Sarah Mason, SittingbourneBritish Rail should never have been privatised. It should be run as a public service for the people not private profit, as should the energy companies.
Matthew Callingham, RetfordWe need to stop being fleeced.
Philippe Close, BrixtonCommon Sense.
John Mason, MansfieldNo natural monopolies should be in the hands of the private sector.
Van Tran, NottinghamBusinesses are in it for their shareholders, not for the benefit of the people who use the trains.
Malcolm Paskins, FarehamThe railways should be run for the benefit of passengers, not shareholders. Only re-nationalisation will give priority to passengers.
Timothy Geering, SouthamptonFor the sake of an efficient railway system and one that is priced for need and not profit, we need them in public ownership.
Annie Thompson, PortsmouthStop the theft.
John Stewart, IrvineWhen is the government going to learn that privatisation does not work.
Nigel Wootton, HitchinBritish Rail was a far better, better value and safer service than the current regime.
Alan Robshaw, KidderminsterBring back BR and reduce these expensive fares.
Angela Sansam, HarrogatePrivatisation has been a complete disaster and has definitely not brought benefits for rail users.
Wendy Bower, SheffieldThis is long overdue. Rail should be a service for people, not businesses.
Chris Power, YorkThe Government should hold a majority stake in Britain’s railway network. Fully private franchises do not benefit the taxpayer or the consumer.
Kenneth O’Connell, FalmouthI love the railways, so please return it to the people out of the hands of the profiteers.
Charles Alexander, Milton KeynesWhy do people hate BR so much, In the last year of service Inter-City East Coast was making more profit than it does now.
Alasdair Wilson, Newcastle-upon-TyneA national network needs a national and public organisation.
Michael Hare, WarringtonIt’s time to return to Social Democracy.
Gary Donaldson, Southend-on-SeaOnce the greatest rail network in the world, twice destroyed by the Tories and now run for private profit paid for by your taxes.
Christopher Walker-Lyne, YorkPrivate isn’t necessarily better. We want a single national network, for ourselves, for accountability and not for profit. Bring back public ownership.
Sharon Burton Fletcher, RedditchHow can anything dismantled and fragmented be as efficient, stable and manageable as something whole. Unite it or give it all to Richard to run.
Tom Norman, LondonI’ve had enough of Southern Railways.
Troy Baxter, SkelmersdaleGive it back to the people who use it, not the people who watch it from afar.
Kenneth Thompson, RotherhamAdopt this next election. It’s a cert.
Carol Newmarch, MiddlesbroughThe railways were invented here. We should be able to take pride in an excellent system that puts people first and is economical too.
David Brocklehurst, RotherhamThe sooner the better. Stop fat cats ruining our country.
Terry Compton, SouthamptonI think energy, rail, water should be all nationalised.
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.
Richard York, NorthamptonNationalised rail certainly wasn’t perfect, but selling the family silver is far worse, especially when some of the best lines are those publicly owned now.
Christopher D’Cruze, HuddersfieldI’d rather the state earn millions in profit instead of some corporate fat cat.