Barry Norman, Milton KeynesBring back British Rail is very important. Safety, cheaper rail fares are needed.
Malcolm Padmore, ChesterProbably split up into competing lines – West Coast, East Coast etc.
Richard Baxendale, LondonRe-nationalise now.
Matthew Harris, NewportMore than just British rail should be brought back in to public ownership in my mind.
Stephen Miller, BirminghamWhy should our transport systems be owned by foreign states and not our own?
Terry Compton, SouthamptonI think energy, rail, water should be all nationalised.
Gina Bridgeland, BrighousePrivatisation was a code-word for confiscation of a national asset. I’m not sure I like “nationalisation” – could we substitute “common ownership”?
Peter Guy, TyldesleyBritish Rail should be given back to the people and run as a public service and not for greedy fat cat bosses and shareholders.
Dawn Woolley, CardiffI frequently travel by train and have witnessed standards and services reduce as prices increase. The trains should be run as a not-for-profit service for everyone.
Patrick Hulme, AvonI can’t help comparing the situation in Britain with that of France, which is miles ahead in the provision of rail travel.
Antonia Martinez, Stockton-on-TeesWith private rail companies one of the main considerations is profit and keeping shareholders happy. Bring back British Rail – a public service that serves the public.
Alyce Tyrrell, PooleStop feeding the shareholders.
Joe Gallagher, GlasgowRe-nationalise all public services.
Peter Neal, RomfordBring back British Rail to keep fares down with profit going back into the railway and not to shareholders.
Erik Dijkshoorn, DarlingtonIt makes nothing but sense to re-nationalise all infrastructure products and use profits for sustainable development.
Rod Rippin, CambridgeLet’s have a simpler, cheaper rail system. It’s past the time when the Beeching idiocies should be reversed. However, BR Mk2 needs to care about us much more than Mk1.
Geoff Proctor, BuryRe-nationalise all our trains, rails, buses, power. Don’t let people get rich from privatising national services.
Carole Wheat, NottinghamI would like to see the rail, water, electricity and gas nationally and not privately owned.
Oliver Bowen, AbergavennyThe current system just does not work.
Lucy Musk, Welwyn Garden CityA necessity that is run for profit and greed, the same as the utilities.
Alan Higgins, AberdeenEast Coast showed good profits, yet ScotRail being handed to Abellio in April. Scotland needs trains suitable for time/distance travelled, not suburban ones.
Alex Lawson, NottinghamOver the decades, privatised rail services have required a level of public subsidy far in excess of publicly-owned rail services, with little benefit to us.
Peter Bailey, CambridgeSucking profit out of transport has left it disorganised, expensive and fragmented.
Robin Jakeways, OtleySince much of our system is owned by foreign governments, would it not be a good idea for our government to get in on the act and actually make some money.
Hudson Godwin, Arusha, TanzaniaFast transport ensures easy mobility of people and their goods. In the future it’s important for the Tanzanian government to look upon its railway networks.
Dilys Hadley, ExmouthThe public railways should never have been sold off. It equates to theft from the public, asset stripping to support the profligacy of the Right.
David Timpson, Ashton-under-LynePublic services should not be a cash cow trough for corporate investors whose only interest is profit.
Gordon Hollingsworth, YorkWe need a national railway.
Isabella Willis, CrewkerneIt’s long overdue to stop the con of privatisation.
Leslie Blake, AberdeenThe Tory government still tries to perpetuate the theory that nationalised railways never made a profit. Check out East Coast – in profit since re-nationalisation.