Jane Geraghty, NewarkThe East Coast line has been amazing since it went back into public ownership. Why change something that is working so well.
Mandi Riseman, St. AlbansBring it back.
David Nicholson, DurhamAs a regular traveller to London to visit family, I have noticed the service is better under public ownership and in profit. This model should be applied to all railways.
Ned Lane-Barry, LeedsBring back British Rail.
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.
Robert Ferguson, WakefieldWhy stop at British Rail? Why not bring back the CEGB? Have you looked at your electricity bills of late and they have the brass neck to tell us the lights are failing.
Julian Millichap, BridgwaterThey were my employer who I loved working for.
Susan Englefield, LondonPeople before profit.
Nick Jackson, Harrow WealdEnough of the corrupt Tories ripping us all off. The railway should never have been privatised in the first place. Greedy profiteers..
J Kim, HamptonBring back British Rail. It’s the way it should be.
Mike FriendThe trains were privatised under the Tory mantra that everything not private is useless, now we have a few wealthy people getting mega rich at everyone’s expense.
Antony Johnston, LeedsThe success of East Coast since de-privatisation makes the point better than any rhetoric. Now do it for them all.
Hattie Embleton, BrightonTrain fares are extortionate and it is putting people off using trains – instead we should make train travel affordable for everyone.
Liam Mills, PortsmouthPoor services and no pride in the private industry. Bring back BR.
Hilary Parnell, RickmansworthBritish Rail publicly owned would be operating in the interests of the stakeholders.
Christopher Flack, LondonFirst Capital Connect are the worst. Bring back BR.
Kathleen King, NuneatonI remember the days when I could afford to travel by train – before they were privatised.
Chris Woods, LondonWhat civilised democratic country flogs off its most important assets (railways, utilities, water) in the name of short term profit?
Catherine Davies, Richmond, YorkshirePlease bring back the nation’s railways. We need to reach rural areas. People will volunteer to help get it back up and running.
Brandon Nicholls, ManchesterBritish rail was the best and most reliable railway we ever had in this country. We need our railway back now!
Trevor Clowes, CreweJohn Major should hang his head in shame!
Kenneth Marshall, ColchesterHigher fares, more taxpayer subsidy, equals shareholder payout or to foreign railway operators.
Richard Miles, LeedsPrivatise the railways they said, as competition increases efficiency and drives down costs, they said.
Corporal Ward, BridgendYou know it makes sense.
Robbie Hill, CrudwellI’m an ex British Rail Engineer. Privatisation was nothing short of a catastrophe. BR was well professionally run. The politicians don’t know what they’ve done.
Carol Sage, AlfretonIt is the right thing to do.
Steve Davies, RomfordPublic transport should not be operated for profit. Take a leaf out of our European neighbours’ book and put train travel back in the public domain. It works.
Chris Langridge, MarlowThe government still pays for maintenance, improvements and extensions to the rail network. The franchisers aren’t investing as they agreed to in the contract tenders,
Rex Birchenough, PeterboroughEast Coast has been run very successfully for the last few years under national control. Why change it?
Neal Wright, PenzancePlease – a nationalised, efficient, re-vitalised railway with a large public investment for the future.