David Fletcher, NuneatonRail is a natural monopoly so public ownership is the appropriate system.
Peter Murray, DoncasterLet’s turn the privatisation tide.
Alan Meiklejohn, GlasgowPublic sector ownership is a more efficient model.
George Grace, LiverpoolSerco has been shown time and time over to be unreliable at operating public services and should be stripped of this franchise immediately along with Abellio.
Geoffrey Duncan, Potters BarWe need the railways to be nationalised. It is totally unfair that the privatised companies make profits out of a public service.
John Mangan, NorwichEvery privatisation has been a disaster. Beeching was in the pocket of the road hauliers. Bring back our rail networks in state hands.
Roy Spearman, RedhillThe old British railway was not as bad as the governments of that time make out. They lied. Make them look like railway people by bringing the old uniforms back..
Paul Tiebout, LondonBring it back. Things are a joke with these companies.
Peter Marks, BirminghamPlease re-nationalise. There’s no reasonable argument against it now.
Karen Vaughan, Little ClactonOverpriced, understaffed, unbelievable. And we subsidise them with tax money anyway.
Martin Upham, HornseyRolling stock shortages and the Eurostar sale show privatisation is a disaster. Re-nationalise now.
James Hobbs, BristolThe prices of rail travel in this country are disgusting and something has to be done about it. Cheaper rail prices would mean fewer people driving cars which means a greener country.
John Wood, LightwaterPrivatisation did not lead to lower fares and better service as we were promised.
Mona Johnson, StockportWe need to adhere to the European standard. We subsidise it in any case. In France, Belgium etc. there are clean fast trains that run on time.
Stephen Sinclair, ChesterBring British Rail back. Fares where cheap.
Richard Bowyer, DurhamAll the nonsense of a privatised rail network should be overturned. Does history teach us nothing?
Tim BIt would be easy to re-nationalise services as the franchise comes up for renewal, giving rise to a gradual re-nationalisation of our network.
William Markham, DarlingtonThe idea of rail travel was to enable lots of people to travel cheaply, comfortably, safely, and on time. It was for people, not profit. That should still be the aim.
Ann Love, PembrokeshireWe’re now suffering from all the privatisation programmes from the 80s Tory era. Bring back nationalisation of them all. Rail, oil, energy companies. And the rest.
Stephen McVeigh, LondonI agree that the current system is expensive and deeply flawed.
Mark Edwards, LancasterIt took 24 hours or so to clear trees off the West Coast mainline on Sunday. I was in a taxi from Lancaster to Edinburgh. It was a shambles.
Charlotte Weatherill, LiverpoolMy nine minute commute is the most stressful and expensive part of my day. The service couldn’t be worse.
Joanna Heap, DerbyThe railway needs be back as one.
Craig Costello, LondonOne organisation to rule them all!
Jonathan Davidson, CoventryEven in its darkest days, starved of investment, British Rail wasn’t as bad as these cowboy operators.
Cara Naden, LangportTo achieve a reduction in pollution and CO2 levels causing climate change and health problems, we need to bring back affordable community transport to communities via rail.
Annette Mansell-Green, BirminghamPrivatisation has been a completely failed capitalist experiment. We demand our railways be returned to us now.
Chris Yong, St AlbansRailways for the benefit of people and the country, not for private profit.
David Elford Johnson, TelfordYes, take it all back, but don’t spoil it by outlandish claims when we do.
David Crossley, WelwynAnd get rid of that silly fare-structure which penalises people who do not know in advance that they wish to travel.