Mark Turnock, LondonJapanese, German, French and Italian trains run on our network. Just think of all those manufacturing jobs we’ve missed out on!
Bob Archer, Barrow-in-FurnessI keep telling Miliband it’s a vote winner, but does he listen?
Alexis Mr, AmesburyNationalising rail would reduce pollution and reduce traffic through reasonable pricing. Many birds one stone
Andrew Long, FlitwickVertical integration has to make sense. But please keep out the politicians and civil servants from meddling in the rail industry.
Ian Walker, Milton KeynesPrivatisation is an utter shambles.
Kim Lang, AylesburyPrices are getting ridiculous now. What’s more, the service is getting worse. Delays, overcrowding and high expense is not what we need.
Donald Purdy, WakefieldIt is supposed to be public transport after all.
Graham Barnard, LondonThis is the only way to stop rail fare rises.
Martin Cummins, EdinburghOnly public service can deliver a service with the public not shareholders in mind.
Simon Mercer, MaidstoneBring back national rail and the consistency it would bring.
Gavin Dewar, BallochA public railway has the possibility of making a real impact, not only on day-to-day spending, but on longer-term issues like the environment.
Alice Pearson, Newcastle-upon-TyneFallacy of competition improving service and reducing costs thoroughly falsified by our extortionate rail system.
Chris Holmes, Colchesterex-Tinsley Diesel Maintenance Depot.
Graham Fox, ManchesterThe railways are a public service vital to the country and should not be privatised, with the profit going to subsidise other European state railways. It’s disgusting.
Margaretha Galt, CambridgeWe pay six times as much as Europe. We need a nationalised railway now.
Frank McQuaid, EasterhouseFor people not profit.
Mary Johnstone, SurbitonI’m tired of catching overcrowded trains.
John Richardson, BlackpoolBritish Rail, gas and electricity should never have been sold, because they belonged to the people and should all be brought back to where they belong.
Warwick Downes, LympstoneI will vote for the party that pledges to re-nationalise the railways. Otherwise I can’t bring myself to take any political party seriously.
Philipa Coughlan, Bexhill-on-SeaJoin the national protest on April 1st.
Nigel Ball, SheffieldState-run rail systems are efficient and affordable. Try Deutsche Bahn.
Jonathan Wise, DursleyCompare with any other railway in Europe, all state run and better.
Malcolm Grant, PlungarPrivatisation has failed. Result? The most expensive railways in Europe.
Damian Quinlan, LeedsEast Coast gives us the profit. Let’s keep it that way.
Terry Wood, ChesterBring it on.
Jim Dodds, Newton AycliffeUK private enterprise failed the motor industry, steel and chemicals – now all successful in foreign ownership with British workers. We deserve to own our railways.
George Moffat, Whitley BayTony Blair’s Labour government should have re-nationalised the railways as soon as they came to power.
Kevin Wheatley, Stockton-on-TeesA recent trip to Munich left me in awe of a brilliant public transport system which is in stark contrast of the poor British standard. You can fly for less over here.
Gerry Mooney, PaisleyRe-nationalise the railways now and plan for a long term investment in the most sustainable form of transport.
Mike Higgins, ShrewsburyHow can a fragmented railway system possibly be efficient?