Reynold Hutchinson, Berwick-upon-TweedAnother example of the rape of this country by Westminster.
Robert OllisBR, when public, employed more people and cost less. Its social value was enormous. Give railways back to their rightful owners.
Olivia McNeilis, LondonI’m fed up with paying an extortionate amount for poorer and poorer service.
Shaun Reid, South ShieldsA publicly owned East Coast Line shows how a rail service can make money for the nation and not for the few.
P.J. Wilkins, Newcastle-upon-TynePrivatisation of British Railways should never have come to pass in the first place.
Sean O’Donnell, Barrow-upon-HumberThis is far too sensible an idea. Whilst greedy politicians and their greedy back-handing friends exist it will never happen, unfortunately. Good luck all the same.
Heather Mann, LondonEast Coast is far better than National Express East Coast or GNER. Do not sell it.
Mark McCabe, GlasgowThe railways should never have been privatised. It’s all about looking after shareholders and not passengers. Fares are ridiculously expensive and overcrowding worse.
Steve Goddard, CrawleyRe-nationalisation could be designed to benefit passengers, workers and small/medium size companies as well through fair non-cartel competition. Fewer lazy fat cats.
John Homer, Newcastle-upon-TyneThe privatisation of British Rail was supposed to benefit the customer. What a laugh. In fact, the new owners are laughing all their way to the bank. Re-nationalise.
William Paul Brook, CullercoatsBeeching got it wrong in the 60s and the Tories got it wrong in the 90s. We need a unified rail transport system for the UK.
Andy Padgham, LondonBR wasn’t great but at least their heart was in the right place.
Graham Mallinson, ManchesterIt should never have left public ownership.
Joy White, AbertilleryThe government interferes in things it shouldn’t, but not in things they should. Bring back British Rail!
Simon Herbert, LondonIt can’t happen soon enoug. Imagine what a mess this franchising obsession will make of HS2.
Ray Tidd, SouthendThe way things are going with privatisation, there will be no safety left on the railways, with all the job cuts, disasters waiting to happen. I work for them.
Phillip Derisi, LondonRenationalise the railways for the benefit of passengers, employees, and the public now.
Lynne Finn, LondonBritish Rail should never have been privatised in the first place. Let’s get it back and then set to getting the Royal Mail back too.
Colin Jarvis, BedfordThe current system is shambolic. Go to any mainline station where the mixed bag of livery, some even outdated, is a disgrace.
Bruce Van De Gevel, HuddersfieldAs the privatised industry is in receipt of massive public subsidies, it should be returned to the public.
Ian Roberts, TelfordBring the railways back under state control and provide a better service to passengers.
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.
Stephen Bailey, BiggleswadeEssential services should not be foreign-owned.
Steve Ince, PocklingtonThe country should have a proper public transport system.
Nigel Powis, CoventryMake rail travel affordable to the masses.
Rick LongRe-nationalisation is overdue and would cost nothing. It’s time to end the disastrous experiment with our essential public service.
Paul Wood, SidcupThe railways should be there to provide a service for the people, not profits for the rich.
Kevin Guyatt, StockportIt is just a joke. We knew it was wrong at the time. Do politicians get anything right?
Trevor Barham, LondonI’m old enough to remember when it was that way and better. We need a service to serve us.