M J Bailey, CarmarthenI’m definitely in favour of re-nationalising the railway system (what we have left of it in Wales.)
Philip Cotton, MorpethLet’s run the railway as a public service not to make private profit.
Fiona Crompton, BodminRail fares in this country are way too much – especially for students living in rural areas where transport is scarce.
Hugh Gurney, GlasgowHand out subsidies (from our taxes) to hand them to investors? It makes no sense.
Margaret McGowan, EdinburghThis is the strangest ‘privatisation’ I’ve ever come across. Taxpayers’ money is given to the private firms running the railways to shore up nice dividend payouts.
AndiIt would be nice if Britain also still had some industry left in the form of locomotive and carriage manufacture, instead of having to buy everything from abroad.
Robert Holland, NottinghamA unified network has to make sense.
Hereward Pooley, LondonWhen I was a student I commuted to South Sussex every weekend. This was affordable. Now it would not be.
Maggi Bevan, ReadingIn order to get a joined up approach to routes, safety, running times, rural service etc. – we need nationalisation.
Gary Linney, YorkBetter for all. British Rail must be put back into public ownership.
Kaotuka Raaman, SidcupRail is a necessary public service and should belong to the public.
Malcolm George, WakefieldWe need a rail network to service citizens not city banks.
Grace French, LutonIt is clear that the ridiculous increase in train prices each year is for shareholders. Each year my fares go up with no improvement in service.
M Lovious, LiverpoolI have not used the train more than 4 times since it was de-nationalised.
Paul Carnall, SheffieldIt’s the only way to improve it now.
Kevin Guyatt, StockportIt is just a joke. We knew it was wrong at the time. Do politicians get anything right?
Franca Bruno, Castle DouglasIt’s one of those things that will never go away. Re-nationalise the railway system and put down new tracks that were ripped up by the Beeching cuts. It’s the future.
Josh Cranwell, Letchworth Garden CityThe companies running our rails are a joke. The prices we pay for the poor understaffed shoddy service is criminal and something has to be done.
Nicholas Burman-Vince, LondonAn efficient and affordable train service is vital for the economic well-being of the country.
Allen Teare, Bishop AucklandReturn railways into public hands, so that profits can be returned to the railways to improve services rather than the money going to shareholders.
Adam Anderson, SheffieldLet’s get rid of this farce of free market idealism gone too far. The person buying the ticket has no choice but to add to the profits of the local monopoly.
Leslie Reid, AberdourIt is one area where it makes sense to subsidise public transport for economic benefit in moving the population around safely.
James Woodburne, LiverpoolI’m fed up with getting ripped off by these big private companies.
Heather Morton, GrimsbyHopefully re-nationalisation would help end the enormous discrepancy in fares in different parts of the country.
Susan Atkins, SheffieldWe bought it – we paid for it – and now we are paying all over again and again – whilst others reap the profits.
Kathleen Webb, GlasgowI worked on the railway for nearly 20 years and it was much better as British Rail than as a private company.
John ConleyReturning to British Rail would simplify all the Ticket Clerks’ jobs greatly.
Kenneth Phelps, WorthingBring back British Rail. It should never have been privatised.
Charles Scott, FalkirkIt should be part of society and not a money cow.
Jo Turner, LeedsBeeching’s rationalised railway made commercial competition impossible as each route is is a monopoly. The only sane way to operate this is as a nationalised entity.