Rohan Badiger, PeterboroughThis issue personally affects me as one of the disgruntled rail passengers. Countless cancellations and unnecessary ‘competition’ for public services is wrong.
Brian Courtney, AlexandriaThere’s a billion reasons to keep it in public ownership.
Neil McNab, LondonRailways should be publicly owned.
Owen Bushell, AltonI wish the absurd state of our industry would end and get back to a single, no-nonsense organisation, with no shareholders, just public service.
Paul Chester, LeedsThe privatisation of our railways hasn’t worked. All the profits have been siphoned off to shareholders and not back into where it should be – education, health, social care.
Ellie Harrison, GlasgowA new British Rail should reinstate that proud public service ethos by giving passengers and employees more control over how it’s run.
Stuart Gray, TrowbridgePrivatisation has not worked.
Matt Hessing, IlfracombeBring back British Rail.
Keith Marr, Hemel HempsteadThe railways are a natural monopoly best run by the state – just like the postal service.
Frances ProvanPerhaps they will concentrate on getting the people where they want to go, rather than simply getting the trains from A to B to chase service figures.
Kenny Pryde, SuttonI want an accountable minister in charge, not a chief executive seeking to maximise profit over service and passengers.
Jon Matthews, SwanleyVote Green to bring back British Rail.
Kevan Potter, NuneatonRun the railways for the people.
Peter Rose, WorcesterBring back a unified publicly-run transport system.
Eddie McGuire, GlasgowMy cousin was a train driver so I’ll always support ASLEF and RMT in their campaigns. Rail keeps Britain united.
Mike Barnard, RetfordWhy give the profits to management buy-out teams?
Stephen Goulden, SheffieldThe current shambles is a rip-off too far. They wouldn’t stand for it anywhere else in the EC – why should we?
Alex Chatterton, Shoreham-by-SeaJust do it. It’s the only way to sort out the mess.
David Muir, GlastonburyI fully support the desire to bring back an international network serving Scotland and Wales and England, especially in Scotland.
Courtenay TurnerTransport, like healthcare and education, is something all our people require to succeed in life. Privatisation has disadvantaged certain regions for too long now.
Sally RennerAnd bring back village stops please! I want to be more eco-friendly.
William McKenna, UckfieldThe sooner the better. It’s got to happen.
Viv Thom, SheffieldAnyone can see that every part of the world needs an efficient, integrated transport system. The UK is small enough to run a national network. Trains are just the start.
Rosalie Rogers, EastleighFares have recently increased dramatically in the last few years for no obvious reason and it is ridiculous.
Timothy BaldwinWe need a railway that is publicly owned and internationally integrated so we can get rid of the obstructive security rules for the Channel Tunnel.
Simon Best, LeedsPrivatisation is unstable and has cost the tax payer millions more than they should be paying and has created a poorer service. It is time to reverse the errors.
Jack A, LondonBring it back.
Philip Dawes, ChesterfieldRailway travel should be a public service and return to public ownership, just as water, gas and electricity should be.
Clive Hopkinson, LeedsLet’s have a rail system run by the people for the people.
Jonathan Davies, ScunthorpeBring back British Rail. Enough is enough.