Alan Hughes, LiverpoolBring back British Rail.
Emily Wood, Medford, New YorkI’m not even British, but I’ve seen exactly what happens when private companies get their filthy thieving hands on public railroads.
Roy Gasson, HorncastleReverse the disaster of privatisation.
Stewart Bloomfield, StevenageYes, bring back BR. I worked as a guard on BR for seven years. Today I have never seen it so bad. It’s terrible due to the Tories yet again.
Karen Springer, DerbyBring back British Rail and bring back national rail engineering to support it.
Martin Davison, ChesterfieldPrivatisation only benefits the shareholders. Passengers pay higher fares and the public pay more tax to subsidise the train companies’ profits. It’s a form of taxation.
Liz Yates, High WycombeThe railway infrastructure and all other infrastructure should be owned by the state as, for example, in France.
Paul Roberts, LondonStations were staffed all day. Now they’re not and fare dodgers can walk out without paying.
Gareth Bryant, Newport, GwentSurely you can give up a few Trident submarines so that the people can have a reliable train service.
Kyle Amps, BirminghamThe monopoly the train companies have over the lines we have no choice but to use is disgraceful and should not be tolerated
Martin Gough, HertfordWe now have a muddle of over 700 companies, thanks to a stupidly ideological form of privatisation that only benefits big business and foreign governments.
Victoria Benson, Shoreham-by-SeaI would love a transport system that is as good as the systems in most of Europe.
Robin Sunderland, HarrogateGreat idea.
Kathleen King, NuneatonI remember the days when I could afford to travel by train – before they were privatised.
Tracey Baker, LutonIt can’t happen soon enough. Overpriced, under-invested and huge bonuses which are unjustified.
Dave Spooner, YorkKeep up the good work.
Jean Edwards, Stoke-on-TrentBring the railways back to where they rightfully belong – to the people who owned it before the Thatcherite years.
Jim White, Newcastle-upon-TyneSafety and operation of our rail network should not be in private hands. We need an integrated rail system.
James Martin, GlasgowRe-nationalise the railways.
Philip Wallace, SwindonI would like to see the rail system under public ownership, with a promise of constant investment, and not left to run down.
Peter Robinson, LondonPresumably if re-nationalised compensation would not be payable if the government awarded new franchises to British Rail.
Alan Gent, FrodshamBring back BR. It was cheaper and less complicated than today’s tangle of different rail companies.
Shaun Pye, LeedsThen maybe we can get back to fixed fares for each route.
Paul Miller, IlkestonGet this cash cow for the rich and greedy back to the people who use it.
Clive Pritchard, Brighton.Major stole my railway system. l want my trains back.
Marie Brooke, DoncasterInstead of paying out tons of money to big companies and paying lawyers to check contracts, put it all into one British Rail.
Sheila Lovett, Newton AbbotLet’s bring sense back at last.
Dave Boswell, BoltonBring back BR. We overpay for a terrible service. Privatisation should never have happened.
Jane Topliss, DerbyThey’re robbing taxpayers blind.