Fred Manning, MaidstonePrivatisation has been a complete and expensive shambles. Bring back British Railways.
Betsy Barker, Berwick-upon-TweedYes, get rid of private rail companies.
Christopher Davidson, BoltonEnd the shocking rip-off of modern train travel and the total lack of value for money.
Charlie Burgess, PolegatePower back to the people in the south.
Rosemary CharlesDelighted to find a group which thinks as I have done since privatisation of the railway.
Lawrence Challen, LondonI work with a lot of people on benefit or low wages and I’ve had them crying because they can’t afford the fare to visit relatives.
James Jackson, BrightonI’m sick of this investing in better trains, when every time I return from abroad, Southern say “the train from Y to X is delayed.”
John McIntosh, ThornhillNothing taken out of public ownership is an improvement. All they are interested in are profits for shareholders. The only losers are the consumers.
Anne Callaghan, BlantyreAll utilities should be run on a non-profit basis. Stop this gravy train for people who have more money than they know what to do with.
James Fowler, LondonRe-nationalisation is the only solution to the horror show that is our franchise system.
Marilyn J Wilson-Baker, Langar, NottinghamshireThe rail service is one of Britain’s great national treasures. Please preserve it for future generations.
Michele Webber, ColchesterNational travel should be cheap and affordable and subsidised by government. The gains to the economy would more than pay for it in my opinion.
Martyn Dormer, BathThe railway represents a significant national asset which should be treasured, not milked for maximum profit.
Neil Harness, Weston Super MareI rarely use trains since it took 7 hours to go from Chester to Doncaster. After that journey I purchased a motorcycle and never looked back.
Christopher Wade, GrimsbyI believed then and I believe now that BR should never have been privatised. Everything I forecast would happen has come true.
Anthony Duggan, BromleyNetwork Rail cannot run trains or do any engineering so I’m not quite sure what they do.
Christopher Wilson-Cooch, PrestonIf we live in a free country, how is it that many people cannot afford to get from one end of it to the other? The free market has failed and it’s time to re-nationalise.
Hugh Daniels, HenfieldWhatever happened to plans for a mixed economy, combining the best of private and publicly owned services?
Nicholas Bigsby, LondonBring back BR.
Brian Racher, West SussexThe current franchise setup is a national disgrace, designed to generate maximum profit from poorly served passengers.
Alexander Liversidge, DoncasterThe privately-run rail system looks like an antique compared to modern, state-run rail networks worldwide. Bring back the nationalised rail service.
James Saupin, BournemouthNationalise it.
Norah Stuchfield, FleetwoodIt would be nice to have the trains back running from Fleetwood to other parts of the country again so that people can travel to work.
Giulio Isernia, Cremona, ItalyThe main people transport has to be public.
Tony Jones, ReadingI want the labour Party to put this in the general election manifesto and then, when elected, do it!
Ian Cook, ManchesterLet’s go forwards not backwards. It worked for us when BR was running from the 50s to the late 80s.
Pete Turner, PershoreThis is a no-brainer. A completely unified and integrated rail service is the only practical way forward. All else is madness.
Raymond Walley, BexhillWe need a unified system that Whitehall does not micromanage.
Jamie Neil, AldershotIsn’t it time that the government listened to regular rail users and bring back British Rail and stop this privatisation madness?
Bernard Freudenthal, LondonRail privatisation has been a gravy train for incompetent private companies. The chaos of it is staggering. Other national railways are walking off with profits from us.