Nick Dombkowski, WarminsterRe-nationalisation of our railway is the aim and let the people decide how it’s best run, from local to nationwide level.
Sam Horton, BarnsleySolidarity.
Andy VaughanI am a regular passenger and I hate the word ‘customer’!
Tim Byrne, Newcastle-upon-TyneNow the East Coast line is in public ownership, it is more efficient and makes a profit.
Brian Hodgkinson, NottinghamSince the railways were privatised I have never travelled on them.
Matt Wiessler, DevonLet’s bring freight rail back into public ownership by 2020.
Helen Taylor, WakefieldThe only rail service that makes a profit is East Coast trains. That says it all really.
R E Kenner, OxfordInvestment by central government for a national asset to enhance the infrastructure is the best way out of this mess.
David McintoshDisunited, expensive and overcrowded, our once proud railways have been the butt of many jokes, for many years.
Michael Crook, HucknallProfits at all levels instead of one public service.
Paul Simmonds, NorwichPeople before profit.
Derek Auty, Normanton.All our major commodities – gas, electricity, water and transport, should never leave the government’s hands. This just leads to the public’s loss of ownership.
David Harrison, NorthamptonWe might end up with a service that is on time and actually runs, not one that is consistently late, packed all the time and with engineering works all the time.
Jon Matthews, SwanleyVote Green to bring back British Rail.
Jim Doyle, LondonThings are far worse today than when we had BR.
Gaynor Underhill, WantageYou know it makes sense. We need a national rail service owned by the people.
Kris Deedigan, LondonRail travel in this country is so expensive it’s disgusting. We are an embarrassment to the rest of Europe.
James Newby, HerefordBring Back BR. They were a brilliant company managing the railway network.
Kate Ward, HuddersfieldLate, dangerously crowded trains, rising fares yet no improvements to speak of. We need re-nationalisation.
Michael Church, DewsburyMoney is being wasted paying dividends to shareholders rather than being invested in the infrastructure.
Karl Walker, BirminghamTransport needs to become not-for-profit.
Alan Holtom, WorcesterBus companies have no idea how to run railways. I’m a rail worker with 40 years service. What a mess.
Mike Bond, BristolBring back into British hands.
Helga Baggs, Old BuckenhamI do not use railways any more. Why should single fares cost nearly as much as returns?
Tula Jones, SwanseaTrains are disgusting at present.
Simon Venters, LondonRailways are too expensive and not reliable.
Joseph Burnham, SheringhamFor-profit ownership of the rail service simply doesn’t work. In most rural areas there is zero competition, so zero incentive for improvements or price reductions.
Bryn Kinnaird, AmmanfordPrivatisation of British Rail has benefited only the wealthy and we have a poorer service as a result of this privatisation.
Paul Allen, BournemouthRailway transport is essential, especially for those of us who don’t drive polluting cars. Let’s have our railways back as a service to the people, not owned by money men.
Ian Donnelly, PrestonNobody did it better than BR.