Anne Gray, LondonI heard about you at the Green conference in Brighton. Great! Can your site please have more details of Caroline Lucas’s private member’s bill?
Philip Cole, BarnsleyEast Coast contributes to the national wealth, while the other rail companies just take subsidies and make private profit.
Bethany White, SouthamptonMake rail fares fair.
Erica Jeffery, CrawleyI’m originally from a place in the US that doesn’t even do public transport. It was cheaper and far more reliable than this joke of a system. Shame on bosses and government.
Geoff Cook, CalneI can’t contemplate using the railways again, ever.
Fiona Knapp, West CalderFor my dad, Jimmy Knapp, who, if he was still alive, would be fighting for this.
Brian Moss, East SussexIt should never have been privatised.
Peter Carbines, Sutton, SurreyBring back the Big Four at least.
Chris Crossley, SheffieldI agree that we the people need to take it back from private ownership.
Andrew Thomas, BoltonIt definitely should happen.
Steve Blades, Newcastle-upon-TyneRailways are a vital part of a country’s infrastructure. The state-run East Coast service has been highly successful. The railways should be run for the people.
Timothy Laurence, ReadingCustomers are fed up with escalating fares, poor reliability, awful services and not enough carriages. British trains, built in Britain for the British people.
Eric Gendle, MiddlesbroughThe East Coast mainline is state-run and profitable, unlike all other franchises. Follow their lead.
Glenis Singleton, NottinghamWe need public service and amenities to be owned by the public The rich are taking the country’s spoils and leaving the rest of us with the scraps and having to pay for it.
Christopher Wood, SheffieldBring back the profits to public ownership.
Barbara Badger, EdinburghWhat else is the government going to sell off? We’ll soon have no public services left. Please keep something which still works.
Hannah BirkettI can barely afford to commute to work any more. The service is never on time and of appalling quality.
Terence Ward, WickfordThis issue is the reason why I have no time for people who vote for right wing political parties.
Richard Fryett, LittlehamptonGuards are important for passenger safety and raising revenue. It is not just about making money for your shareholders.
Paul WilliamsA national rail service, owned by the taxpayer, would be obliged to put the passenger first.
Mark Westendorp, Lyme RegisWe are paying for it anyway so let’s have it back.
Cara Naden, LangportTo achieve a reduction in pollution and CO2 levels causing climate change and health problems, we need to bring back affordable community transport to communities via rail.
Dennis Browne, PeterboroughGive it back and stop privatising. We own it, the people of the United Kingdom.
Phil Gallon, SaltburnPrivatisation does not equal improved service or cheaper tariffs. Re-nationalise and give Britain a rail network to be proud of.
Matthew Haynes, WinchesterUnified 1948, broken 2017.
David Lindley, LeedsThe fortunes of East Coast show that public ownership is not the enemy of efficiency and quality service. This must be true for the network as a whole.
Jesse Mensah, LondonBring back BR along with Network Southeast, Intercity and Regional Railways, and end franchising for the good of the people, not profit.
Pam McNay, Milton KeynesThe current system doesn’t work for passengers, is more expensive than a state system and is subsidising state railways in other countries. Daft.
Terence Mullen, ManchesterWe need an end to a disjointed transport system, starting with the railways then the buses.
Ross Bennett, YorkI’m tired of massive subsidies going into dividends instead of service.