Robert Hendry, RugbyParliament has always meddled incompetently with railways.
George Osborne, WellsBring back BR.
Solomon Gibson, DudleyIn a system where the workers’ travel is a necessity to the workers’ production, it is the workers who should own the means of travel.
Francis Goy, RetfordBritish Rail.
Deirdre Carlisle, DumfriesYes please – a properly joined-up rail network service.
Ken Kirk, BrightonWe have the most subsidised railway and the highest fares – all to feed private profit. That’s madness.
Richard Morley, LondonBring back British Rail.
Margaret Evans, SheffieldGood idea. Good luck. Nationalisation next.
Martin McCloghry, BrentfordThe public are being ripped off again and again.
Shaun Passmore, WorksopStand united for our rail network.
Joseph Kendall, LiverpoolWe need to bring back British Railways, not British Rail. We need to reverse Beeching and build new, specific high-speed lines to increase capacity.
Mark Horseman, BillinghamIt is my opinion that the railway system (BR) was stolen from the nation by the government of the day, much the same as the Royal Mail more recently.
Keith Batchelor, BirminghamWhy should the taxpayer subsidise the franchised companies and therefore the shareholders. Re-nationalise now and stop the shareholder gravy train.
Gavin Hamilton, EdinburghEast Coast rail never worked as well as it has over the last few years. Now it’s private again it’s terrible. Cheap fares means more travel and business across the UK.
Derrick Martin, HornchurchServices were much better and cheaper under BR.
David Turner, Market HarboroughRail network is far too important in a tiny, packed country like ours to be left in private hands.
Paul Hampson, CarlisleAnything’s better than this!
Olive Reah, BlackburnPlease keep railways British.
Robert Clark, PooleNo privatised railway requirement from the EU, only a separate accounting process. Major (typical tory) conned us. Re-nationalise now. You know it makes sense.
Tom Nicholls, LondonDriving is so backward. People zooming around at 90mph in metal boxes at a cost to the planet. Trains for the future, blow privatisation.
Kimble Perry, DoverIf we want to get more people in trains and off the roads we need affordable prices. More passengers legitimise railway investment.
Brian Potter, BirminghamPrivatisation was just political dogma to appease the Tory cronies and moneymen.
Louise Scullion, DundeeA non-privatised, national rail network is the backbone of any mature developed country.
Brian Rattray, AberdeenPrivatisation has been one of the biggest disasters of all time.
Chester Reed, Newton AycliffeIt’s disgusting how they let these private companies run riot on fares. We should be able to jump on a train on the day at similar costs to the rest of mainland Europe.
Michael McVey, BrentwoodThere is no competition. It’s a license to print money
Tracey Tofield, Whitley BayCommon sense and sensibility.
Maurice Zeegen, WatfordI’m with you.
Yvonne Jones, CwmbranTrain fares should be affordable for all, not just the elite who usually have their tickets paid by the taxpayer anyway.
Emma Brown, LondonIt shouldn’t cost £50 for a student to go home and visit his family.