Ian Crombie, BasingstokeBring back BR.
David Sterratt, EdinburghBR cost taxpayers about a third of what the privatised railway does now and was cheaper for passengers too. Nationalise franchises when they expire for greater efficiency.
Rowland Jones, BristolThe botched privatisation must be undone. It is wrong that private companies and foreign governments take profits and subsidies from our railways.
Pat Tracey, FleetWhy privatise a national asset in the first place? – Greed.
Steve Pearce, ThatchamTransport for the people. Allow us to travel safely and cheaply. Bring people back to quality coaches and infrastructure.
Valerie Banks, ClayhallI totally agree. Bring back BR. Sadly since privatisation the rail network of this country has gone downhill.
Andrew Blakeway, GlasgowThis would help more than 40% of the population on really low incomes to afford travel, also increase the value of British industry and British travel.
Iain WardI miss British Rail porridge.
Jacob Tyne, Newton AbbotA public owned railway will help to provide good rail services rather than private profits which is something that needs to change.
Hilary Warr, Holmes ChapelI have thought for years that BR should never have been privatised. See Private Eye for our messed-up railways.
Daphne Hibberd-Franks, LeedsWe should be called travellers not customers and the railways should be run for the benefit of us all, not just for shareholders.
Ian Cook, ManchesterLet’s go forwards not backwards. It worked for us when BR was running from the 50s to the late 80s.
Jayne Turner, CardiganThis lot would sell their own grannies.
Stuart Bogue, AltonBring back British Rail.
Susan Ashby, LondonDe-nationalisation of the railways has not worked. Pouring more money in is not the answer. We’ve paid for it so now reclaim ownership.
Paul Prescott, LeicesterEnd the national disaster of rail privatisation now, and give us back a state transport service for the people.
Steve Beech, MachynllethIt’s a national railway. Make it nationalised.
Marc Brammer, GlasgowTaxpayer money built the rails and now we’re just getting ripped off by the companies that own the concessions.
Rosalie Rogers, EastleighFares have recently increased dramatically in the last few years for no obvious reason and it is ridiculous.
Ken Lee, TruroThe nation that gave railways to the World, has given away its railways.
Clare Brennan, EdinburghThe East Coast rail service is running well. I think re-nationalising the rest of the rail network would result in cheaper fares and improved safety for passengers.
Gerry And Brenda Leach, LeedsOn leaving school in 1957 I worked for British Rail for 14 years. Whilst it wasn’t perfect, it was affordable for working people. It was privatised and everyone knows the rest.
Mia Carr, GlasgowPrivatisation has caused all costs across the board to rise beyond affordable.
Nikki Doyle, NottinghamBR was better – not perfect, but better..
Dawn Jackson, DurhamRail services must remain in the hands of the government, to achieve transparency and accountability.
Rob Hammond, BrightonPrivatisation and franchising has cost the taxpayer more than a publicly run service would, with no improvement in services.
J W, GloucesterI support re-nationalisation.
Angela Brown, Haywards HeathHave one railway company, British Rail, for the safety and ease of travel that we should be able to expect.
Roger Distill, St AlbansHistory shows that privatisation fails. Nationalised services are proven to serve us better.
Ian Westbrook, FolkestoneI’m tired of a Trabant service at Rolls Royce prices. We need a nationalised railway run for the benefit of people, not profit.