Terence Bly, LondonFollow the example of the East Coast line, in public hands and profitable.
Ian Wilson, MexboroughBritish Rail, while in public ownership, not only ran a better, cheaper service but it also cost the tax payer less than the private rail companies.
Harry Bird, SheffieldThe proof of the pudding is in the eating. Since moving back into public ownership the East Coast line is thriving once more. Nothing more needs saying really.
Alison Richards, PenzanceI believe that British Rail should never have been privatised. Britain should be British and proud of it, so let’s make it publicly-owned and British again.
Akit, LondonUK trains are a shambles compared to the rest of Europe.
Paddy Cawkwell, DoncasterFree the railway.
Elaine Craig, BrightonLet’s drag the rail network into the 21st century with investment in more then hanging plants.
Hayley Griffin, EdinburghAll we have now is privatised regional monopolies run for the benefit of shareholders. Let’s bring back service for passengers and freight.
Keith Donald, HarlowPrivate railway sucks.
Credwyn Livesey, PeterboroughBritish Rail should belong to the people and not private investors.
Stuart Anderson, NuneatonI believe in an integrated system that is owned by the government, not a fragmented railway.
Jonathan Wang, LiverpoolI prefer BR to be re-nationalised, because in other EU countries the railways are state-owned.
Lesley Jones, HullIt just makes sense to me – people before profit. That goes for all the other utilities (gas/electricity/water) that have been privatised for the rich to make more money.
Hilary Warr, Holmes ChapelI have thought for years that BR should never have been privatised. See Private Eye for our messed-up railways.
Jim Mills, GlasgowHaving recently retired after 41 years’ railway service the quicker it is re-nationalised the better. The TOCs are only interested in the profit margin.
Ben M H, PlymouthI’m too young to have remembered when the railways weren’t privatised but it sounds like a good idea.
Donald Bladwin, TattershallThe railways were a national asset, but now they are used to finance other countries. The railways of Britain should be for the people.
Steve Austin, BirminghamIt’s wrong that we subsidise the railways only for private business to make huge profits for themselves.
Tom Cloughton, DarlingtonPrivatisation has lost the unique ’rounded’ service previously provided by lifelong railway workers with cross department co-operation and were ‘proud to belong’.
Dilys Hadley, ExmouthThe public railways should never have been sold off. It equates to theft from the public, asset stripping to support the profligacy of the Right.
Elwyn Johnson, BridgwaterMy wife recently endured an horrific journey from Manchester to Taunton standing for three hours in a space approx. 12 square inches in the stair-well of the train.
Nicholas Phillips, CardiffAs most of Wales is served by one franchise change would be easy and London service franchise is renewable within two years.
Brenda Smith, LondonI’m fed up with having to get a train 30 minutes earlier than I should have to just to get to work on time.
Eilidh Sinclair, GlasgowLet’s do this – re-nationalisation of all public services.
John Gowers, KelsoPublic services should be just that, not vehicles for private company profits.
Alan TingleIf British Railways had received subsidies equivalent to those now received by the Train Operating Companies, we would still have the finest railway system in the world.
Frederick Wintersgill, CramlingtonEast Coast is the example to prove that nationalised rail is the only way forward, to keep pace with the rest of the world.
James Ritchie, CarnoustieGet back to the good old days with railways who cared.
Rohan Mehra, PurleyWe should look to countries like Japan, Germany and France for ideas on how to run our railways.
Oliver Jarrett, LondonI’m fed up with prices, service and awful names and symbols.