Kenneth Mudd, GuisboroughFollow the East Coast example and make profit for the taxpayer.
Jesse Mensah, LondonBring back BR along with Network Southeast, Intercity and Regional Railways, and end franchising for the good of the people, not profit.
Denis Keenan, OssettBritish Rail ran a cohesive service, with trains that actually connected with each other. This is no longer the case with private operators.
Ray Butler, ManchesterHow much improvement in services could have been funded by the wasteful franchise process?
Jillian Currey, YorkA worthy cause.
Philip Davis, BirminghamThe fragmented privatised railway is still paid for by the taxpayer, yet is so inefficient that it costs three times what BR cost. It’s time to give us back our national railway.
Elaine Tavner, HolfordHoping for a fairly priced and state-owned railway system.
Barrie Fairbairn, LeicesterUnified track, trains and maintenance, with simple clearly-defined profit centres – InterCity / HS/ Regional / Freight / Scotland – as immediately pre-privatisation.
Peter Crane, NorthamptonA national rail transport network should be owned by the people and not run for private profit.
Jonathan, KentConnex was a rubbish company which couldn’t run the railway, but no private company can do it!
Norma Tyler, Whitley BayTravel by train used to be my favourite way to travel. I can’t afford the luxury any more. It’s actually cheaper to fly. Bring back our trains for public transport again.
Stephen Thomas, ReigateInfrastructure should not be privately owned, it should be publicly owned and run for best performance and value, not raw profiteering.
Yvonne Weaver, DagenhamWhy doesn’t the government learn by their mistakes? Outsourcing does not always work. It’s all about the shareholders wanting big payouts. It’s time to say no more.
Martin Rawson, DerbyEast Coast Mainline proves it can be done. High quality service run for passengers not shareholders’ profit.
Anne Fallon, LondonPrivatised rail services don’t do the public any favours.
Kerry Hindmarch, SheffieldBring back British Rail. People and service over profit.
Kevin Wisbey, Bury St EdmundsThey are quite happy to delay passenger trains by late running freight. Once is unfortunate, twice coincidence and fifty times is downright incompetence.
Vanessa Carr, St AlbansBritish Rail should be run as one organisation for the public, not individual companies whose sole aim is to make a profit for the shareholders.
Simon Lumley, HungerfordGoing on public transport is like a visit to the third world.
Tom Hill, East MoleseyI want a proper integrated rail network not the dog’s breakfast we have now.
Alan Taylor, CoalvilleAn infrastructure that serves the whole country should never be in the hands of private companies. East Coast Rail has proved this.
Jason Whiffin, LondonThis is the most sensible idea I’ve heard in a long while. It’s a natural utility and a public service, for goodness’ sake.
Denis Doran, Bury St EdmundsI would like to see the railways nationalised again.
Samuel Fitzgerald, CaerphillyIt is time to bring back what we lost, to the forefront of the railway network.
David Tyler, AbergavennyThis is a no-brainer. The reasons for re-nationalisation far outweigh the crass commercial arguments for private ownership, especially since that is mostly foreign.
Ross Wright, KirriemuirIt can’t be any more expensive than it already is.
Ralph Baker, MargatePrivatisation has made the railways much worse.
Dr Adrian Morgan, RiponA railway is a social service and should be not-for-profit, at the lowest possible fares for all. Britain’s railway system is too expensive for many buying on the day.
Robert Morris, AberystwythI thoroughly agree. De-nationalisation shouldn’t have happened in the first place and an overhaul is now overdue. The travelling public are getting poor value for money.
Mitch Wyatt, Raynes ParkIt needs to happen.