Sophie McKeand, WrecsamI use rail services all the time and the cost is ridiculous. Train users are being robbed. Nationalisation is the only answer to ensure us a fair deal.
David Hunt, NottinghamThe present system is costing the taxpayer more than British Rail did.
Jean Gilliard, BexleyJust bring back British Rail.
Paul Burgess, TorquayWords escape me.
Bradley Sansom, BradfordThe government has just privatised East Coast, which will inevitably end in disaster like the other failed attempts before. It was making a massive profit in public hands.
Daniel Sharples, WarringtonHow can a billionaire like Richard Branson truly care about everyday people?
Alex Harvey, WantageVote Labour.
Kayla Ente, BrightonChris Grayling has now conceded that the trains and the tracks need to be operated by the same entity. Therefore, nationalisation is now imperative.
Brian Hanchett, NorwichAt 70years old I have lived through both and it was better with no shareholders’ profits to worry about with all profits going to the Treasury to make our lives better.
Doug Bate, EssexI remember the old BR which was a lot better than the service we have now, as it’s very confusing (different tickets etc.) trains are late and more expensive.
Fiona Ruth Law, YorkBritish Rail must be a public service run by a public not a private company.
Jim Allen, BrightonFirst Capital Connect London to Brighton service is dreadful. Old trains, noisy, rattley, uncomfortable, freezing cold or baking hot. It’s a complete rip off.
John Seager, BasildonThey would be better in getting there than some of the others (apart from c2c.)
Geoff Goodwin, LondonPrivatisation of the British Rail network has been a disaster. Nationalisation has the potential to lower fares, increase accountability and democratise the network.
Liz Yates, High WycombeThe railway infrastructure and all other infrastructure should be owned by the state as, for example, in France.
J G Smid, WansfordPrivatisation made UK rail fares the most expensive in Europe.
Graham Weeden, BedfordTime to ring the changes and scrap the private companies.
Thomas Sargent, IngoldmellsTo help bring about environmental change and a better rail network.
Tracey Ward, DerbyBringing back public ownership of the rail network would work much better, creating affordable fares and sufficient staffing, not compromising safety for profit.
James Dawn, GloucesterRailways are the property of the British public like all infrastructure. Utilities should be not owned and plundered for profit by fat cats who pay no taxes.
Keith Dibb, LeedsEast Coast is being run successfully, and I enjoy travelling with them and making a profit.
Sharon Durant, WallsendCurrent rail travel prices are far too high.
Keith Green, LondonI just found you today. I want it back in public ownership too, wishing you all the best.
Kieran Smith, PooleThe railways are in desperate need of being re-nationalised as the privatisation of the railways has caused a variety of issues for the public.
Richard Smith, BungayWe need a national railway network that the whole nation can be proud of – not the shambolic mess that we have now.
Frankie Hewett, CanterburyPrivatisation has led to the awful destruction of our national resource of rail side forests and vital wildlife corridors, by the environment vandal Network Rail. Save our trees.
Paul Regan, ManchesterNorthern rail are a joke with late and cancelled trains all the time. Privatisation never works.
Liz Humphreys, OswestryDisgusting that foreign companies are shortlisted to run Welsh trains following Brexit. Let’s have a British company trading as British Rail.
Shirley Ford, South ShieldsI’m fighting for this in the Green Party, standing for Euro elections and this will be a campaign issue.
Allan Precious, BillinghamWe need a rail system that looks after the public, not share holders as at present.