynePrivatisation of the network has been a total failure. The passenger has been failed at every turn, with only the shareholder and management profiting.
Jim Fisher, LutonPrivatisation of major public services is an excuse to pass public money to the rich at the expense of the majority.
Martha Young, OxfordBritish Rail was privatised because it was said that British tax-payers should not subsidise the railways. We are now subsidising the privately owned companies far more.