Ed Dougall, Bury St. EdmundsIt’s crazy that something as complex as a railway system should be so fragmented. France and Germany own bits of ours but run theirs as national entities.
Steven Peacock, ChelmsfordBefore our national rail system becomes exclusively only for the rich and famous, re-nationalise it for affordable travel for everyone.
Jeff Barratt, CroydonLet’s bring it back into public ownership. Let’s just get people into work even if it runs at a loss.
Susanna Farley, New CrossIt is totally ludicrous that taxpayers fund the profits of the privatised rail system. We are not a charity for the rich.
Ashley Jones, BristolI agree – bring it back to get rid of rip-off prices.
Paddy Costall, LondonShameful actions by respective governments have badly served the population as a whole. Labour need to get back to principles and act, before it’s too late. Some chance.
Douglas Neal, WoolerI think that any company which is meant to provide a public utility service should be run by the government with any profits generated going directly back into it.
Alacia Gent, CambridgeImprove the UK quality of life. It helps employment issues by offering affordable transport and affordable holiday transport benefits seaside towns. Everyone wins.
Kane Clements, ExeterThe East Coast mainline in public hands has needed less subsidy, increased efficiency and returned money to the Treasury. Government response? Re-privatise. Madness.
Tim BIt would be easy to re-nationalise services as the franchise comes up for renewal, giving rise to a gradual re-nationalisation of our network.
David SmithLess hassle……people not profit.
Brian Braithwaite, BrightonSitting down with my grandad talking about the railways, makes me think of a bygone era. And I want to help bring that back.
Carol Brack, AlstonYes please, British Rail. Service not profit.
Aj Dehany, LondonWe pay far more in subsidies than we would if we just owned the railways. The service is disconnected and prohibitively expensive.
Jamie Stokes, WinchesterIt is time to bring back British Rail for the better of Britain’s rail industry.
Alan Newstead, EastleighThe money wasted on all the companies involved in running the railways. All have a chairman and a board of directors etc.
Amy Mason, BrechinA nationalised rail network would reduce confusion and probably work a lot better than it does now.
Paul Worsnop, NottinghamI am sick of being ripped off by greedy companies whose only purpose is to maximise profits.
Henry Buckle, ActonWe talked about this idea over beer years ago. I can’t believe it’s happening.
Geoffrey Wootten, IpswichIt should all be about the service, not the shareholders.
Hazel Mayamba-Kasongo, ChesterI love Virgin who have the west coast franchise. Their service is excellent – trains comfortable and staff outstanding. However, the rest is a mess.
Alison Foottit, WickfordIt wasn’t theirs to sell in the first place – give it back to us please so we can run it properly.
James Hardwick, Long EatonEnd the grabbing shareholder scams, and the ludicrous way bus companies try to run the railway.
Deirdre Carlisle, DumfriesYes please – a properly joined-up rail network service.
Raymond Anderson, SnodlandMore jobs, not profit.
Guevara Raul Diaz, LondonThe publicisation of the transport system should be the priority of any UK government and I hope the new government would re-instate public ownership of the UK railways.
Carol Wood, CoulsdonThe way the railways are run is not run for the public and the staff, it’s for profit. Safety and public no longer matter. Bring back British Rail.
Matthew Culley, Barrow-in-FurnessAs a regular commuter, I often have to face delays, rising fares and poor quality of services. Let’s make a change.
Karl Walker, BirminghamTransport needs to become not-for-profit.
Graham Pascall, MilngavieIt’s not just the public face of the railways that requires attention but the massively inefficient situation behind the scenes in signalling design etc.