Aubrey Stafford, RetfordPlease keep up the pressure on these stupid politicians.
Terry Piper, AltrinchamEast Coast proves that the railways can make money without private companies who have no incentive to make real improvements to services, just profits.
Angela Paine, StroudWe should never have let Major privatise British Rail.
Rachel Mulliner, StockportTo be serious about green issues we need cheap, frequent and reliable public transport, i.e. re-nationalised.
Phyl HoadleyTaxpayers pay more in subsidies to the train companies than was paid pre-privatisation. Our tax goes to shareholders as profits and dividends.
Vince Clooney, TivertonI’m still astonished that we sleep-walked into so many privatisations.
Carole Reeves, DurhamIt would be nice if every service could be as good as East Coast.
Chris Busby, CrawleyStop the chaos and fare rises. Re-unite!
Trevor Waywell, BedfordLet’s get back to passenger service again, getting away from chaos and utter stupid timetables and confused punters.
Alan Cox, EdinburghPlease keep the tracks in public hands. It isn’t perfect but it’s so much better than the private alternative.
Elisabeth Kiener, Reepham, NorfolkRailways are too important to remain in private ownership.
John Byrne, GatesheadYes, bring back British Rail and re-nationalise all the utility companies which are currently holding the country to ransom (to use a 1970’s phrase.)
Max Burton, ManchesterJust look at East Coast. We in the North could do with a bit of that.
Sally RennerAnd bring back village stops please! I want to be more eco-friendly.
Marko Kovacevic, LondonNationalising is pretty much the only way of making sure prices are kept low and protected from sharp rises.
Frank Nicholas AdamBritish Rail ought to be brought back for passenger trains in England, Wales and Scotland.
Kay Rowham, EasingtonWe need to upgrade King’s Cross to Scotland via Durham and Newcastle, instead of wasting money on HS2. Also bring back freight lines to take passengers during rail works.
Rob Jozefowski, ManchesterI’d love to join the cause. Nationalise now.
Jamie Ellis, LarbertI see little point in all these rail companies trying to compete with each other when none of them offer cheap prices. Why not work as a team to run a good railway?
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.
Celia Williams, NorwichIt is confusing and lacks continuity and consistency, especially to those from overseas, as I was after 30 years away. Organised chaos with everyone passing the buck.
Fred Manning, MaidstonePrivatisation has been a complete and expensive shambles. Bring back British Railways.
Ola Adebisi, LondonRe-nationalise the railways. Enough is enough with the rip-off.
Stewart Thompson, HolmfirthBring back British Rail into public ownership now.
Pat Vinson, CheltenhamThere is no reason why a government-run rail system can’t be efficient.
Gareth William-Philips, PenarthAnd bring back loco-hauled trains while you’re at it.
Robin Whittaker, Canvey IslandNetwork Rail next.
David Roberts, YorkRe-nationalisation is free at the point of contract renewal, and overall the franchises can make a profit. Keep infrastructure safe from vulture capitalism.
Peter Clegg, SheffieldWe need an integrated rail service, not one with competing companies resulting in difficulties in organising journeys and crazy pricing structures.
Erik Dijkshoorn, DarlingtonIt makes nothing but sense to re-nationalise all infrastructure products and use profits for sustainable development.