Trevor Griffiths, CreweBring back British Rail.
Sandra Turner, GlasgowBring back a decent service.
Susan Callaghan, Newcastle-upon-TynePrivatised rail services are a disgrace. Services are overcrowded and late and prices are becoming extortionate. Network Rail should be taken back into public ownership.
Ronald Lindsay, EssexGet it back.
Lynn Stewart, LondonWe need a change. The way things are now is appalling. We need trains to get to work and they just aren’t working and the companies don’t care. We need a change.
Robert Bunday, BrightonPublic transport should be a public service not a profit driven business.
Lynda Pickersgill, BarnsleyI’ve just had the worst train journey ever travelling from Birmingham to Wakefield. It took just under 3 hours, making an average speed of 34 mph.
John Cooper, SheffieldYes, re-nationalise the railways.
Jesse Vrchota, Fort WayneHi. I’m a locomotive engineer in the USA. I’ll be more than happy to put a sticker on every unit I’m on. I’ll help spread the word.
Jamie Thomas, DurhamPrivatisation has failed passengers. The taxpayer is still funding the railway. We should own it.
Richard York, NorthamptonNationalised rail certainly wasn’t perfect, but selling the family silver is far worse, especially when some of the best lines are those publicly owned now.
Scott Foy, PaisleyTrain travel in the UK is far too expensive for such a poor service.
Pedro Pereira, Milton KeynesFares are too expensive under private control. Improve the service by investing money into the network directly and not into scandalous salaries and bonuses.
Neel Patel, LondonBritain was the leader for transport over the last century. The world looked up to Britain’s expertise in this area. Now under privatisation our railways are only mediocre.
John Raynor, LutonRe-nationalise energy as well.
Michael Doherty, GloucesterIt was never going to work.
Richard Royle, LancasterNo state subsidies for private operators to get rich at our expense.
Emma Park, EdinburghCurrently it is cheaper for me to drive any of the routes I take with only one passenger. Environmentally and economically disastrous. Less profit more provision.
Rick LongRe-nationalisation is overdue and would cost nothing. It’s time to end the disastrous experiment with our essential public service.
Guy Foster, PickeringBR worked and worked well. Stations would help each other rather than compete.
Fred Hayles, St Leonards On SeaAll British owned utilities have gone down hill since Maggie Thatcher started her demolition of Great Britain.
Warren Sherwin, BoltonA privatised rail network can’t work, does not work and will never work.
Kevin McGroarty, GlasgowPrivatisation has failed. Bring our railways back into public hands.
David Bellamy, MexboroughBring British Rail back I worked under BR and we all worked together for the good of the railway.
John Wilkinson, Milton KeynesI like this idea.
Stephen Hanna, ReadingProfits over progress, these scumbags have to be stopped.
Paul Lock, StroudPrivatisation has been an unmitigated disaster.
David Johnston, GlenrothesIt would be better with British Rail all with the same colours.
Geoff Goodwin, LondonPrivatisation of the British Rail network has been a disaster. Nationalisation has the potential to lower fares, increase accountability and democratise the network.
Judith Bryant, DarlingtonPlease keep East Coast mainline as a nationalised service and look at this model for the other lines.